Caught it my peripheral and looked directly at it long enough to see it clearly falling and showering MANY sparks behind it for around 2 seconds before it fell beyond the tree line.
Location
Address
Graham, NC
Latitude
36° 1' 57.46'' N (36.032627°)
Longitude
79° 22' 5.35'' W (-79.368154°)
Elevation
150.47847m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-06-25 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-06-26 01:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
219°
Moving
Facing azimuth
75.51°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Many sparks flying coming from behind it as it flew
