Reports Report 1551k (Event 1551-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Derek W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Started out fiery and orange, then about 200ms in, coalesced into a brilliant 5500k ish white, then flashed, then faded. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nevada, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 1' 7.55'' N (42.018764°) |
| Longitude | 93° 26' 59.74'' W (-93.449929°) |
| Elevation | 304.507935m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-03 02:03 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-03 07:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 188° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 94.89° |
| First azimuth | 94° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 94.28° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 75% through the fireball's path, a brief brilliant approx 5500k white flash that instantaneously increased magnitude by -3 or so before resuming approx same 5500k brilliance and exiting my view |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |