Observer | |
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Name | Rachel M |
Experience Level | 1/5 |
Remarks | The size of it was very memorable, particularly when I last saw a large red glow illuminate the sky. |
Location | |
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Address | , TX |
Latitude | 31° 31' 58.32'' N (31.53°) |
Longitude | 96° 7' 4.76'' W (-96.12°) |
Elevation | 142.44m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-04-02 21:33 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-04-03 02:33 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up to down |
Descent Angle | 180° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 333.61° |
First azimuth | 331.94° |
First elevation | 65° |
Last azimuth | 331.77° |
Last elevation | 15° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
Color | Red |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | I believe it produced a delayed boom, like thunder but it sounded farther in the distance. I was more caught up in how large it appeared in the sky though. It was the biggest thing I have seen in the night sky besides the moon. |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | It looked like a shooting star at first, but the closer it came to the horizon, the larger it appeared. The last glimse I saw of it on the horizon, I saw a large red ball in the sky. It looked like a red explosion above the tree line in the distance. I was driving north on I-45 between Buffalo and Teague, TX on April 2,2021. I have to say that before the red glow faded from the sky, it looked bigger than the moon. I do not think I will ever forget it either. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |