Observer |
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Name | Tina D |
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Experience Level | 2/5 |
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Remarks | It amazed me that it was bright enough to cast a glow at my feet and caused me to look up! |
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Location |
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Address | Discovery Bay, CA |
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Latitude | 37° 54' 53.7'' N (37.91°) |
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Longitude | 121° 35' 36.52'' W (-121.59°) |
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Elevation | 4.2m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2015-10-13 22:42 PDT |
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UT Date & Time | 2015-10-14 05:42 UT |
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Duration | ≈3.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From right to left |
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Descent Angle | 270° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 28° |
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First azimuth | 70.48° |
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First elevation | 69° |
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Last azimuth | 334.99° |
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Last elevation | 59° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
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Color | Light Blue, White |
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Concurrent Sound |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Shhhhhhhh |
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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 | 99.99s |
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Length | 50° |
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Remarks | glowing trail thinner at end |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | I first thought it was lightning as I was looking down toward ground, it caused me to look at sky and see fireball shooting across |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Yes, it seemed like there was a slight breaking off from the initial ball |
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