Observer |
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Name | Liz G |
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Experience Level | 2/5 |
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Remarks | We were out front of our home taking in Saturn and Jupiter when we witnessed a lengthy meteor/fireball and trail. |
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Location |
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Address | Long Beach, CA |
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Latitude | 33° 47' 22.71'' N (33.79°) |
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Longitude | 118° 5' 56.21'' W (-118.1°) |
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Elevation | 4.48m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-12-20 18:20 PST |
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UT Date & Time | 2020-12-21 02:20 UT |
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Duration | ≈3.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From down to up |
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Descent Angle | - |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 250° |
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First azimuth | 250° |
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First elevation | 30° |
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Last azimuth | 250° |
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Last elevation | 10° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
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Color | Light Blue, White |
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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 | 0.5s |
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Length | 10° |
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Remarks | Glowing trail with what appeared to be small sparks coming off |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Approximately mid trail there was a brightening to the orb |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Unknown |
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Remarks | - |
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