It was awesome. We'd just taken out a telescope and that's the only reason we were looking up. The fireball or whatever it was wound up being more exciting than anything we found with the scope last night.
Location
Address
Whitsett, NC
Latitude
36° 4' 6.34'' N (36.068429°)
Longitude
79° 33' 53.36'' W (-79.564823°)
Elevation
206.62709m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-02-17 21:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-02-18 02:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
166°
Moving
Facing azimuth
276.74°
First azimuth
276.9°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
282.2°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to break into three roughly equal segments and turn from orange/yellow to bright green just before vanishing.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to break into three roughly equal segments and turn from orange/yellow to bright green just before vanishing.
