| Observer |
|
Name |
Holly B |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
- |
| Location |
|
Address |
Edgewood, IL |
|
Latitude |
38° 52' 30.77'' N (38.875214°)
|
|
Longitude |
88° 40' 24.78'' W (-88.673549°)
|
|
Elevation |
163m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2021-08-03 00:28 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2021-08-03 05:28 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
267° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
62.71° |
|
First azimuth |
- |
|
First elevation |
36° |
|
Last azimuth |
41.66° |
|
Last elevation |
39° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-21 |
|
Color |
Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2.5s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
very large compared to a 'shooting star' - I've never seen anything like this, it looked like a trail of fire, large and wide |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
looked like a ball of fire dragging a trail of fire that seemed split in two, and that trail eventually faded out |
