| Observer |
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| Name | M E |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | It seemed very low in the sky, but my wife and I both thought it wasn't any kind of firework. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Chesterton, IN |
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| Latitude | 41° 36' 29.16'' N (41.61°) |
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| Longitude | 87° 2' 30.43'' W (-87.04°) |
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| Elevation | 200.77m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-26 16:50 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-26 22:50 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 103° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 195.28° |
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| First azimuth | 165.34° |
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| First elevation | 30° |
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| Last azimuth | 195.31° |
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| Last elevation | 25° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
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| Color | Orange, White |
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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 | Unknown |
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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 | Brighter flash before it burned out, but not an explosion that we could see. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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