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!
Lugar
Dirección
Wilmington, NC
Latitud
34° 6' 28,46'' N (34,11°)
Longitud
77° 53' 58,72'' W (-77,9°)
Altitud
13,15m
Hora y duración
Fecha & Hora locales
30/04/2023 20:15 EDT
Fecha & Hora TU
01/05/2023 00:15 UT
Duración
≈7,5s
Dirección
Dirección de movimiento
De arriba a la derecha a abajo a la izquierda
Ángulo de descenso
265°
Movimiento
Acimut hacia la que miraba
180°
Acimut inicial
195°
Altura inicial
50°
Acimut final
170°
Altura final
45°
Color y brillo
Magnitud estelar
-11
Color
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!
Sonido simultáneo
Observación
No
Notas
-
Sonido diferido
Observación
No
Notas
-
Estela persistente
Observación
Yes
Duración
3s
Longitud
-
Notas
The pale streak was very long before the fireball occurred
