| Observer |
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| Name | Herb H |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | It may have been space junk burning up in the atmosphere. I never saw a meteor fragment the way this one did. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Newark, OH |
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| Latitude | 40° 6' 56.67'' N (40.12°) |
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| Longitude | 82° 19' 24.54'' W (-82.32°) |
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| Elevation | 354.38m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-05 20:30 EDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-06 00:30 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 205° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
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| First azimuth | 90° |
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| First elevation | 45° |
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| Last azimuth | 85° |
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| Last elevation | 30° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
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| Color | 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 | No |
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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 | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Initial bright fireball (meteor) broke into two fireballs and numerous smaller fragments. |
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