| Observer |
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| Name | Matt B |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | I’ve experienced meteors up close and over the ocean. This appeared to be falling debris of a probable chondrite meteorite and |
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| Location |
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| Address | Aliso Viejo, CA |
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| Latitude | 33° 33' 8.71'' N (33.55°) |
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| Longitude | 117° 43' 42.89'' W (-117.73°) |
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| Elevation | 126.53m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-14 20:19 PDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-15 03:19 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 | 118° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 120° |
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| First azimuth | 120° |
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| First elevation | 50° |
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| Last azimuth | 120° |
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| Last elevation | 50° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
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| Color | Orange |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Slight boom and felt on chest |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Slight boom |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 3s |
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| Length | 10° |
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| Remarks | Looked like a glowing smoke train of orange colored fire |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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