Reports Report 168mc (Event 168-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amanda S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am a recent graduate from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, and it is really neat that I saw this meteorite here in my hometown of Chicago that was seen so vividly where I was just living and attending classes a few months ago. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elk Grove Village, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 59' 35.73'' N (41.993259°) |
| Longitude | 87° 57' 26.64'' W (-87.957401°) |
| Elevation | 204.338425m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-16 19:10 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-17 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 198° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.01° |
| First azimuth | 266.73° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 261.63° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Green, then bright yellow/orange at the end when the green streak turned into a fireball |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The streak was a green color, then at the end of seeing the bright green streak it burned up, turning into a fireball, and there were a few small gold/yellow pieces that fell away from the main fireball, then quickly disappearing in the sky along with the fireball |