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Observer
Name
Christina P
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
This "meteor" was of good size. To large to be a shooting star. Even tho I was in Henderson County NC I believe it fell into NE or SE Buncombe Co. somewhere. My closest guess.
Location
Address
Mills River, NC
Latitude
35° 25' 24.45'' N (35.423457°)
Longitude
82° 34' 27.47'' W (-82.574298°)
Elevation
660.17m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-03 05:08 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-03-03 10:08 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
97°
Moving
Facing azimuth
2.55°
First azimuth
8.22°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
50.84°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange yellow with losing fire from its tail.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
glowing fragments coming from the tail.
