Reports Report 4276u (Event 4276-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Ri Kay’a H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was a very bright light that I first confused as a comet. I live further out in the country in a small town, but the light was a bright as the full moon even more. It left a glowing train as it continues to descend down, but from where I can’t pinpoint exactly. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Albemarle, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 21' 19.92'' N (35.355532°) |
| Longitude | 80° 9' 3.63'' W (-80.151009°) |
| Elevation | 166.947388m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-07-26 05:08 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-07-26 09:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 253° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 69.17° |
| First azimuth | 89.56° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 45.29° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train that slowly faded as it continued to come down and hide behind the tree line |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |