Reports Report 1243a (Event 1243-2011)

Observer
Name Zettalee D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was brief, but beautiful!
Location
Address Jenison, MI
Latitude 42° 54' 4.24'' N (42.901178°)
Longitude 85° 48' 31.57'' W (-85.808769°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-27 22:31 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-28 02:31 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 220.09013°
First azimuth 225.98418°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 322.13792°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color bright blue/green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 99.99°
Remarks Long glowing greenish-blue train - the leading edge grew very bright before dissipating...was awesome!.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It grew very bright and appeared to flash right before it dissipated..It lit up my neighborhood for a brief instant, like a camera flash.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -