This fireball was absolutely beautiful! I hadn't seen anything like it before. I was so in awe I didn't want to take my eyes off of it. It moved fairly fast too.
Location
Address
Thomasville, NC
Latitude
35° 55' 24.2'' N (35.923388°)
Longitude
80° 3' 44.04'' W (-80.062234°)
Elevation
256.571m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-12 20:42 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-13 00:42 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
212°
First azimuth
220°
First elevation
7°
Last azimuth
175°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
-
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
50°
Remarks
There was a ball of light, and a trail that followed it the whole time I saw it.
