Observer | |
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Name | Trent M |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | was about as bright as the sun. it had to be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen (after my wife). Never seen nothing like it and I have seen many comets , meteor showers, eclipse. Definitely made me appreciate life just a little more. |
Location | |
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Address | Watkins, CO |
Latitude | 39° 44' 22.03'' N (39.739452°) |
Longitude | 104° 36' 20.58'' W (-104.605718°) |
Elevation | 1685.53833m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2013-10-23 21:20 MDT |
UT Date & Time | 2013-10-24 03:20 UT |
Duration | ≈20s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 135° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 208.17° |
First azimuth | 114.06° |
First elevation | 19° |
Last azimuth | 262.47° |
Last elevation | 14° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
Color | Light Blue, Orange, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | _________I though it was an Airplane since the airport is that way but it was a faint humming sound_________ |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 5s |
Length | 10° |
Remarks | A glowing train followed and grew brighter as it dropped, it was followed by an ash sparkling blue and yellow, eventually the bright Orange/White light went out. |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | grew brighter as it was falling then the light went out. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Grew very bright before it went out. |