Email for any questions. Wish I could have taken a video of it.
Location
Address
Houghton, MI
Latitude
47° 7' 0.69'' N (47.116858°)
Longitude
88° 32' 15.35'' W (-88.537598°)
Elevation
185.38147m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-29 23:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-30 03:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
260°
Moving
Facing azimuth
49.35°
First azimuth
83.27°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
10.33°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
The smoke trail was wavy and stayed for about a minute and the train was very long, basically staying from where the meteor entered to when the meteor dissipated then dissipating itself. I'm not exactly sure how long that is but I estimated distance.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a bright blue flash of light lit up most of the sky and the ground.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the meteor split in 2 about halfway through its visible lifespan.
