| Observer |
|
Name |
Joshua L |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
What a nice surprise! |
| Location |
|
Address |
Buffalo, MN |
|
Latitude |
45° 7' 34.16'' N (45.126155°)
|
|
Longitude |
93° 42' 38.06'' W (-93.710573°)
|
|
Elevation |
296.037m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-12-20 02:08 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-12-20 08:08 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
103° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
320° |
|
First azimuth |
300° |
|
First elevation |
55° |
|
Last azimuth |
330° |
|
Last elevation |
29° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-10 |
|
Color |
Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
I thought I heard a rumble/boom, like a distant explosion, but next day realized it likely was the fireball. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It was very short 1-2 seconds in my view through a window, but in middle there was a brighter flash -- likely fragmentation |
