Reports Report 899ap (Event 899-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lyds S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was just a really exciting experience on my drive home this evening! And I’m excited that this meteor website exists. I wish I had been able to take a photo or a video. I strongly feel that it was a legitimate fireball after doing more research. So cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 53' 32.06'' N (35.89224°) |
| Longitude | 78° 45' 9.15'' W (-78.752541°) |
| Elevation | 146.271408m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-07 23:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-08 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 122.83° |
| First azimuth | 130.43° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 128.96° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a long thin, bright green line and then became a larger ball of light flashing with fragmentation before the light disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball looked like it fragmented around the edges of the concentrated brightness of the flash. At first, I thought it was a shooting star. But it was so big and green and lasted just slightly longer than a shooting star, and it did seem to be closer than any shooting star I’ve ever seen. |