This website came up right when I googled fireball and it has great knowledge and information. Seeing this tonight is going to make me want to learn more about fireballs and the amazing rarity it was to see one tonight
Location
Address
Concord, NC
Latitude
35° 23' 17.68'' N (35.388244°)
Longitude
80° 33' 55.83'' W (-80.565508°)
Elevation
199.619m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-12 20:43 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-13 00:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
277°
Moving
Facing azimuth
248.14°
First azimuth
251.73°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
100.24°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was very bright going extremely fast and it got smaller and burned off i was able to watch it as it got smaller and left a trail of brown red it was amazing
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like as it burnt off there was specs in the trail it left
