Observer |
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Name | Rad Z |
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Experience Level | 4/5 |
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Remarks | This is the brightest meteor I’ve seen in the past 20 years in this area |
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Location |
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Address | Potomac, MD |
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Latitude | 39° 1' 1.2'' N (39.02°) |
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Longitude | 77° 12' 32.08'' W (-77.21°) |
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Elevation | 104.82m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-10-07 20:35 EDT |
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UT Date & Time | 2017-10-08 00:35 UT |
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Duration | ≈1.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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Descent Angle | 268° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 88.76° |
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First azimuth | 111.21° |
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First elevation | 83° |
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Last azimuth | 81.55° |
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Last elevation | 89° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
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Color | Green, with orange tail |
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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 | Unknown |
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Remarks | - |
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Persistent train |
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Observation | Yes |
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Duration | 2s |
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Length | 20° |
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Remarks | Orange just behind the fireball and smoke trail |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | The terminal flash happened near Beta Cassiopeia |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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