Reports Report 6251ah (Event 6251-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Larry G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At least 3 of us together saw it, and anothr colleague who joined shortly after had seen it from a nearby freeway (Hwy 40, tavelling Westbound near Chapel Hill, NC) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 56' 38.3'' N (35.943972°) |
| Longitude | 79° 4' 57.72'' W (-79.082699°) |
| Elevation | 141.711212m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-22 19:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-22 23:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 281.61° |
| First azimuth | 278.72° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 290.21° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | very brief, uncertain if smoke or glowing train, but definitely a longish trail behind the fireball which burned in color then disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |