| Observer |
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| Name | Chris T |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | My wife took a picture of the contrail, but it’s not on my phone |
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| Location |
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| Address | Colorado Springs, CO |
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| Latitude | 38° 56' 28'' N (38.94°) |
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| Longitude | 104° 41' 51.98'' W (-104.7°) |
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| Elevation | 2102.07m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-07 18:00 MST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-08 01:00 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 | 179° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 258.27° |
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| First azimuth | 259.8° |
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| First elevation | 46° |
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| Last azimuth | 259.08° |
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| Last elevation | 25° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
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| Color | 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 | 90s |
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| Length | 15° |
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| Remarks | Contrail straight down then spiraled as the air changed it |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | It looked like a sparkler with a very bright center and sparkles coming off as it frll |
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