| Observer |
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| Name | Joshua D |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | i was sitting at stop light when a big flash of light lit up the sky and i look over to my left and see a big ball of light falling from the sky |
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| Location |
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| Address | Sterling, VA |
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| Latitude | 39° 0' 28.68'' N (39.01°) |
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| Longitude | 77° 23' 47.76'' W (-77.4°) |
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| Elevation | 92.56m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:22 EDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:22 UT |
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| Duration | ≈20s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 158° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 30° |
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| First azimuth | 280° |
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| First elevation | 20° |
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| Last azimuth | 282° |
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| Last elevation | 20° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
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| Color | Yellow |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 30s |
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| Length | 10° |
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| Remarks | big flash that lit up the whole sky then long trail of light that lasted about 30 sec |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | big flash then long trail of light that lasted about 30 sec |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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