This was so cool. I’m lucky to have seen this. I don’t know if this is important but I saw shooting stars before and after the meteor.
Location
Address
Rodanthe, NC
Latitude
35° 35' 1.19'' N (35.583665°)
Longitude
75° 27' 40.69'' W (-75.461302°)
Elevation
2.189659m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-12 21:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-08-13 01:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
112°
Moving
Facing azimuth
86.79°
First azimuth
82.14°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
83.81°
Last elevation
54°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
6°
Remarks
The smoke trail was big and fluffy, and dissipated over the course of a few seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a huge flash of light almost as light as the sun that lasted for half of a second or so. Then we saw a tiny bit of the actual meteor but then it quickly burned up or went out of sight.
