Observer | |
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Name | mike k |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | just filled the sky with its long blue tail/head. very unusual-close |
Location | |
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Address | Elgin, IL |
Latitude | 42° 1' 47.41'' N (42.029837°) |
Longitude | 88° 18' 8.02'' W (-88.302227°) |
Elevation | 250.234848m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2014-08-23 21:25 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2014-08-24 02:25 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From left to right |
Descent Angle | 90° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 277.5° |
First azimuth | 105.45° |
First elevation | 25° |
Last azimuth | 253.88° |
Last elevation | 13° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
Color | Blue, Orange |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | __ |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 3s |
Length | 15° |
Remarks | the tail appeared orange, then blue-locally hazy sky, clear enough for star veiwing,head was rather large and blue, because of this |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | it broke into a small peice off the top as the blue light disappeared |