Reports Report 2158kz (Event 2158-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | A quite remarkable event for me personally. The largest object I've seen of such type. I must admit I wondered since it appeared to be moving essentially North to South (Venus almost directly above and behind it) that it might be satellite debris. It was perhaps four times the size of Venus in diameter (relative to my position), and it was rather close to me, actually disappearing behind the trees as I drove westward, down the side of Balsam Mountain. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , NC |
| Latitude | 35° 23' 32.28'' N (35.3923°) |
| Longitude | 83° 8' 15.8'' W (-83.137722°) |
| Elevation | 806.424072m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-28 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-28 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.2° |
| First azimuth | 295.15° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 242.23° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | A "chunk" fell off the object, and turned quite orange with a trail of black smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |