Observer | |
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Name | Marcia D |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I was outside our condo ( top floor, unit 3C, with a 180 degree view over the Lake of the Ozarks) with about 6 friends, showing them how to use the SkyView Lite app on my iphone. I was pointing out Jupiter, as it was visable. Then the meteor appeared! The most FANTASTIC SKY EVENT I HAVE EVER, OR WILL PROBABLY EVER be fortunate enough to witness!! The night sky was clear, and I started yelling when the fireball appeared, several of my friends caught a glimpse of it. I was the only one who witnessed the entire event. I was stunned, and googled to see if there were any reports of the fireball. Until today when I found the dashcam video from that night, all I could find was a sighting caught on a deck cam from July of 2019, and it looked remarkedly similar. I was SO excited to get o report my sighting!! |
Location | |
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Address | Lake Ozark, MO |
Latitude | 38° 11' 31.34'' N (38.19°) |
Longitude | 92° 40' 20.66'' W (-92.67°) |
Elevation | 236.61m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-08-18 20:31 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-08-19 01:31 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 259° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 124.18° |
First azimuth | 149.97° |
First elevation | 50° |
Last azimuth | 98.33° |
Last elevation | 12° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
Color | Bright white with colors streaming behind it, much like the colors you can see when using a Bunsen burner in a chemistry lab- so bright I first thought it was fireworks or a rocket |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |