Reports Report 326j (Event 326-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My daughters and I were walking on the beach when we saw the fireball, my 12 year old asked her 10 year old sister \"did you see the falling star?\" I explained that I didn\'t think it was a falling star, too close to the earth and too big. The \"fireball\" had a bit of a tail, minimal though. It was a pretty remarkable sight and it seemed to almost hesitate on it\'s way down and it fell in a small arc toward the beach where the ocean was to our right and the intercoastal was to our left. My thought was perhaps it landed or fell into the intercoastal waterway, but didn\'t see any evidence of that when we went back over the \"bridge.\" |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sunset Beach, NC |
| Latitude | 33° 51' 55.67'' N (33.865463°) |
| Longitude | 78° 30' 33.13'' W (-78.509202°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-22 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-22 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 72.89665° |
| First azimuth | 76.32803° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 57.23046° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Bright red with some brig |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |