| Observer |
|
Name |
Bryan S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
very bright; fireball much larger than Venus, perhaps 3x the apparent size at Venus' current brightness |
| Location |
|
Address |
Danville, IL |
|
Latitude |
40° 9' 9.02'' N (40.152506°)
|
|
Longitude |
87° 37' 29.44'' W (-87.624845°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2012-04-11 21:15 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-04-12 02:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
135° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
115.86624° |
|
First azimuth |
107.37596° |
|
First elevation |
32° |
|
Last azimuth |
126.45453° |
|
Last elevation |
25° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
1 |
|
Color |
white |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
5° |
|
Remarks |
Possibly a train; I only hada window of about 10 degrees between trees. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
