Reports Report 1770g (Event 1770-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ashley P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen (and had my reports published here) two shooting stars in the past, but this was definitely different. MUCH brighter, bigger, and lasted longer than with previous observations. I feel fairly confident that it was a meteorite. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kitty Hawk, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 8' 48.8'' N (36.14689°) |
| Longitude | 75° 44' 12.77'' W (-75.73688°) |
| Elevation | 2.124m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-05-15 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-05-16 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 130° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 333.64° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 10.14° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright fluorescent green light shot downward, disappeared for a second, and then reappeared a slightly different hue of blue green that stopped a little bit above tree top from our vantage point. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Many sparks seemed to fly in all directions when it first appeared. The sparks were different colors, more of a yellowish white. When it reappeared we saw smaller sparks that didn't vary much in color |