We were looking at the moon through the telescope at the time. My son just looked in the telescope when the sparkling flash appeared and trailed right across the sky under the moon.
Location
Address
Ravenna, MI
Latitude
43° 14' 36.59'' N (43.243497°)
Longitude
85° 59' 15.49'' W (-85.987635°)
Elevation
210.176346m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-03 20:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-04 00:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.72°
First azimuth
181.12°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
170.43°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Pink, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
__
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
bright fireball appeared going west to east, had bright white glowing train with a pink hue and the fireball began to glow pinkish red with the head of it sparking just like a sparkler. Had a very long tail and was absolutely amazing and beautiful.
