The dusk lighting made it hard to see the presence or absence of a smoke trail, but the trail (while it was burning) showed up brightly for about 4 degrees of sky
Location
Address
Weaverville, NC
Latitude
35° 41' 23.23'' N (35.689787°)
Longitude
82° 34' 11.85'' W (-82.569958°)
Elevation
615.074036m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-22 19:14 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-10-22 23:14 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
247°
Moving
Facing azimuth
78°
First azimuth
82°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
78°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was maybe 2/3 brighter-looking for the last quarter of a second, and appeared to take up about 1.5 degrees (veerrrry rough estimate) radius of sky, as opposed to a negligible amount.
