Reports Report 2070cu (Event 2070-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryant D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Largest and longest tailed fireball I have ever seen, along with range in colors, white, light blue red- ish, and and ending with green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hoffman Estates, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 2' 49.34'' N (42.047039°) |
| Longitude | 88° 9' 52.77'' W (-88.164659°) |
| Elevation | 241.752731m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-10 23:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-11 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.95° |
| First azimuth | 38.75° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 94.32° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Red turned green and broke into first 2 and then at least 6 distinct fragmented glows |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmented into 2 bright green and then about 6 green fragments before fading |