Reports Report 4398x (Event 4398-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Have seen shooting stars before but this was more dramatic and not something I'd seen before in person. Hope someone captured footage! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 12' 4.79'' N (35.201331°) |
| Longitude | 80° 46' 53.8'' W (-80.78161°) |
| Elevation | 207.438m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-24 19:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-24 23:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 255° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.01° |
| First azimuth | 82.45° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 57.18° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright streak of white on a downward curved trajectory, then a pinpoint sized ball of white with what looked like an explosion, then another bright thicker shorter trail of even brighter white then nothing. It was in front of the supermoon at sunset. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |