Observer |
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Name | James C |
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Experience Level | 3/5 |
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Remarks | This was the largest meteror breakup I've seen in 41 years. It was magnificent. I have multiple images and video. |
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Location |
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Address | Lanai City, HI |
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Latitude | 20° 49' 24.99'' N (20.82°) |
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Longitude | 156° 54' 41.61'' W (-156.91°) |
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Elevation | 532.8m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-10-24 22:01 HST |
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UT Date & Time | 2020-10-25 08:01 UT |
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Duration | ≈20s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From down right to up left |
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Descent Angle | 355° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 238.71° |
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First azimuth | 238.44° |
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First elevation | 45° |
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Last azimuth | 62.79° |
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Last elevation | 15° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | 8- |
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Color | Light Yellow |
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Concurrent Sound |
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Observation | Unknown |
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Remarks | - |
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Delayed Sound |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | 2 booms (10 to 15 seconds apart), 2 minutes after sight was lost. |
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Persistent train |
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Observation | Yes |
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Duration | 99.99s |
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Length | 99.99° |
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Remarks | White smoke trail illuminated by half moon |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Looked like 6 fragments breaking up into 25 fragments at apex, reducing to about 8 before sight was lost. |
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Photo |
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Video |
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