I have seen many meteors in 56 years and this was the largest brightest, most memorable ever. I expected it to hit the ground to shake. It was so bright as it wen behind trees i could clearly still see it.
Location
Address
Wake Forest, NC
Latitude
35° 57' 25.47'' N (35.957075°)
Longitude
78° 26' 25.72'' W (-78.440477°)
Elevation
124.944717m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-07-23 04:32 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-07-23 08:32 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
150°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
80°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Red center, green glow cloud around object, long fire tail
