Unlike any shooting star I've seen before, I originally thought it was a firework but my neighborhood was silent and there was nobody shooting off anything, nor was there any sound
Location
Address
Canton, MI
Latitude
42° 19' 49.09'' N (42.330303°)
Longitude
83° 28' 54.47'' W (-83.481797°)
Elevation
208.786072m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-18 22:53 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-19 02:53 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
265°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
3°
Remarks
Slight glowing, but much more faint than the fireball itself
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Not much of an explosion but sort of split in two pieces, with one about double the size of the other
