Reports Report 620bf (Event 620-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trent M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many, many "shooting stars" that are tiny, white, and burn out in the sky. This was different. It was moving slower. It was bright green with some gold around it. It was larger - maybe 2-3 times the size that Jupiter appeared to be in the sky last night. My instinctive reaction was that someone had shot a very large roman candle, until I realized that it was much higher... My 8 year old daughter also saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 7' 13.61'' N (35.120446°) |
| Longitude | 80° 47' 22.02'' W (-80.78945°) |
| Elevation | 180.414398m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-16 20:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-17 00:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 294.52° |
| First azimuth | 301° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 301.23° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was an airplane passing so I might be mistaken, but it sounded like a very distant fighter jet about 7-8 seconds after the fireball disappeared from view |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |