| Observer |
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| Name | Earl M |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I have seen shooting stars before but this was long, thin and very bright with two very bright flashes and trailing sparks like 4th of July sparklers |
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| Location |
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| Address | Lawson, MO |
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| Latitude | 39° 31' 35.19'' N (39.53°) |
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| Longitude | 94° 5' 31.89'' W (-94.09°) |
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| Elevation | 298.44m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-04 19:32 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-05 01:32 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
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| Descent Angle | 43° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 340.42° |
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| First azimuth | 341.23° |
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| First elevation | 57° |
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| Last azimuth | 338.32° |
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| Last elevation | 15° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
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| Color | Orange, 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 | 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 | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | The leading end was bright white trailing orange & yellow with sparks and two separate bright white flashes |
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