Observer | |
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Name | William M |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | I was driving on a fairly level section of road, and the fireball appeared through the windshield to my left front - to the northwest, I'd say. It was very bright and although I have no way of knowing how far away it was, I later guessed it couldn't have been too many miles away or, scale-wise, it would have been truly gigantic. I was surprised at the size - far, far larger than the high streaks I associated with meteors. In fact, at first, I thought it was falling debris, as from an aircraft. I expected to hear a crash - my radio was off, the windows were up - but I heard nothing. Totally cool experience. |
Location | |
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Address | Odessa, DE |
Latitude | 39° 26' 34.03'' N (39.442786°) |
Longitude | 75° 39' 47.08'' W (-75.663078°) |
Elevation | 3.079569m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 20:25 EST |
UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 01:25 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up to down |
Descent Angle | 180° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 332.65° |
First azimuth | 331.33° |
First elevation | 21° |
Last azimuth | 326.02° |
Last elevation | 9° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
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 | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |