Was a relatively slow moving meteor and due to the angle at which i saw it and the speed which i felt was slower than most i have seen - i feel this may have been a much larger meteor and i was seeing this at a great distance away.
Location
Address
Burlington, NC
Latitude
36° 1' 23.38'' N (36.023161°)
Longitude
79° 29' 40.06'' W (-79.49446°)
Elevation
185.819153m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-06 20:12 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-07 00:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133.1°
First azimuth
109.36°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
179.35°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Light flashed roughly twice as bright as inital trail and then broke into 2 smaller pieces. One stayed on the same initial path, second (and much larger/brighter piece) broke off and went down roughly at 10-15 degrees steeper descent
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Light flashed roughly twice as bright as inital trail and then broke into 2 smaller pieces. One stayed on the same initial path, second (and much larger/brighter piece) broke off and went down roughly at 10-15 degrees steeper descent
