Observer | |
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Name | Albert K |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | I'm not an astronomer but as an environmental scientist I'm always interest in my surrounding. My wife and I were walking the dog, casual talking and then this 'fire ball' happened. The first thing we said was, 'I have never seen such a bright falling star'; it was amazing and at the same time I felt unsure, what is happening? After googling around I came upon this website and start reading about a fire ball. I have seen many fallen stars but none like this one, so bright, so big and it traveled fast, so I'm convinced it was a fire ball. |
Location | |
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Address | Boulder, CO |
Latitude | 40° 2' 52.61'' N (40.05°) |
Longitude | 105° 16' 35.65'' W (-105.28°) |
Elevation | 1669.4m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-01-15 20:50 MST |
UT Date & Time | 2020-01-16 03:50 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 160° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 270° |
First azimuth | 270° |
First elevation | 45° |
Last azimuth | 270° |
Last elevation | 20° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
Color | Light Yellow |
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 | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |