Observer | |
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Name | Mark C |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | It was an amazing, very large brilliant bright white light with a short comet like tail spread out behind it, traveling very fast. I first noticed it looking directly East out my kitchen window at 5:58am this morning, April 23, 2021. It was moving from my right to my left. I rushed to get my camera, but by the time I got outside to take a video, it was gone, probably below the horizon, because while I was watching it it did not get smaller. I checked NASA Wallops launch schedule but no launches scheduled today. Please email me back and let me know what this was. What a way to start my day! It was truly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in the sky. |
Location | |
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Address | Rockbridge Baths, VA |
Latitude | 37° 53' 8.97'' N (37.89°) |
Longitude | 79° 23' 51.69'' W (-79.4°) |
Elevation | 356.42m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-04-23 05:58 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-04-23 09:58 UT |
Duration | ≈20s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down right to up left |
Descent Angle | 286° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 100° |
First azimuth | 110° |
First elevation | 45° |
Last azimuth | 60° |
Last elevation | 25° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
Color | White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |