Observer |
Name |
Trisha K |
Experience Level |
2/5
|
Remarks |
It was so cool! Brightest and closest traveling object I have ever seen at night. Not really sure what I saw but it was awesome. |
Location |
Address |
Ocean Isle Beach, NC |
Latitude |
33° 53' 41.99'' N (33.894996°)
|
Longitude |
78° 24' 19.06'' W (-78.405295°)
|
Elevation |
3.777595m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2021-07-25 23:13 EDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2021-07-26 03:13 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
121° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
261.99° |
First azimuth |
223.64° |
First elevation |
45° |
Last azimuth |
276.03° |
Last elevation |
27° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-12 |
Color |
Orange, Red |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Unknown |
Duration |
- |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
- |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
It blew up half way through its path and went a little further and disappeared. |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Big flash small barely visible fragments. Happened very fast. |