I have seen hundreds of shooting stars and watched dozens of meteor showers, I have never seen anything like this. It was amazing…whole family saw it. We were in the car driving west and saw it heading south and almost drove off the road!!
Location
Address
Macomb, MI
Latitude
42° 41' 16.12'' N (42.687811°)
Longitude
82° 53' 47.23'' W (-82.896452°)
Elevation
189.079269m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-14 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-08-15 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
188°
Moving
Facing azimuth
175.27°
First azimuth
170.03°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
170.25°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Bright green, with about 3-4 distinct green trails behind it, slowly vanished. Didn’t explode. Lasted about 3-4 seconds. Whole family saw it. Amazing!!!!
