The expanding ball at the end was very large -like the moon in a phase at its smallest
Location
Address
, MI
Latitude
43° 36' 23.31'' N (43.606476°)
Longitude
86° 13' 43.32'' W (-86.228701°)
Elevation
227.478317m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-01 21:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-04-02 01:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
15°
Moving
Facing azimuth
86.76°
First azimuth
87.04°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
83.56°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Small quick spark like skips of light yellow
, a pause of no light, then a sustained glowing orange ball
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Began as small quick skips of lemon yellow, a pause of nothing, then a very bright sustained streak of orange that ended in a bright orange ball that expanded and disappeared right after it flared in size
