Observer |
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Name | Robi M |
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Experience Level | 4/5 |
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Remarks | I am a member of the Santa Clarita astronomy club. I have been observing regularly for several years |
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Location |
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Address | Santa Clarita, CA |
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Latitude | 34° 26' 7.33'' N (34.44°) |
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Longitude | 118° 28' 57.3'' W (-118.48°) |
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Elevation | 496.42m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-09-14 20:10 PDT |
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UT Date & Time | 2018-09-15 03:10 UT |
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Duration | ≈20s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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Descent Angle | 213° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 112.85° |
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First azimuth | 115.66° |
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First elevation | 40° |
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Last azimuth | 100.03° |
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Last elevation | 30° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
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Color | 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 | 5s |
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Length | 20° |
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Remarks | Started as a thin white line behind the meteor, a small less bright fragment split off about 3/4 of the duration. |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | The flash was very bright, almost like a searchlight |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | No fragments at the end , just the one during the event |
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