Reports Report 1708aq (Event 1708-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have spent years enjoying the stars and this was brightest and largest meteor I've seen and the first one to fragment. There was a bit of a blowing tail directly behind it, but it didn't last more than the smallest fraction of a second. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Snow Camp, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 52' 48.34'' N (35.880094°) |
| Longitude | 79° 28' 14.4'' W (-79.470668°) |
| Elevation | 207.559235m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-12 20:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-13 00:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 356.72° |
| First azimuth | 27.95° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 356.73° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Started as a single ball, then a smaller fragment separated, then 1 or 2 even smaller fragments, all same very bright whitish blue color |