Reports Report 1561sp (Event 1561-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | 1st time ever seeing something like this, have seen satellites in the night sky, space shuttle and space station in the night sky, eclipses, but never something like this |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 17' 51.63'' N (35.297675°) |
| Longitude | 80° 40' 34.41'' W (-80.676224°) |
| Elevation | 209.950104m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-04 06:52 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-04 10:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 120° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing trail that faded as it went by. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |