I have seen really great meteors in Northern Michigan....red fireballs with long orange tails. THIS one I saw last night was nothing like I had ever seen before. It was very large...very close...and very low to the horizon.
Location
Address
Macomb, MI
Latitude
42° 41' 13.9'' N (42.687195°)
Longitude
82° 55' 23.81'' W (-82.923281°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-19 20:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-20 01:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
179.43115°
First azimuth
90.42204°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
266.51583°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
a green fireball
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
5.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
it was a glowing train..green/white color to it....and I'm not sure how long it was...but it was..from other eye witnesses..12 miles away from here...and there was a constant train from where I was at. So as far away as it was...it had a pretty long train.
