| Observer |
|
Name |
Elaine S |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
I would appreciate knowing whether anyone else reported this. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Rocky Mount, NC |
|
Latitude |
36° 1' 57.99'' N (36.032776°)
|
|
Longitude |
77° 54' 3.39'' W (-77.900941°)
|
|
Elevation |
62.499m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-09-08 18:05 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-09-08 22:05 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
163° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
70.96° |
|
First azimuth |
20.05° |
|
First elevation |
79° |
|
Last azimuth |
44.04° |
|
Last elevation |
41° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-26 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
99.99s |
|
Length |
45° |
|
Remarks |
It was a white smoke train. It generally followed a downward sloping arc, but was was squiggly toward the end of the terminal explosion. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
White hot glowing ball ending in a fireworks-rocket-type flash followed by squiggly white smoke trail |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
