| Observer |
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| Name | Tara D |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | At first I thought it was a bright shooting star until it flared up and turned bright green. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Kansas City, MO |
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| Latitude | 39° 11' 1.4'' N (39.18°) |
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| Longitude | 94° 36' 16.95'' W (-94.6°) |
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| Elevation | 244.39m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-22 00:48 CST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-22 06:48 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 157° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 332.19° |
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| First azimuth | 325.17° |
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| First elevation | 24° |
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| Last azimuth | 332.23° |
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| Last elevation | 15° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
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| Color | Green, 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 | 3s |
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| Length | 15° |
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| Remarks | There was a thin white trail of tappered light before turning a bright green that appeared larger as it got closer to the horizon. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | No |
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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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