Reports Report 3493y (Event 3493-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristina L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This is the 2nd green fireball I've seen from my bedroom window which looks directly south in a very dark farmland setting. The other fireball was several months ago but I didn't know about this site to report it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seneca, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 28' 21.06'' N (41.472517°) |
| Longitude | 88° 36' 40.69'' W (-88.611304°) |
| Elevation | 226.887m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-19 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-20 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 224° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.7° |
| First azimuth | 223.3° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 155.32° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | There was a green glowing, tapered train after the fireball that only stayed lit for a brief second or so after the fireball continued on its downward arc. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like the fireball may have fragmented as its light sparkled out before going dark prior to reaching the horizon - but if it did fragment, it was little glowing pieces, not a massive fragmentation, to my eye. |