| Observer |
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| Name | Melissa J |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | The direction it was traveling is a little iffy as we were all tired and driving, also trying to recall the information a few days later |
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| Location |
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| Address | Elgin, IL |
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| Latitude | 42° 2' 52.37'' N (42.05°) |
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| Longitude | 88° 20' 29'' W (-88.34°) |
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| Elevation | 267.66m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-18 23:50 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-19 05:50 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 | 246° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 46.04° |
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| First azimuth | 34.52° |
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| First elevation | 39° |
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| Last azimuth | 12.58° |
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| Last elevation | 29° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
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| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
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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 | No |
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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 | The colors intensified and became larger in size (we were driving so it's hard to say which direction it was sorry) |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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