Reports Report 7540zm (Event 7540-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack I |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We were watching the Crew-3 launch and could see the second stage to our due east when we were startled by a sudden bright light to our right, out of the corner of our eyes. It was closer to the Moon than to the Falcon 9 and bright and green. A family member was at the CLT airport on a layover, looking East, trying to see the rocket launch, and excitedly reported seeing a bright green fireball directly over downtown Charlotte, NC. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Williamsburg, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 13' 24.27'' N (37.223409°) |
| Longitude | 76° 41' 40.38'' W (-76.694551°) |
| Elevation | 0.616761m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-10 21:12 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-11 02:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190.68° |
| First azimuth | 173.63° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 197.34° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | White-ish streak that faded quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |