| Observer |
|
Name |
Mary C |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Thought it was the biggest shooting star I had even seen. Then read about it on WRAL online. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Wilmington, NC |
|
Latitude |
34° 12' 3.77'' N (34.201048°)
|
|
Longitude |
77° 53' 18.09'' W (-77.888357°)
|
|
Elevation |
11.696275m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2014-07-17 22:15 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2014-07-18 02:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
135° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
- |
|
First azimuth |
332.19° |
|
First elevation |
60° |
|
Last azimuth |
55.33° |
|
Last elevation |
17° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
all of a sudden it appeared like an explosion, then traveled across the sky downward and then gone |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
