Reports Report 3853bq (Event 3853-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura w |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was the brightest and biggest (chunkiest?) shooting star/fireball either of us had ever seen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 54' 17.14'' N (35.904761°) |
| Longitude | 78° 59' 53.81'' W (-78.998281°) |
| Elevation | 74.854645m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-08-18 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-08-19 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 194° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 243.38° |
| First azimuth | 243.51° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 237.19° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Purple, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I first saw it it was a violet, then green streak, then it increased in brightness and was bright white before dissapearing. It lasted long enough for both of us in the car to be surprised then say "wow! did you see that?!?!" |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |