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Observer
Name
Keith G
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
Walking the dogs after dinner and saw this. Very low and fast across the sky. Dark red, at first I thought it was a plane, but much too fast and it diasappeared.
Location
Address
Chesterfield, SC
Latitude
34° 42' 47.78'' N (34.713272°)
Longitude
80° 6' 4.19'' W (-80.101163°)
Elevation
96.969147m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-19 18:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-12-19 23:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
62.24°
First azimuth
81.99°
First elevation
14°
Last azimuth
93.67°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
8°
Remarks
gray smoke trail difficult to see in the dark sky
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-