Reports Report 9579axf (Event 9579-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Burt W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was just an overwhelming and amazing experience, I have seen the average shooting star before but this was on a whole different level I didn’t know what to think |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mount Airy, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 28' 7.56'' N (36.468768°) |
| Longitude | 80° 44' 59.68'' W (-80.74991°) |
| Elevation | 371.658691m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-12-01 19:34 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-12-02 00:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.52° |
| First azimuth | 343.73° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 52.8° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | I could see the bright green color following behind the ball as it went across the sky, I would say if you held out 2 fingers at arms length away it would be close to how big it appeared from the ground, I was driving down the road when I seen it and then i lost sight of it over the tree line as it kept moving |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Didn’t get to see any fragments fall but I definitely noticed it getting brighter and brighter for the few seconds I got to watch it |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |