Reports Report 3262qr (Event 3262-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The timing was perfect to see this short event. My son & I had just walked out of the east entrance to Target & it appeared, traveling right to left- sort of SSE to NNW &, made a nice bright light & small yellow tail for a short bit before breaking up as described earlier. Total time 6-7 seconds. I posted that I saw it on Instagram (brianwithaneye1) & someone in central Illinois said they saw it as well, going SW to NE. It was quite a sight, even with the parking lot lights, etc. I am wondering if any of it fell anywhere in the US.. And the size.. I know it doesn't take a huge object to make a light show in the sky as something passes into the atmosphere. Cheers! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Overland Park, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 51' 12.24'' N (38.8534°) |
| Longitude | 94° 40' 53.66'' W (-94.681572°) |
| Elevation | 314.125m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:39 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 279° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80° |
| First azimuth | 110° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 30° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Toward the end of the streak, it flashed as it broke into two distinct pieces & I believe- a few small fragments that pretty much disappeared immediately. Then it all was over 6-7 second event. When it caught my eye I thought it was a drone really booking it across the sky at (guessing) a good 45-50mph. This is obviously not the case, lol. This is the brightest falling star / meteor / fireball I have ever witnessed. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it broke into the two pieces, the "bottom" one did seem to jut off at about a 45 degree angle "down".. The color before the breakup was a bright green with yellow-like a welder around it a bit. There was no smoke trail that I could see. I was reaching for my phone as it all went away. |