Reports Report 4001k (Event 4001-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Camryn Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I regularly enjoy watching meteor showers, but this was definitely different than anything I’ve ever seen. If you hold your arm out and put your pointer finger and thumb out, it was probably .5-.75 inches in size (I hope that makes sense). I’ve seen plenty of meteors with trails that linger for a little bit, but this just glowed in the sky and was so much brighter than anything I’ve ever seen. The moon is very bright tonight, and the fireball was just as bright, if not brighter. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, NC |
| Latitude | 34° 18' 0.99'' N (34.300275°) |
| Longitude | 77° 53' 5.25'' W (-77.884793°) |
| Elevation | 11.118607m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-07-25 23:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-07-26 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 232.03° |
| First azimuth | 216.36° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 243.05° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing green train that disappeared after a few seconds after the extremely bright (and large) fireball passed |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |