| Observer |
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| Name | Theodore F |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | It looked just like the photos of when the shuttle Columbia broke up |
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| Location |
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| Address | Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Latitude | 34° 26' 26.33'' N (34.44°) |
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| Longitude | 119° 43' 41.64'' W (-119.73°) |
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| Elevation | 72.42m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-29 22:25 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-30 06:25 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 266° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 179.24° |
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| First azimuth | 183.48° |
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| First elevation | 23° |
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| Last azimuth | 130.14° |
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| Last elevation | 24° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
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| Color | Light 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 | 1s |
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| Length | 5° |
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| Remarks | glowing train, then fragmented into 3 fiery glowing dots |
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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 | glowing train, then fragmented into 3 fiery glowing dots as it headed east |
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