| Observer |
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| Name | Tamsin C |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I was not convinced this was a fire ball at first but members of the Astronomy Society of Malta also reported seeing it so I was right! |
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| Location |
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| Address | (MT) |
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| Latitude | 35° 56' 1.6'' N (35.93°) |
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| Longitude | 14° 20' 39.72'' E (14.34°) |
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| Elevation | 7.96m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-03 21:30 CEST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-03 19:30 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 | 119° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
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| First azimuth | 272.42° |
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| First elevation | 44° |
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| Last azimuth | 280.74° |
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| Last elevation | 30° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
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| Color | Orange, Yellow, 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 | 2s |
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| Length | 20° |
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| Remarks | Smoke trail that appeared behind the fire ball and disappeared quite quickly |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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