Observer | |
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Name | Ryan B |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I witnessed the major meteor shower over central Ohio in 2002 or 2003 where we saw 10-20 meteors per minute, and even counted more than 50 for several minutes, and NONE were as nearly as bright as the one I saw On this occasion. It was beautiful! |
Location | |
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Address | Waldo, OH |
Latitude | 40° 26' 51.51'' N (40.447642°) |
Longitude | 83° 4' 29.29'' W (-83.074804°) |
Elevation | 288.064178m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 22:07 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 02:07 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up to down |
Descent Angle | 180° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 357.13° |
First azimuth | 357.95° |
First elevation | 41° |
Last azimuth | 356.87° |
Last elevation | 20° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
Color | White |
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 | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | Brief but significant increase in brightness |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | There was a brief but significant increase in brightness with accompanying fragmentation off both sides |