Observer | |
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Name | Brian |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | I really think I saw a fireball (as opposed to my eyes playing tricks on me as I drove). Event duration not quite 1 second... long enough to think "whoa!". I have seen satellites, the ISS, and 'shooting stars'... this looked like the later but much bigger and brighter. I have looked for other reports this evening but found none. |
Location | |
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Address | Madison Heights, MI |
Latitude | 42° 30' 58.63'' N (42.516287°) |
Longitude | 83° 6' 22.35'' W (-83.106208°) |
Elevation | - |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2011-11-04 20:36 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2011-11-05 00:36 UT |
Duration | ≈1s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 225° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 359.9523° |
First azimuth | 350.17215° |
First elevation | 32° |
Last azimuth | 321.5058° |
Last elevation | 34° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
Color | 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 | Unknown |
Duration | -1s |
Length | -1° |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | I\'m not sure if I saw a terminal flash. What I would call the \'head\' was larger (2-3x) than the streak, but I can\'t recall if that was for the full duration (1 second) or just the ending moment. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |