Reports Report 8930b (Event 8930-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I own a 60 mm refraction telescope and have observed meteor showers, satellites, Venus as the morning star, drones, the ISS, the Space Shuttle, the aurora borealis in Michigan, etc. In my opinion, this was a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 57' 59.81'' N (42.966614°) |
| Longitude | 85° 46' 9.01'' W (-85.769169°) |
| Elevation | 224.275482m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-21 06:23 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-21 11:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.33° |
| First azimuth | 359.08° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 1.46° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |