| Observer |
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| Name | James L |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I have seen several "shooting stars" before, but never anything like this except on TV. This lasted much longer than I would have expected. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Slidell, LA |
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| Latitude | 30° 17' 21.95'' N (30.29°) |
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| Longitude | 89° 42' 20.84'' W (-89.71°) |
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| Elevation | 3.95m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2015-06-29 00:38 CDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2015-06-29 05:38 UT |
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| Duration | ≈45s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 262° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 101.09° |
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| First azimuth | 123.62° |
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| First elevation | 22° |
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| Last azimuth | 54.99° |
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| Last elevation | 17° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
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| Color | Orange, 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 | Glowing train, looked like double meteors following one another |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | two separate balls, each with trails |
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