I have seen many meteor shower's over the years, this was amazing, it burnt with the white light that burning magnesium gives off and it was very large. I so wish I could have gotten a photo or video of it
Location
Address
Big Rapids, MI
Latitude
43° 37' 9.44'' N (43.61929°)
Longitude
85° 28' 48.75'' W (-85.480209°)
Elevation
262.085m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-09-04 19:54 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-09-04 23:54 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
15°
First azimuth
58.69°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
8.24°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Towards the end before it burned out it split into 2 separate pieces
