Reports Report 2400b (Event 2400-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katherine F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was laying on the ground not looking at the sky with my eyes adjusted while I was stargazing. I did not expect to see a fireball, and this was not my first, but this was the largest and most brilliant one I’ve had the opportunity to observe so far. It was pretty cool. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mooresville, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 34' 4.26'' N (35.567849°) |
| Longitude | 80° 54' 43.49'' W (-80.91208°) |
| Elevation | 248.666245m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-04-30 23:18 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-01 03:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 88° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 289.1° |
| First azimuth | 247.29° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 344.42° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball started as white, then more yellow, then at the end turned bright red with a large flash and disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |