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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