Reports Report 2158t (Event 2158-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first we thought it was a fragment from a firework, but the trail and tail lasted long enough for us to quickly realize that it was a meteor. Very, very bright, not very high on the horizon and traveling almost curved with the earth. Very beautiful and noticeably different from meteors we have observed in the past. We are in the Raleigh-Durham area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 49' 49.38'' N (35.830384°) |
| Longitude | 79° 6' 46.52'' W (-79.112921°) |
| Elevation | 149.434967m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-09-08 21:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-09-09 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 214.13° |
| First azimuth | 193.29° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 275.35° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing, hot whitish yellow with blue edges, brightest by the fireball and trailed like a funnel tip at the end. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |