Reports Report 3630aj (Event 3630-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alyssa A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The sky was as clear as could be, and the flash was only slightly less bright than that of the full moon, which was also in the sky tonight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aurora, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 44' 54.01'' N (41.748335°) |
| Longitude | 88° 14' 11.52'' W (-88.236534°) |
| Elevation | 213.357m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-24 21:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-25 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 243° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 307.57° |
| First azimuth | 319.36° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 302.98° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White, Green, yellow around the edges, with a spot of red at the front of it's trajectory. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | After the bright flash faded, I saw a dull trail in the sky continue along it's original trajectory for 2 or 3 seconds. It was as if the bright flash disappeared behind a cloud and I saw it through a cloud, but the sky was completely clear. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The brightness increased just before it disappeared entirely. The light of the flash was mostly white. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |