My wife and I have seen Meteors but this one was very close and unique and lasted quite awhile and there was no moon High Pressure Center very dark night with clarity 10 of 10 early Fall like night no haze or interference from light of towns etc...Stars are clear no clouds.
Location
Address
Brevort, MI
Latitude
45° 56' 51.39'' N (45.947609°)
Longitude
84° 56' 22.07'' W (-84.939464°)
Elevation
170.283737m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-24 22:25 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-08-25 02:25 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
80°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
15°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Started Bright White Turned Fireball Red with sparks
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
8°
Remarks
Started bright white silent turned bright orange with contrail looking like orange sparks. Not a firework but it was the same as a firework ending. It’s a National Park no one was doing fireworks and it was going very fast white then turned bright orange and sparks then fell somewhere within 10 miles.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white then turned orange red sparks at its end lasted about 30 seconds across sky then fell to earth probably 10 miles could have landed in Lake Michigan near Brevort, Mi
