| Observer |
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| Name | Harry B |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | It lit up my whole field of vision and was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Sterling, IL |
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| Latitude | 41° 47' 38.22'' N (41.79°) |
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| Longitude | 89° 40' 24.07'' W (-89.67°) |
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| Elevation | 202.07m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 01:25 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:25 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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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 | 48.74° |
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| First azimuth | 37.37° |
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| First elevation | 51° |
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| Last azimuth | 39.94° |
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| Last elevation | 21° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
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| Color | Blue, Orange, Yellow |
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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 | 15s |
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| Length | 50° |
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| Remarks | It was a smoke trail that was lit up at various times as the fireball emitted different colors of light. It was gone in about 15 seconds. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | There was a very bright initial flash of light that dimmed as it got lower on the horizon what ended with a final single Flash. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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