American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5940ax (Event 5940-2021)

Observer
Name RiSha M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Not a shooting star but we made a wish anyway!
Location
Address , NC
Latitude 35° 15' 30.03'' N (35.258343°)
Longitude 80° 1' 52.86'' W (-80.03135°)
Elevation 129.190536m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-09-24 19:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-09-24 23:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 244°
Moving
Facing azimuth 167.13°
First azimuth 51.54°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 34.96°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color -
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like a large shooting star that was very close. It zoomed to my left like a fireball going out. Big to small. Kind of a cone with sparks coming off around it. Like sparklers. Then it burned out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like soarks coming off the center then it disappeared.