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Observer
Name
Paul D
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
Unsure of exact date. It was around 4am. I was in formation for the USMC in boot camp. Beautiful unsure if it was a comet or something else. Just told my girlfriend to look up comets in summer of 2013 and came across this website
Location
Address
Parris Island, SC
Latitude
32° 20' 57.27'' N (32.349241°)
Longitude
80° 40' 57.64'' W (-80.682677°)
Elevation
3.657218m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-08-23 04:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-08-23 08:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
190°
First azimuth
175.26°
First elevation
82°
Last azimuth
225.22°
Last elevation
75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
15°
Remarks
Blue fireball with tail moving across sky
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
