Observer | |
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Name | Mike B |
Experience Level | 4/5 |
Remarks | this was by far the brightest and biggest meteor I have ever observed. |
Location | |
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Address | Basin, WY |
Latitude | 44° 18' 58.05'' N (44.316124°) |
Longitude | 108° 2' 37.67'' W (-108.043796°) |
Elevation | 1220.428589m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2013-09-23 20:45 MDT |
UT Date & Time | 2013-09-24 02:45 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 135° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 79.9° |
First azimuth | 66.91° |
First elevation | 66° |
Last azimuth | 84.69° |
Last elevation | 33° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
Color | Green |
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 | Yes |
Remarks | seemed to brighten just prior to breaking up |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | broke into many pieces, like a large green firework would do. after breaking up, the individual pieces changed from glowing green to red, as they faded out. |