I was sitting on a chair in my living room when I saw the fireball out the window. It was large and bright and moving slower than I would've predicted a fireball to move. Much slower than meteors in a meteor shower (as they streak across the sky) and much closer to the ground. I haven't seen a fireball before, it was really interesting to observe. It was very green in color and I wonder if meteorites might have made it to the ground. It was generally headed from North to South.
Location
Address
Cottage Grove, WI
Latitude
43° 5' 56.72'' N (43.099089°)
Longitude
89° 12' 18.67'' W (-89.205186°)
Elevation
281.207611m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-05-10 23:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-05-11 04:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
110°
Moving
Facing azimuth
107.91°
First azimuth
101.09°
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
115.19°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the fireball through gaps in the row of arborvitae between my yard and the neighbor's, the fireball got larger between gaps. It appeared that there were a few bright spots in close proximity through the last gap that I could see it.
