| Observer |
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| Name | Mistyne H |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I wasn’t sure if it was fireworks, since it was Christmas Eve in the SoCal desert. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Palm Desert, CA |
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| Latitude | 33° 43' 27.27'' N (33.72°) |
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| Longitude | 116° 23' 29.81'' W (-116.39°) |
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| Elevation | 65.48m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-24 17:35 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-25 01:35 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 127° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
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| First azimuth | 94.96° |
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| First elevation | 15° |
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| Last azimuth | 25° |
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| Last elevation | 15° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
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| Color | Orange, yellow, gold |
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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 | 1s |
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| Length | 10° |
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| Remarks | It was a gold metallic glow |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | It exploded with a white flash and forced another part forward, while the back part started to slow and drop. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Yes, after it exploded. The front part went further than the golden glowing train. |
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