Observer | |
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Name | Kelsey R |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | The fireball looked almost as big as a full moon. |
Location | |
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Address | Billerica, MA |
Latitude | 42° 34' 33.19'' N (42.575887°) |
Longitude | 71° 14' 1.72'' W (-71.233812°) |
Elevation | - |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2012-09-21 20:30 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2012-09-22 00:30 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 225° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 295.76534° |
First azimuth | 305.97372° |
First elevation | 48° |
Last azimuth | 298.39055° |
Last elevation | 26° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
Color | bright blue |
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 | -1s |
Length | -1° |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | About 2 seconds after seeing the fireball vanish behind some trees, there was a bright, blue, semi-circle shaped glow that erupted for a quick second. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |