My observing experience is limited to watching for shooting stars, watching the full moon rise & occasionally finding planets in the night sky. I have been to the McDonald Observatory, which was very cool!
Location
Address
Brenham, TX
Latitude
30° 10' 48.72'' N (30.1802°)
Longitude
96° 24' 51.13'' W (-96.414202°)
Elevation
100.937759m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-21 16:47 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-21 21:47 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
251°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.86°
First azimuth
67.47°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
71.82°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A distant sonic boom approx 1 min after I saw the ‘shooting star’.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Was 1 piece when I first saw it, then seemed to fragment into 2 pieces, then was gone.
