Reports Report 1566c (Event 1566-2011)

Observer
Name Brian
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Nice website. I will be back to submit more data everytime I see something interesting.
Location
Address Whitmore Lake , MI
Latitude 42° 25' 43.2'' N (42.428668°)
Longitude 83° 49' 39.95'' W (-83.827765°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-12-18 19:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-12-19 00:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 81.65864°
First azimuth 87.59494°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 80.92472°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Yellow-White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks We were too excited and any sound would have been muffled by our \\
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 15°
Remarks Glowing train with significant increase in size and brightness with fragmentation at the very end.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Increased in size by 3-4 times and broke into many fragments over the last half second of travel
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -