| Observer |
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| Name | Stephen S |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I have only seen and reported one other fireball and this was more spectacular due to the orange trail prior to termination. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Downingtown, PA |
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| Latitude | 40° 0' 48.72'' N (40.01°) |
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| Longitude | 75° 43' 25.1'' W (-75.72°) |
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| Elevation | 91.74m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-08 19:22 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-09 00:22 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From right to left |
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| Descent Angle | 270° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 73.26° |
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| First azimuth | 74.29° |
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| First elevation | 45° |
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| Last azimuth | 40.46° |
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| Last elevation | 43° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
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| Color | Orange tail, grew to bright white, then very bright white with sparkles like fireworks. |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Duration | - |
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| Length | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Orange tail, grew to bright white, then very bright white with sparkles like fireworks. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Trail of sparkles prior to termination |
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