Reports Report 971c (Event 971-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neel Y |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was 12 years old. I was extremely lucky to be looking directly north out of my bedroom window as it entered my field of view and exploded just before exiting it. Now, 10 years later I was able to pinpoint the exact event through the internet by corroborating my experience with archive news reports. The only definitive memory outside the meteor itself, was looking at the clock right after and seeing the time as 10:08 PM. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marion, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 2' 57.03'' N (42.049176°) |
| Longitude | 91° 36' 50.41'' W (-91.614003°) |
| Elevation | 258.365662m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-04-14 22:08 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-04-15 03:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.29° |
| First azimuth | 332.73° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 47.43° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the fireball streaked across the sky, it grew larger and brighter until it exploded into a light so bright for a brief couple seconds it was bright as day. It returned to its original brightness and continued traveling eastwards. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |