I have seen dozens of shooting stars/meteors....this was unlike anything I have ever seen....it really truly looked like a firework shooting towards earth....however a friends wife who lives 3 miles away saw it in the same part of the sky. Amazing simply amazing....I saw the tail and body through moderately heavy foliage....when has that ever happened....I never see shooting stars were I live its to bright at night...I have only seen them up north...really truly amazing..brightest I have ever seen.
Location
Address
wolverine lake, MI
Latitude
42° 33' 17.9'' N (42.554973°)
Longitude
83° 29' 12.61'' W (-83.486837°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-04 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-05 01:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
264.65098°
First azimuth
268.26903°
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
267.77158°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Emerald Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
0.2s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked very much like a firework..the trail seems curved...as thou i was viewing it from a strange angle...was very striking....I saw it threw tree foliage.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Light fragmentation fragments and main piece greenish in color with yellow tail.
