I have never seen any falling object this bright or persisting after breaking up like this. Amazing sight!
Location
Address
Rushville, IL
Latitude
40° 9' 45.15'' N (40.162542°)
Longitude
90° 38' 12.08'' W (-90.636688°)
Elevation
193.945m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-19 06:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-03-19 11:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
247°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
210°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
170°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmented into multiple pieces and all pieces were quite bright. Brightness flared up as it was breaking apart.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Multiple bright pieces with flare up in brightness as it broke apart. Pieces seemed to be persisting as it dove below my view behind a distant tree line.
