Observer |
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Name | Eric W |
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Experience Level | 3/5 |
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Remarks | This was a very brief incident at dusk. It was quick, about 3 seconds, but I reported it due to the fragmentation |
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Location |
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Address | Medina, MN |
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Latitude | 45° 2' 30.88'' N (45.04°) |
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Longitude | 93° 33' 47.7'' W (-93.56°) |
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Elevation | 308.1m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2016-12-14 17:28 CST |
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UT Date & Time | 2016-12-14 23:28 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 | 195° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 180° |
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First azimuth | 200° |
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First elevation | 25° |
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Last azimuth | 190° |
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Last elevation | 15° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
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Color | 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 | No |
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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 | After an initial single streak, the meteor broke into fragments which extinguished at slightly different rates |
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