Observer | |
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Name | Amy H |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | Some of the other drivers *had* to have seen this!! Looked like it was headed for Taos at the closest, but more likely Raton, NM or Southern CO, due to the shallow angle, but was so *big* in our field of vision that I kept looking for signs of an explosive local landing. Bigger and brighter than *any* meteor I have ever seen, as a casual observer of annuals like the Perseoids and Leonids...! |
Location | |
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Address | Santa Fe, NM |
Latitude | 35° 36' 28.42'' N (35.607895°) |
Longitude | 105° 49' 29.38'' W (-105.824828°) |
Elevation | 2467.425m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-11-09 18:26 MST |
UT Date & Time | 2017-11-10 01:26 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 266° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 78.27° |
First azimuth | 132.47° |
First elevation | 65° |
Last azimuth | 9.57° |
Last elevation | 52° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
Color | Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, 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 | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Bright white shooting star for 3 seconds, slow moving then flared *very* bright white for 2-3 seconds, then flared very bright white *again* for 1-2 seconds with a bluish hint and red/yellow after, and at least 4-5 *distinct* chunks of bright white broke away in separate N-NW-ish directions, with their own trails, exactly like a fist expanding to a full hand spread. Wow!! Wish we'd had a camera, but were driving at the time on I-25. |