Reports Report 3415h (Event 3415-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Margie C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve seen many meteor showers in my lifetime but, nothing like this. When viewing a meteor shower I’m used to seeing them very far away shooting across the sky. This was a big / huge round white ball coming straight at us so, I didn’t see a tail. It got bigger as it came towards us then it lit up the whole sky as though it was daylight. It was a perfectly clear night. There were 6 of us on the boat on the Black River. We were approaching our dock when we saw it. It happened so fast that we stood there in disbelief not knowing what we had just witnessed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cheboygan, MI |
| Latitude | 45° 35' 10.31'' N (45.586197°) |
| Longitude | 84° 25' 41.82'' W (-84.428284°) |
| Elevation | 179m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-08 23:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-09 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 235° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70.44° |
| First azimuth | 67.45° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 66.32° |
| Last elevation | 44° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a Bright White round ball headed right at us. It then lit up the whole sky as if it were daylight. Then it all disappeared as though nothing had happened. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |