Reports Report 3048q (Event 3048-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Barb F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I went out on our dock after the moon set to watch for northern lights. Right after I got to the dock I thought that someone threw a flaming ball or firework over my head. It seemed so close, I expected to hear it land in the lake. It looked like it was about 6" in diameter with a short fire tail. I got off the dock to figure out what was going on. It took me a bit to figure out what it must have been and that it was much further away. It was unreal - there was no one around. Quite an experience, unlike any other shooting stars I have seen. I was so glad to find this website when investigating what I had seen and to know that I was not the only one to witness the "great ball of fire"! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bellaire, MI |
| Latitude | 44° 57' 27.04'' N (44.95751°) |
| Longitude | 85° 16' 49.08'' W (-85.2803°) |
| Elevation | 180.163m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-02 02:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-02 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 151° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359° |
| First azimuth | 343.99° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 0.13° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |