Reports Report 2853o (Event 2853-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | saw a very similar fireball, same location in the sky, altitude, viewing length coloring everything about this same time of year as well only i was viewing from two miles further south |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mattoon, IL |
| Latitude | 39° 28' 5.02'' N (39.46806°) |
| Longitude | 88° 22' 39.1'' W (-88.377527°) |
| Elevation | 216.603m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-10 21:16 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-11 02:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 116° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 261.5° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 266.72° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | long train bright glowing green, but as it came closer to the horizon the train disappeared, leaving a solid green dot then my view was blocked past that point |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |