Reports Report 10230ah (Event 10230-2022)

Observer
Name Charles S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I'm 78 years old and a skywatcher all my life, having grown up in rural Nebraska. I've seen hundreds of meteors and four fireballs. August northern Wisconsin 1978, western Kenya near Lake Victoria 1989, Naxos in Greece in August of 1994, and tonight at about 7:11 over Lake Michigan from my window December 18, 2022. Many others would have seen it. (Dash cams going east from I-88 or the Eisenhower Expressway.)
Location
Address Oak Park, IL
Latitude 41° 53' 24.51'' N (41.890142°)
Longitude 87° 48' 7.18'' W (-87.801994°)
Elevation 192.931534m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-12-18 19:11 CST
UT Date & Time 2022-12-19 01:11 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 94°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.76°
First azimuth 74.33°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 99.17°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -