Reports Report 650ak (Event 650-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chuck |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing. Nothing I had ever seen before. Larger than any meteorological phenomenon I\'d ever seen before. It was a BRIGHT orange ball that was visible through thin-moderate cloud cover and traveled from south-southwest through the center of the sky finally fading out roughly 70 degrees above the northern horizon. Total duration was over a minute, possibly closer to two minutes. Enough time for me to alert my wife, have her get up from watching her TV show and come outside! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sandwich, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 38' 18.51'' N (41.638475°) |
| Longitude | 88° 38' 34.78'' W (-88.642995°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-05-11 22:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-05-12 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 193.41962° |
| First azimuth | 192.65022° |
| First elevation | 5° |
| Last azimuth | 13.53966° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |