Observer | |
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Name | Mary F |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | It was an extremely bright event. Although I’ve never seen a comet, it looked like a comet was falling to earth. |
Location | |
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Address | , ID |
Latitude | 47° 58' 47.71'' N (47.98°) |
Longitude | 116° 41' 53.09'' W (-116.7°) |
Elevation | 730.08m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-10-03 22:34 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-10-04 05:34 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 163° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 5.19° |
First azimuth | 333.24° |
First elevation | 64° |
Last azimuth | 341.88° |
Last elevation | 5° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
Color | Light Yellow, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | While driving north on Highway 95 in Bonner County, Idaho, I witnessed a bright streak of light falling toward the earth. As the steak of light traveled downward at a rapid rate of speed, it looked like an explosion, a big ball of light, occurred just above the horizon. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |