| Observer |
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| Name | Rick D |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | It was the longest lasting fireball I’ve seen in person, but not the bright white or yellow color I’m used to. It was a beauty. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Yarmouth, ME |
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| Latitude | 43° 48' 35.38'' N (43.81°) |
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| Longitude | 70° 9' 49.51'' W (-70.16°) |
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| Elevation | 19.64m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-23 18:54 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-23 23:54 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
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| Descent Angle | 289° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 51.63° |
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| First azimuth | 29.41° |
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| First elevation | 56° |
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| Last azimuth | 81.69° |
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| Last elevation | 25° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
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| Color | Orange, Red |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 3.5s |
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| Length | 20° |
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| Remarks | Orange train, which faded from left to right...persistent enough for my 10 y.o. son to notice and exclaim...”Daddy, is it going to hit the Earth?” |
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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 | Yes |
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| Remarks | Very fine fragmentation in one or two pieces which lasted only a a few milliseconds. |
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