American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2132aqy (Event 2132-2013)

Observer
Name Elizabeth O
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Port Huron, MI
Latitude 43° 0' 16.46'' N (43.004572°)
Longitude 82° 26' 51.31'' W (-82.447585°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-27 23:33 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 03:33 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 180°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 180°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Yellow, orange, bits if red blue and green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing, disappeared after a few seconds but it was also dark and far away.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks At first I thought it was a missile because of the train but the it looked like it was braking up so much that I thought it was a plane breaking up or something.