| Observer |
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| Name | Kim G |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | It was the biggest shooting star I have ever seen! Amazing! |
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| Location |
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| Address | Frederick, MD |
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| Latitude | 39° 25' 15.64'' N (39.42°) |
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| Longitude | 77° 21' 8.35'' W (-77.35°) |
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| Elevation | 101.82m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-04 22:44 EDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-05 02:44 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From down to up |
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| Descent Angle | - |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 20.71° |
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| First azimuth | 352.51° |
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| First elevation | 67° |
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| Last azimuth | 351.55° |
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| Last elevation | 14° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
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| Color | Light Yellow, orange, exactly like a large fireball |
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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 | 3s |
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| Length | - |
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| Remarks | It was very long. It actually alarmed me. I thought something may have actually hit the ground but I couldn't see over the hill. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Felt like it blazed down and flashed closer to the ground but I couldn't see it because it went out of my sight. I was driving. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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