Reports Report 1663b (Event 1663-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeana C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen falling stars before , but never this big or bright, or this beautiful , and it seemed very close. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oxford, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 22' 27.76'' N (36.374377°) |
| Longitude | 78° 31' 32.2'' W (-78.525612°) |
| Elevation | 142.031998m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-07 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-08 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 215° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 328.22° |
| First azimuth | 330.8° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 317.49° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was both a glowing and smoky looking train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared very quickly and very big and bright all of a sudden, train was big/bright, and fell almost straight down , and went behind trees... looked as if it were going to fall to earth after that |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |