American Meteor Society

Reports Report 454rm (Event 454-2017)

Observer
Name Matthew C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks This was my Facebook post approximately half hour after the event - At 2:25 am on my way home from work l saw something fall out of the sky. It probably was a meteor it had a long tail it was heading NNE looking north from Warren and Inkster. It was visible for about two seconds. Thought I document this.
Location
Address Dearborn Heights, MI
Latitude 42° 20' 26.84'' N (42.340789°)
Longitude 83° 18' 14.37'' W (-83.303991°)
Elevation 187.653m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-02-06 02:25 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-02-06 07:25 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 49°
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.95°
First azimuth 287.38°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 313.45°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -