| Observer |
|
Name |
Lisa S |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
It was a pretty large "ball" of light. We thought it was a comet until I googled it. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Cherokee, IA |
|
Latitude |
42° 44' 21.95'' N (42.739431°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 32' 38.25'' W (-95.543959°)
|
|
Elevation |
374.127m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-07-30 23:45 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-07-31 04:45 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
101° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
186° |
|
First azimuth |
186° |
|
First elevation |
30° |
|
Last azimuth |
188° |
|
Last elevation |
20° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
Shades of medium to light blue to white |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
Glowing train. Very bright on the outer edges so it almost looked like 2 tails. Fuzzier light in the middle of the two outer edges |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
