American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1561afa (Event 1561-2019)

Observer
Name Laticia B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was whitish yellow and blinky (pulsating)as it moved across the sky with a long whiteish tail..large shooting star..(reminded me of a firework about to exspode) it wasnt straight in the sky it was in a downwards angle..looked so close as if it was going to hit some where in Charlotte NC..(to hold my fingers up to catch it) It was about 3inches long.HOPE this helped
Location
Address Stanley, NC
Latitude 35° 19' 23.42'' N (35.323172°)
Longitude 81° 7' 10.8'' W (-81.119667°)
Elevation 221.149612m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-04-04 06:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-04-04 10:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 257°
Moving
Facing azimuth 109.71°
First azimuth 136.28°
First elevation 15°
Last azimuth 110.45°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -