Observer | |
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Name | Darnell T |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | It was PHENOMENAL! I have seen meteors (Leonids) usually late night/early morning, I've seen lunar eclipses, the International Space Station on several occasions, observed Jupiter & Mars this summer with the aid of skymap app, but have never seen anything like this. I may have gotten the direction somewhat skewed & the time of sighting is approximate. . .± 9 PM (hubby & I were leaving Nash's Restaurant in Broussard, LA ) & ~5 secs of sighting; didn't see when it actually disappeared. . hindered by trees/buildings. It was very bright white (perhaps the recently setting sun had contributed to the brightness?). It appeared circular & symmetrical to the naked eye hauling B_TT across the sky @ a good clip.. . .definitely something I had NEVER seen before! Was very fortunate to catch a look-see. |
Location | |
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Address | Broussard, LA |
Latitude | 30° 9' 5.04'' N (30.151401°) |
Longitude | 91° 57' 40.87'' W (-91.961354°) |
Elevation | 10.739106m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2014-07-12 21:00 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2014-07-13 02:00 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From left to right |
Descent Angle | 90° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 95.96° |
First azimuth | 94.84° |
First elevation | 75° |
Last azimuth | 105.7° |
Last elevation | - |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
Color | Very Bright 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 | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |