| Observer |
|
Name |
Victoria H |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was incredible. It was like seeing a shooting star up close. I had never seen fragmentation before, and I saw this with my plain eye. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Fenton, MI |
|
Latitude |
42° 49' 46.26'' N (42.829517°)
|
|
Longitude |
83° 44' 18.94'' W (-83.738594°)
|
|
Elevation |
270.484863m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2021-05-02 01:47 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2021-05-02 05:47 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
107° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
70.4° |
|
First azimuth |
53.03° |
|
First elevation |
25° |
|
Last azimuth |
117.19° |
|
Last elevation |
11° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-14 |
|
Color |
Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
White to yellow at the end of the train, then fragmentation |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Several fragment pieces were bright and then quickly disappeared |
