Reports Report 620cf (Event 620-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeanne S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was remarkable. It was so bright and clear. It seemed like it was right there in front of me it was so clear. I might have seen it for longer, had there not been an intermittent cloud cover. It seems to have appeared in an opening, then disappeared then appeared again. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Asheville, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 33' 5.41'' N (35.551502°) |
| Longitude | 82° 35' 4.19'' W (-82.584497°) |
| Elevation | 601.838806m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-16 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-17 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 63.72° |
| First azimuth | 117.08° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 19.64° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was just a bright burst of light, followed by a tail of blue fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like trailing stardust. I thought it might have been a firework, but it wasn't |