Observer |
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Name | Tommy L |
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Experience Level | 2/5 |
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Remarks | Hope to see more of these Taurids |
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Location |
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Address | Santa Maria, CA |
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Latitude | 34° 55' 18.98'' N (34.92°) |
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Longitude | 120° 26' 3.96'' W (-120.43°) |
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Elevation | 75.41m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-11-04 18:12 PST |
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UT Date & Time | 2018-11-05 02:12 UT |
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Duration | ≈7.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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Descent Angle | 104° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 250° |
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First azimuth | 250° |
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First elevation | 45° |
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Last azimuth | 280° |
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Last elevation | 28° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
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Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, 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 | 10s |
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Length | 15° |
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Remarks | Long thick light streak that built brighter 3/4 way and then dimmed at the end. |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Flash is when it got brighter with velocity increasing |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Trail thin then thick with bright particles flashing and dimmed when velocity was increased |
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