Reports Report 852l (Event 852-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alex B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | As I said above, I have no real astronomy experience aside from attending some shows at the campus planetarium, but I ruled out any other possibilities for what I saw. Due to the green color, I thought initially it was some kind of firework, but it moved way too quickly and too high, and left no sound. It was actually a pretty spectacular experience for me, as I haven't seen anything like it before. I'm especially surprised by its relative brightness in the evening sky. It was brighter than most stars you can see around here during the night, thanks mainly to light pollution. I kind of wish I took astronomy this semester instead of this fall so I could share this with a professor... Also, I was very impressed by the interface of your form. It was very well designed, comprehensive, and fairly easy to use. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 54' 48.39'' N (35.913442°) |
| Longitude | 79° 3' 1.2'' W (-79.050332°) |
| Elevation | 144.845169m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-04-10 19:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-04-10 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 207.43° |
| First azimuth | 240.22° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 223.89° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | A glowing streak/train, it seemed to separate into two streaks briefly, leaving a gap in the continuous line. It showed up very quickly but left quickly (within 1-1.5 seconds) and as a result the trail was not very long. I did not see any smoke accompanying it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |