Observer | |
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Name | David L |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | Seemed like a typical meteor in brightness, only larger than usual, and a much loner duration of visibility, crossing about 70% of the sky before winking out. |
Location | |
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Address | Greer, SC |
Latitude | 34° 50' 53.08'' N (34.848079°) |
Longitude | 82° 13' 4.27'' W (-82.217852°) |
Elevation | 235.819m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-04-12 20:43 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2017-04-13 00:43 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From right to left |
Descent Angle | 270° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 232.69° |
First azimuth | 289.55° |
First elevation | 40° |
Last azimuth | 127.84° |
Last elevation | 25° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
Color | Light Yellow |
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 | Yes |
Remarks | Uncertain, but seemed to split into two pieces with almost no separation, towards the last 1/3 of visibility. |