We pulled over and at 11:35 pm we noticed what looks like a long downward trail of smoke in the sky. I think this is from the comet or whatever it is called. It was amazing and I’ve never seen anything like this in my life before.
Thank you
Jason W.
Location
Address
Akeley, MN
Latitude
47° 5' 10.47'' N (47.086241°)
Longitude
94° 44' 12.87'' W (-94.736907°)
Elevation
514.181213m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-14 23:17 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-15 04:17 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
347.47°
First azimuth
267.71°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
290.65°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Red massive In size
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
The “train” was a glowing bright red to orange then faded to white and disappeared. The meteorite was huge and bright orange and red. It was a lot bigger than the white small “falling or shooting stars” we usually see.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got really bright as first, as it was falling then it got dimmer
