Reports Report 5566w (Event 5566-2019)

Observer
Name Deric R
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Pleasant Plains, IL
Latitude 39° 50' 59.59'' N (39.849886°)
Longitude 89° 50' 1.6'' W (-89.833777°)
Elevation 184.710144m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-11-11 20:53 CST
UT Date & Time 2019-11-12 02:53 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 118°
Moving
Facing azimuth 232.3°
First azimuth 222.43°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 264.87°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks started dim like a normal shooting star, then abruptly and very briefly became very bright and lit up the whole sky, then tapered off quickly into fragmentation. (described below)
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks very brief point where it got so bright that it lit up the sky to almost look like daylight.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks few orange/yellow sparkles like embers came off at the end of the streak