American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2740cp (Event 2740-2020)

Observer
Name Aly F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Whitmore Lake, MI
Latitude 42° 24' 16.91'' N (42.404698°)
Longitude 83° 45' 41.17'' W (-83.761436°)
Elevation 278.014832m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-06-07 21:33 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-06-08 01:33 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 114°
Moving
Facing azimuth 105.43°
First azimuth 111.24°
First elevation 7°
Last azimuth 154.03°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 90s
Length 20°
Remarks Slowly faded with time my friend and I tried to follow it but it got lost with the tree tops. We followed the tail to Nolar rd before it was too much for us to see. I took a screen shot of my compass when I had it pointed at the tail. It said 236* SW I am not sure if that helps at all.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Just before we saw it get below the tree tops a smaller flaming chunk broke off and hurdled straight down.