I was shocked by what I saw. I've observed many meteors and occasionally stargaze, but have never seen anything this big and bright.
Location
Address
Hamptonville, NC
Latitude
36° 8' 6.89'' N (36.135248°)
Longitude
80° 48' 21.72'' W (-80.806032°)
Elevation
319.033661m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-02-21 21:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2021-02-22 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
314.84°
First azimuth
319.69°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
308.97°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was indoors in recliner and saw it go by 2nd story window (high ceiling). I happened to be looking right at it because of my reclined angle and saw it go completely across window. There was a flash and it lit up the window. From my perspective it was baseball size in the window.
