Reports Report 6216o (Event 6216-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mandy B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It may not be considered a fireball, but it was lower and bigger than a shooting star. No (to not much) tail. Bright white/blue, and close! Well, considering how much bigger it looked than typical shooting star. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 9' 28.14'' N (35.157816°) |
| Longitude | 80° 50' 54.85'' W (-80.84857°) |
| Elevation | 182.733353m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-02 20:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-03 00:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.43° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 177.83° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |