Reports Report 228f (Event 228-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many "shooting stars" before but this was different. It was visible for a longer time, larger, closer to Earth, seemed to be more than 1 piece falling and looked like it was on fire. All "shooting stars" I've seen in the past were just a glowing white or blue light. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 44' 15.71'' N (35.737697°) |
| Longitude | 78° 39' 34.48'' W (-78.659577°) |
| Elevation | 109.288m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-19 21:18 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-20 02:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.72° |
| First azimuth | 24.81° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 31.03° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | seemed to be in 2 pieces-1 piece slightly in front of the other piece but both falling at same angle |