| Observer |
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| Name | Josh A |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | It looked like a roman candle type firework at first but it was too big and high in the sky to be a firework traveling at that angle. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Buchanan, MI |
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| Latitude | 41° 50' 41.53'' N (41.84°) |
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| Longitude | 86° 23' 15.15'' W (-86.39°) |
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| Elevation | 229.73m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-26 17:40 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-26 22:40 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 | 96° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 125.46° |
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| First azimuth | 90.76° |
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| First elevation | 37° |
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| Last azimuth | 151.3° |
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| Last elevation | 31° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
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| Color | Green |
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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 | 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 | Right before it went out it turned bright white and sparkled a little |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | When it turned bright white it seemed like it exploded like a firework but not very big |
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