Reports Report 454pa (Event 454-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Noticed a bright green glow coming through the living room windows, facing west, following a loud sonic boom. Ran to the windows in time to see the fireball streaking across the sky from the southwest and disappearing over the northwestern horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Munith, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 24' 27.7'' N (42.407695°) |
| Longitude | 84° 16' 21.21'' W (-84.272559°) |
| Elevation | 285.424m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 02:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.23° |
| First azimuth | 230.88° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 317.28° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before the fireball became visible in our field of vision, my wife and I heard a loud sonic boom that rattled the windows in the living room. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Bright glowing train, which started out as a very bright green and slowly faded to white before finally disappearing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |