American Meteor Society

Reports Report 395fi (Event 395-2016)

Observer
Name Laura K
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was amazing. The largest and brightest shooting star I've ever seen in my life! I've been scouring the internet for days to see "what the heck I saw". At first I thought it may be a plane crashing it was so bright and large...seemed so close to the ground, then it just burned up and went dark. So cool.
Location
Address East Lansing, MI
Latitude 42° 46' 53.96'' N (42.781655°)
Longitude 84° 24' 15.67'' W (-84.404352°)
Elevation 262.45m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-02-01 19:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-02-02 00:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 236°
Moving
Facing azimuth 249.42°
First azimuth 270.96°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 254.28°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -