Reports Report 1314e (Event 1314-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I know almost nothing about meteors, just sharing my observation because I have never seen anything like it. Couldn't believe how big and bright and how vivid the blue color was. Sad I didn't catch it on any cameras. Should've been visible to anyone in the Charlotte, NC area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Belmont, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 13' 10.72'' N (35.219645°) |
| Longitude | 81° 1' 2.23'' W (-81.017287°) |
| Elevation | 177.124207m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-03-17 23:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-03-18 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 148° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 39.38° |
| First azimuth | 25.33° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 53.75° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | BRIGHT VIVID BLUE |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Roughly 4-5 seconds in view, blue the whole time, growing quickly larger and brighter until it exploded with a bright blue flash and fragmented into 3 pieces 1 second before disappearing behind the tree line on the horizon. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Exploded and Fragmented into 3 pieces 1 second before disappearing behind the tree line on the horizon. |