Reports Report 2468r (Event 2468-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was an amazing, very large brilliant bright white light with a short comet like tail spread out behind it, traveling very fast. I first noticed it looking directly East out my kitchen window at 5:58am this morning, April 23, 2021. It was moving from my right to my left. I rushed to get my camera, but by the time I got outside to take a video, it was gone, probably below the horizon, because while I was watching it it did not get smaller. I checked NASA Wallops launch schedule but no launches scheduled today. Please email me back and let me know what this was. What a way to start my day! It was truly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rockbridge Baths, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 53' 8.97'' N (37.885824°) |
| Longitude | 79° 23' 51.69'' W (-79.397692°) |
| Elevation | 356.41864m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-23 05:58 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-23 09:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 286° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 100° |
| First azimuth | 110° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |