| Observer |
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| Name | Carson S |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | Probably the best meteor I have seen in my life so far. It lit up the night sky briefly and had an amazing turquoise hue. Saw it from my own backyard. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Ojai, CA |
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| Latitude | 34° 25' 19.15'' N (34.42°) |
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| Longitude | 119° 18' 25.67'' W (-119.31°) |
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| Elevation | 179.05m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-20 18:20 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-21 02:20 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 106° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 180° |
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| First azimuth | 190° |
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| First elevation | 45° |
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| Last azimuth | 215° |
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| Last elevation | 39° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
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| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | A small boom prior to witnessing the event |
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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 | Unknown |
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| Duration | - |
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| Length | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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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 | The meteor travelled for 2-3 seconds before breaking up into 3 big pieces with a lot of smaller debris |
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