Observer | |
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Name | Brandon R |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | When you see a Emerald/Sapphire fireball go over your head and burst into yellow fragments lighting up half the sky. It will defiantly be a moment I'll remember forever. Amazing |
Location | |
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Address | Pfafftown, NC |
Latitude | 36° 11' 45.44'' N (36.195955°) |
Longitude | 80° 20' 33.12'' W (-80.342534°) |
Elevation | 275.01m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2016-10-04 00:22 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2016-10-04 04:22 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 172° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 177.11° |
First azimuth | 175.22° |
First elevation | 60° |
Last azimuth | 195.93° |
Last elevation | 45° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, 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 | I saw it enter almost right over me with a aqua type color and then it burst into a yellow/white color lighting up about half of the sky. It was very low and bright. Never seen anything like it before. Very noticeable |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Yellowish fragments as it burst apart |