Reports Report 2075aq (Event 2075-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rachel M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The size of it was very memorable, particularly when I last saw a large red glow illuminate the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , TX |
| Latitude | 31° 31' 58.32'' N (31.532867°) |
| Longitude | 96° 7' 4.76'' W (-96.11799°) |
| Elevation | 142.444305m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-02 21:33 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-03 02:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.61° |
| First azimuth | 331.94° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 331.77° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe it produced a delayed boom, like thunder but it sounded farther in the distance. I was more caught up in how large it appeared in the sky though. It was the biggest thing I have seen in the night sky besides the moon. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a shooting star at first, but the closer it came to the horizon, the larger it appeared. The last glimse I saw of it on the horizon, I saw a large red ball in the sky. It looked like a red explosion above the tree line in the distance. I was driving north on I-45 between Buffalo and Teague, TX on April 2,2021. I have to say that before the red glow faded from the sky, it looked bigger than the moon. I do not think I will ever forget it either. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |