| Observer |
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| Name | Paul D |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | This was not a typical meteor sighting, in that it persisted for so long and showed a separate leading object and a fragment train |
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| Location |
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| Address | Twinsburg, OH |
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| Latitude | 41° 20' 8.76'' N (41.34°) |
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| Longitude | 81° 28' 30.81'' W (-81.48°) |
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| Elevation | 315.05m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:23 EDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:23 UT |
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| Duration | ≈7.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 229° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 153.1° |
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| First azimuth | 160.4° |
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| First elevation | 76° |
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| Last azimuth | 124.47° |
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| Last elevation | 61° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
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| Color | Yellow, White |
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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 | 20s |
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| Length | 5° |
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| Remarks | initially large separate glowing particles trailing a single bright object, followed by glowing smoke-like train which twisted slightly |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | initial flash was as bright as a strobe light, then a glowing object followed by bright fragments |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | the leading object disappeared within 4-5 seconds, the fragment train persisted for about 20 seconds |
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