Observer | |
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Name | D W |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | Saw no trail or streak, only a round very bright explosion, as if the meteor was traveling directly toward me when it exploded. It was near the almost full moon, and extremely bright, illuminated the landscape briefly. |
Location | |
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Address | Edgewood, NM |
Latitude | 35° 6' 22.85'' N (35.106348°) |
Longitude | 106° 11' 29.58'' W (-106.191549°) |
Elevation | 2016.96167m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2014-09-08 04:04 MDT |
UT Date & Time | 2014-09-08 10:04 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up to down |
Descent Angle | 180° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 263.93° |
First azimuth | 263.51° |
First elevation | 30° |
Last azimuth | 263.2° |
Last elevation | 30° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
Color | Orange, Yellow |
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 | Bright round explosion like flash bigger and brighter than the moon, and near it |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |