Observer | |
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Name | kevin b |
Experience Level | 5/5 |
Remarks | Seen from Morgan County Observatory outside during star party, I was the only one facing the right direction. I quickly told the few others there about it and pointed, but nobody turned around fast enough before it was gone. |
Location | |
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Address | Berkeley Springs, WV |
Latitude | 39° 28' 55.1'' N (39.481971°) |
Longitude | 78° 13' 17.67'' W (-78.221574°) |
Elevation | 308.112396m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2015-04-17 21:05 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2015-04-18 01:05 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 171° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 89.73° |
First azimuth | 88.63° |
First elevation | 27° |
Last azimuth | 92.12° |
Last elevation | 20° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
Color | 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 | Yes |
Duration | 1s |
Length | 5° |
Remarks | like a short thin triangle, much smaller than the fireball |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | the whole thing happened very quickly and it got brighter very fast, ending in a flash then disappeared |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | smaller pieces near the train mostly on the right side |