Observer | |
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Name | Andrew B |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | I saw the object just as I was stepping outside. The sky was very clear. It passed about 10° below the nearly full moon from north to south at roughly the trajectory shown in the previous answers. The moon itself was very bright, but this object was at least as bright or probably a bit brighter than the moon itself (the termination was very bright like a camera flash). I stared at the sky for a few more minutes to look for any others, but nothing else appeared. |
Location | |
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Address | Easton, PA |
Latitude | 40° 41' 21.54'' N (40.69°) |
Longitude | 75° 16' 19.21'' W (-75.27°) |
Elevation | 125.17m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-12-02 03:14 EST |
UT Date & Time | 2017-12-02 08:14 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 239° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 264.05° |
First azimuth | 293.11° |
First elevation | 38° |
Last azimuth | 263.59° |
Last elevation | 24° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
Color | Light Blue, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | I believe i heard a slight, very short fizzle or something like a fuzzy pop, occuring near the end of it's appearance |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 0.5s |
Length | 40° |
Remarks | I think I saw smoke around the front of the object, but the glowing tail was solid and as bright as the object itself with no visible smoke in the trail that i noticed |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | There was a small but bright flash at the end, almost like a small firework. I could have mistaken it for a firework if not for it's trajectory. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |