| Observer |
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| Name | John B |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | Unable to detect any noise because I was driving west in a vehicle. The meteor came in fast and low, otherwise I would not have seen it. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Freehold, NJ |
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| Latitude | 40° 13' 6.82'' N (40.22°) |
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| Longitude | 74° 20' 18.56'' W (-74.34°) |
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| Elevation | 54.65m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-23 07:14 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-23 12:14 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 | 251° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 230.65° |
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| First azimuth | 214.61° |
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| First elevation | 25° |
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| Last azimuth | 185.08° |
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| Last elevation | 16° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
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| Color | Bright white and yellow with red tinge as it broke up |
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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 | Yes |
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| Duration | 2s |
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| Length | 20° |
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| Remarks | Glowing trail quickly dissipated and was undetectable after 2 seconds. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Observed the meteor flash brightly just before it disintegrated. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | Observed the meteor break up into 4 or 5 pieces, that trailed behind just before it disintegrated in a flash |
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