| 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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