Reports Report 3382t (Event 3382-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephen W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Being in the military I’m out where there’s no light pollution often, but this one was one of the wildest I’ve seen in awhile. It was like an average shooting star, then bam, it explodes and turn the night into light for like 1-2 seconds it was wild |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Richlands, NC |
| Latitude | 34° 53' 20.68'' N (34.889077°) |
| Longitude | 77° 33' 35.76'' W (-77.559932°) |
| Elevation | 10.230865m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-09 23:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-10 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 95.04° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It zipped across the sky, started bright red then a big flash of white |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like it exploded and lit up the sky it was so very bright |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |