We live on a lake and see shooting star often, but this was like nothing we have ever seen. It was large, seemed very close ... amazine!
Location
Address
Nebo,, NC
Latitude
35° 43' 52.27'' N (35.731185°)
Longitude
81° 51' 30.4'' W (-81.858444°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-24 19:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-24 23:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
284.40022°
First azimuth
106.95429°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
105.06751°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
It started out white as we saw it initially. as it disappeared behind the trees close to the horizon, it was shooting red sparks. it was the biggest thing we have seen falling out of the sky.....fyi... we were in the middle of lake and it was very dark.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
no flash, it appeared over the trees close to the horizon.....
