| Observer |
|
Name |
Debra M |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was very exciting. It seemed to me to be a comet, slower and bigger than any shooting star I've seen before. |
| Location |
|
Address |
- |
|
Latitude |
35° 39' 24.63'' N (35.656842°)
|
|
Longitude |
83° 34' 55.34'' W (-83.582038°)
|
|
Elevation |
653.579m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-04-12 20:43 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-04-13 00:43 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
263° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
165.9° |
|
First azimuth |
179.9° |
|
First elevation |
22° |
|
Last azimuth |
129.47° |
|
Last elevation |
14° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
White, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
8° |
|
Remarks |
seemed to get smaller as it disappeared over a mountain or hill |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
