Reports Report 279an (Event 279-2026)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Siri C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was my first time seeing a shooting star, and I was quite surprised i got it on my dashcam. It didn’t seem like a firework, it was too short, and in person it looked a little closer than it seemed in the video. It burned out before it really reached the horizon, but it was definitely not a firework or aircraft. I’m sure you can analyze the footage as well to help with my conclusions regarding this sighting! Raw footage taken from my RedTiger Dashcam. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Smiths Creek, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 56' 52.92'' N (42.948033°) |
| Longitude | 82° 33' 40.17'' W (-82.561159°) |
| Elevation | 191.646439m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-10 21:41 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-11 02:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 155° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 268.81° |
| First azimuth | 260.61° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 272.67° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.04s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It started small then grew longer then shrunk completely in the span of a second. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |