Observer | |
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Name | Rich M |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | Seemed to be slower than a 'normal' shooting star, so I determined it to be low in the atmosphere.. that and the fact it lasted a good while. |
Location | |
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Address | West Clarkston-Highland, WA |
Latitude | 46° 25' 11.19'' N (46.419775°) |
Longitude | 117° 3' 15.93'' W (-117.054425°) |
Elevation | 238.365982m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2013-10-30 05:50 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2013-10-30 12:50 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 | - |
First azimuth | 28.67° |
First elevation | 63° |
Last azimuth | 279.89° |
Last elevation | 6° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
Color | Light Blue, 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 | Yes |
Duration | 1s |
Length | 5° |
Remarks | glowing train, only lasting a couple seconds |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | At first sight, possibly when it entered the atmosphere, I thought I detected a couple of fragments, that immediately disappeared. |