Observer |
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Name | Robert W |
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Experience Level | 5/5 |
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Remarks | Meteor fall occurred in broad daylight. It was bright. I have years of experience in observational astronomy and astrophotography. |
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Location |
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Address | Davie, FL |
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Latitude | 26° 5' 0.05'' N (26.08°) |
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Longitude | 80° 10' 54.68'' W (-80.18°) |
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Elevation | 1.94m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-12-31 12:00 EST |
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UT Date & Time | 2020-12-31 17:00 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 | 229° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 91.38° |
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First azimuth | 72.24° |
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First elevation | 20° |
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Last azimuth | 68.24° |
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Last elevation | 12° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
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Color | White |
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Concurrent Sound |
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Observation | Unknown |
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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 | 10s |
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Length | 10° |
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Remarks | Smoke, the meteor fell in broad daylight |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Flash and then some fragmentation as it fell |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Some fragmentation as it fell. It was bright as it was in broad daylight |
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