| Observer |
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| Name | Troy W |
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| Experience Level | 4/5 |
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| Remarks | This was the closest i have seen. My son saw it as well. to give you a visual size from my point of view it was the size of a car distance wise. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Columbia, SC |
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| Latitude | 34° 5' 33.55'' N (34.09°) |
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| Longitude | 81° 12' 22.58'' W (-81.21°) |
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| Elevation | 113.45m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-31 22:03 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2023-02-01 03:03 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 | 179° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 280.59° |
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| First azimuth | 276.61° |
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| First elevation | 27° |
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| Last azimuth | 276.13° |
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| Last elevation | 6° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
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| Color | Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
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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 | Unknown |
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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 | Yes |
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| Remarks | This was a fireball. it had to have been within a 30 mile radius of our house. We saw it through the tree line |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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