It was truly the most amazing natural phenomenon I’ve ever seen in the night sky. I was speechless.
Location
Address
McAdenville, NC
Latitude
35° 15' 49.26'' N (35.26°)
Longitude
81° 3' 38.71'' W (-81.06°)
Elevation
193.12m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-23 21:04 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-24 01:04 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
125°
Moving
Facing azimuth
269.01°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
66°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bright hot white ball at the leading edge of the projectile exploded into several smaller shooting stars that all arced away from the central point and faded away.