Reports Report 1513a (Event 1513-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I think it looked more yellow towards the inside of fireball, and blueish around the edges. It was impressive. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 52' 20.64'' N (35.8724°) |
| Longitude | 79° 4' 50.08'' W (-79.080579°) |
| Elevation | 149.898m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-04-20 23:27 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-04-21 03:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 134° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176.77° |
| First azimuth | 161.71° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 186.08° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | yellow/white (especially the trail), with a little light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing, yellow-y white I think, maybe some very light blue. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | before it disappeared, it got brighter, and the size increased a little, and then it winked out. This was when it looked most blue, I think. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |