| Observer |
|
Name |
Victoria H |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was the brightest shooting star I’ve ever seen in person and I used to watch the Perseids in the Sierras. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Canton, GA |
|
Latitude |
34° 13' 13.3'' N (34.220362°)
|
|
Longitude |
84° 31' 26.87'' W (-84.524131°)
|
|
Elevation |
295.178345m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2021-03-09 19:55 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2021-03-10 00:55 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
7° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
96.41° |
|
First azimuth |
113.11° |
|
First elevation |
10° |
|
Last azimuth |
107.91° |
|
Last elevation |
57° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
20° |
|
Remarks |
It was a very long tail and vibrant white. Not quite as bright as the fireball. I thought it was a firework at first. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
