Observer | |
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Name | alia B |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | The flash appeared in the sky within about a finger's width of the 7 o'clock position of Mars, which is what we were looking at at the time. I checked my sky app (SkyGuide) because I thought perhaps it was the ISS, and there are several objects that could pass through that part of the sky at that time (Cosmos rocket and satellite, ENVIsat), but this seemed quite a bit brighter than the usual satellite. |
Location | |
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Address | Iqaluit, Nunavut (CA) |
Latitude | 63° 44' 32.11'' N (63.74°) |
Longitude | 68° 28' 59.47'' W (-68.48°) |
Elevation | 94.5m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2022-11-24 06:35 EST |
UT Date & Time | 2022-11-24 11:35 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 195° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 300.04° |
First azimuth | 299.18° |
First elevation | 22° |
Last azimuth | 298.12° |
Last elevation | 20° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
Color | Light Blue, 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 | It started as a faint point (like the usual look of a satellite in transit), brightened to approximately the magnitude of Jupiter in the time it took to say 'oh look there's a satellite', and faded again for maybe half a second. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Two quick pulses of Jupiter-magnitude brightness, then it faded completely. |