It made my night to see this. I was actually considering going and getting a drink and the last thought I had was, " I don't need it" when I saw this gigantic meteor explode infront of me and it felt like a miracle cause I was just leaving my girlfiends house and we had been arguing. I was feeling really sad and observing what I saw changed the course of my entire evening. I ended up just going home and listening to some music and smoking weed and thinking I can stay away from alcohol I honestly just kept thinking about the fireball and it totally distracted me.
Location
Address
Battle Creek, MI
Latitude
42° 15' 25.88'' N (42.257188°)
Longitude
85° 11' 54.8'' W (-85.198555°)
Elevation
285.050018m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-02-19 20:58 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-02-20 01:58 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8°
First azimuth
21.31°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
15.06°
Last elevation
51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a huge ball of light that appeared to be on fire that quickly exploded
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bunch of little balls of light that rained down like a firework
