Observer | |
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Name | Roberta |
Experience Level | 1/5 |
Remarks | It was one of the largest fireballs I\'ve ever seen, as though it was debris re-entering the atmosphere that broke up as it burned through the atmosphere. Of all the \'shooting stars\' I\'ve seen, this was many times larger, brighter and was more like a piece of trash burning in the sky. |
Location | |
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Address | West Chester, PA |
Latitude | 40° 1' 1.32'' N (40.017032°) |
Longitude | 75° 36' 19.36'' W (-75.605378°) |
Elevation | - |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2012-04-12 20:12 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2012-04-13 00:12 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 135° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 230.70829° |
First azimuth | 231.64604° |
First elevation | 42° |
Last azimuth | 246.41712° |
Last elevation | 31° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
Color | bright orange white with |
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 | Yes |
Duration | 2.5s |
Length | 15° |
Remarks | a long glowing white train |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | It appeared that the fireball broke into two pieces as it descended creating a wide nose, instead of a single comet-like cone. Couldn\'t see the finish due to trees. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | - |