It was remarkable! I have seen shooting stars before and this was nothing like that. The long pale streak heading approximately east caught our eyes as we were driving south headed towards Carolina Beach. It was right in my field of vision while driving, just up in the sky coming in from right to left. I said “what is that gray streak” and suddenly the orange fireball appeared and had orange tails. I was briefly alarmed (wondering if it was some military thing) before we concluded it had to have been a meteor. It was amazing!
Emplacement
Adresse
Wilmington, NC
Latitude
34° 6' 28,46'' N (34,11°)
Longitude
77° 53' 58,72'' W (-77,9°)
Altitude
13,15m
Temps et durée
Date et & Heure locale
30/04/2023 20:15 EDT
Date et & Heure TU
01/05/2023 00:15 UT
Durée
≈7,5s
Direction
Direction de déplacement
Du haut à droite vers le bas à gauche
Angle de descente
265°
Déplacement
Azimut d'observation
180°
Premier azimut
195°
Première altitude
50°
Dernier azimut
170°
Dernière altitude
45°
Luminosité et couleur
Magnitude
-11
Couleur
It started out as a pale streak and turned into an orange fireball, almost a half-circle with orange streaks behind it, then it was gone. My daughter and I have never seen anything like it!
Son simultané
Observation
Non
Remarques
-
Son décalé
Observation
Non
Remarques
-
Traînée persistante
Observation
Yes
Durée
3s
Longueur
-
Remarques
The pale streak was very long before the fireball occurred
