Observer | |
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Name | Kenneth R |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | we were driving east and saw the fireball directly in front of us, low and very bright with a yellow-orange trail, lasting 4-5 seconds; clear night. this is the second one I've seen in that general direction in the past 2 weeks (will report the other one now). |
Location | |
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Address | Ithaca, NY |
Latitude | 42° 28' 56.75'' N (42.48243°) |
Longitude | 76° 28' 0.44'' W (-76.46679°) |
Elevation | 316.69m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-04-14 22:08 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2017-04-15 02:08 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 236° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 263.56° |
First azimuth | 270.69° |
First elevation | 17° |
Last azimuth | 259.49° |
Last elevation | 11° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
Color | Orange-yellow |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
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 | No |
Remarks | - |