| 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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