Observer |
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Name | Tony B |
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Experience Level | 3/5 |
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Remarks | I have seen other meteors, both during showers and independently, and this was the brightest and most startling one I have ever seen. |
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Location |
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Address | Ranger, GA |
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Latitude | 34° 31' 59.1'' N (34.53°) |
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Longitude | 84° 45' 19.51'' W (-84.76°) |
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Elevation | 245.9m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-09-22 23:00 EDT |
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UT Date & Time | 2018-09-23 03:00 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 | 158° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 187.46° |
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First azimuth | 187.59° |
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First elevation | 41° |
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Last azimuth | 197.33° |
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Last elevation | 18° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
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Color | Began as yellow, flashed red, then became bright 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 | Near the end of its fall, it suddenly became much brighter and disappeared. It flared. |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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