| Observer |
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| Name | Aaron S |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | I work nights and have seen countless shooting stars. Never have seen anything close to this in terms of size and brightness |
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| Location |
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| Address | Adel, IA |
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| Latitude | 41° 43' 7.13'' N (41.72°) |
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| Longitude | 94° 10' 59.86'' W (-94.18°) |
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| Elevation | 307.96m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-18 05:29 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-18 11:29 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 181° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 181.61° |
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| First azimuth | 92.62° |
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| First elevation | 49° |
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| Last azimuth | 92° |
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| Last elevation | 16° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
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| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow |
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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 | Yes |
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| Duration | 30s |
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| Length | 8° |
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| Remarks | Looked like smoke, similar to the train behind a jet plane |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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