Reports Report 620bl (Event 620-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trent M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | In case I got the compass direction wrong, it was traveling N/NW. I have seen many, many "shooting stars" but this was different. Larger, brighter, green with some gold/silver around it, and moving slower. It appeared to be 3 times larger than Jupiter appeared in the sky last night. At first my daughter and I thought it was a Roman Candle... Very Cool - how did more people not see this? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 7' 13.57'' N (35.120437°) |
| Longitude | 80° 47' 22.04'' W (-80.789455°) |
| Elevation | 180.356888m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-16 20:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-17 00:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.64° |
| First azimuth | 301.28° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 301.03° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed 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 |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |