| Observer |
|
Name |
Pranav S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
First time seeing it. Many of my non astronomy friends talked to me about seeing it, makes me think it really was a meteor. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Rochester Hills, MI |
|
Latitude |
42° 37' 56.95'' N (42.632486°)
|
|
Longitude |
83° 6' 58.09'' W (-83.116136°)
|
|
Elevation |
215.836m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-01-16 19:30 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-01-17 00:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up to down |
|
Descent Angle |
180° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
270° |
|
First azimuth |
240° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
270° |
|
Last elevation |
9° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-28 |
|
Color |
Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
There was a loud roar for a few seconds after I saw the object. |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
2 intense booms. They shook the house and made the windows rattle. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
3° |
|
Remarks |
Saw glowing rocks, sort of like fireworks. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Bright light, followed by 3 separate meteors. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Saw one meteor split into 3, which burned up. |
