| Observer |
|
Name |
Mick U |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
It was not just a little meteor streak. It was a somewhat significant meteor or comet, sort of had a firework or missile quality, but it wasn't. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Oak Brook, IL |
|
Latitude |
41° 50' 56.7'' N (41.849084°)
|
|
Longitude |
87° 57' 4.18'' W (-87.951162°)
|
|
Elevation |
205.795m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-10-08 20:15 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-10-09 01:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
175° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
139.64° |
|
First azimuth |
130.59° |
|
First elevation |
69° |
|
Last azimuth |
136.25° |
|
Last elevation |
35° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-20 |
|
Color |
Blue |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
The train was just a brief trail , there may have been a very slight terminal flash or fragmentation |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
