Reports Report 348n (Event 348-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The time is approximate. The moon was almost directly overhead and still in full eclipse. (I had just woken from a nap and wondered if I still had a chance to witness part of the eclipse.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Augusta, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 30' 11.24'' N (33.503121°) |
| Longitude | 82° 0' 26.06'' W (-82.007239°) |
| Elevation | 62.825226m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-21 00:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-21 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 164.9° |
| First azimuth | 148.64° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 155.35° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | It sparkled, almost phosphorescent, and I seem to have seen a hint of green. I thought it was a firework (again, it sparkled, like a firework) and kept waiting to hear the sound. Once I went inside and saw other people's sightings (this was during the Sup |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got brighter and brighter, then erupted into white light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I didn't know this was what it was - but it sparkled around the time it erupted - can't tell exactly whether it was at the climax or just before. But it shocked me. Like sparks from grinding metal almost - a shower of them. |