| Observer |
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| Name | Christine T |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I first saw it in the corner of my eye, but it was so bright I looked up, and I'm certainly glad that I did! |
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| Location |
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| Address | Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Latitude | 42° 54' 58.79'' N (42.92°) |
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| Longitude | 85° 36' 12.66'' W (-85.6°) |
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| Elevation | 236.46m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-01 19:26 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-02 00:26 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 244° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 267.03° |
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| First azimuth | 310.27° |
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| First elevation | 63° |
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| Last azimuth | 250.48° |
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| Last elevation | 59° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
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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 | - |
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| Length | 5° |
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| Remarks | it looked like there were smaller parts that broke off of it and they were also glowing and falling. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | I guess it was fragmentation and not a train, I saw several smaller pieces seem to break off of the meteor and glow. |
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