| Observer |
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| Name | Bill B |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | This was awesome!! We were in the car and I was driving, my wife saw it too. I thought "meteor" immediately. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Kentwood, MI |
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| Latitude | 42° 51' 21.71'' N (42.86°) |
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| Longitude | 85° 37' 29.75'' W (-85.62°) |
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| Elevation | 228.48m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-26 17:45 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-26 22:45 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 123° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 179.05° |
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| First azimuth | 162.44° |
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| First elevation | 48° |
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| Last azimuth | 248.07° |
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| Last elevation | - |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
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| Color | Green with sparking yellow tail |
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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 | 4s |
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| Length | 1° |
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| Remarks | sparking yellow like from a firework |
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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 | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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