Observer | |
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Name | Bob K |
Experience Level | 4/5 |
Remarks | Clear skies, 40 degrees F, low humidity, no ground light scattered in the sky, no visual obstructions to the event, slow to moderate speed of object. I have observed 100+ meteors. Would not count out space junk. My wife and I both saw it for 3-4 seconds. I would appreciate if you could let me know what conclude. Thank you in advance. |
Location | |
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Address | Egg Harbor City, NJ |
Latitude | 39° 28' 57.28'' N (39.48°) |
Longitude | 74° 36' 27.52'' W (-74.61°) |
Elevation | 19.72m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-03-19 20:04 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-03-20 00:04 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down left to up right |
Descent Angle | 88° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 119.41° |
First azimuth | 99.8° |
First elevation | 35° |
Last azimuth | 136.16° |
Last elevation | 35° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
Color | Light Yellow, White |
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 | Yes |
Remarks | Would not describe it as explosion, small trail followed by rapid increase in brightness at the "head" of the object then it all quickly disappeared |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Approximately 5 fragmentations concurrent when "head" was brightess |