Observer | |
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Name | Ann L |
Experience Level | 4/5 |
Remarks | Happened to glance at the dark night sky while taking out the recycling bin, never saw anything like it, moving fast but not like a meteor flash, had a longish tail, then dimmed out and disappeared after 3-4 seconds, i had a few seconds to observe it and wonder!! |
Location | |
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Address | Groveland, MA |
Latitude | 42° 45' 35.55'' N (42.76°) |
Longitude | 71° 1' 59.94'' W (-71.03°) |
Elevation | 10.48m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-12-03 20:30 EST |
UT Date & Time | 2018-12-04 01:30 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down left to up right |
Descent Angle | 87° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 333.43° |
First azimuth | 314.54° |
First elevation | 35° |
Last azimuth | 4.89° |
Last elevation | 40° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
Color | Orange |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |