I am very interested if any additional information is gathered from what I witnessed. I truly feel that some meterorites were produced from this. Thank you for having this web site available. Wish I would have know about your site the night this happened. Truly one of the greatest and most emotionally moving events I have ever seen!
Location
Address
McHenry, IL
Latitude
42° 21' 11.46'' N (42.353184°)
Longitude
88° 15' 36.22'' W (-88.260062°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-01-30 21:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-31 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
147.05053°
First azimuth
140.93701°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
328.57059°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
white blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I waited to hear something because the size of the blast indicated that I should hear something. But I only waited about 10 seconds then I couldn\'t wait to share what I had seen with my wife Chris. I wish I would have waited longer as I feel there had to be a noise associated with it.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
It glowed at first and then changed to a smokey look. If you could take a highlighter and draw it across the sky that is how big/thick it was. When it exploded directly over my head it was the size of my fist held against the sky. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was moving fast and by the time I was able to appreciate what I was seeing it exploded directly over my head. It reminded me of a Dandelion that has gone to seed in the sky. Amazing!!!
