Reports Report 1902u (Event 1902-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kate S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was unlike any meteor shower or asteroid I've seen before, brighter than any star (not man made- lantern etc). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ludington, MI |
| Latitude | 43° 57' 45.33'' N (43.962591°) |
| Longitude | 86° 27' 18.41'' W (-86.455115°) |
| Elevation | 185.832993m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-06 23:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-07 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 49.36° |
| First azimuth | 36.79° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 68.44° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | it was a faint glowing train that was blue, light in color and disappeared quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | started out blue, turned into a yellow and orange streak then blasted a bright red flash and then faded back into the blue |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |