Observer |
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Name | Jake L |
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Experience Level | 3/5 |
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Remarks | I am very confident that meteor hit somewhere behind copper mountain, I would say maybe 3-6 miles South West of Copper. |
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Location |
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Address | Copper Mountain, CO |
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Latitude | 39° 29' 46.21'' N (39.5°) |
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Longitude | 106° 9' 15.97'' W (-106.15°) |
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Elevation | 3055.38m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2016-10-20 20:30 MDT |
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UT Date & Time | 2016-10-21 02:30 UT |
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Duration | ≈3.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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Descent Angle | 245° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 279.78° |
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First azimuth | 300.09° |
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First elevation | 66° |
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Last azimuth | 238° |
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Last elevation | 1° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
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Color | Light Blue, Orange, Red |
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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 | Yes |
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Remarks | It sounded like a soft bang in the distance |
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Persistent train |
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Observation | Unknown |
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Duration | - |
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Length | - |
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Remarks | - |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | The meteor flew behind Copper mountains horizon and a second later a night blueish flash light up that section of the sky. |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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