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Observer
Name
tyrone c
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
Mascoutah, IL
Latitude
38° 29' 46.19'' N (38.496164°)
Longitude
89° 47' 48.31'' W (-89.796752°)
Elevation
131.617844m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-17 23:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-18 05:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
88.3°
First azimuth
97.83°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
283.07°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
it was a glowing trail. in fact when I first saw it I thought it was a small firework like they use many times at opening of fireworks like a flare but the trajectory was wrong it was coming towards earth instead of going towards sky.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-