Observer | |
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Name | J D |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I live in the country and spend a fair bit of night time outside - see shooting stars all the time (to clarify my 'observing experience). |
Location | |
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Address | Yountville, CA |
Latitude | 38° 23' 15.88'' N (38.39°) |
Longitude | 122° 20' 57.57'' W (-122.35°) |
Elevation | 22.78m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2015-10-13 22:40 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2015-10-14 05:40 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 265° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 115.09° |
First azimuth | 123.34° |
First elevation | 36° |
Last azimuth | 93.69° |
Last elevation | 36° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
Color | White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 5s |
Length | 30° |
Remarks | Fairly straight, puff in the middle, continuing for another +-10 degrees; glowing then dark then faded away |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | was looking down, jogging, flash lit things up, looked up ans saw the end of a bright, small dot like a photo flash. it went out and saw glowing trail behind it. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |