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Observer
Name
Steve O
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
Williamstown, Victoria (AU)
Latitude
37° 51' 44.67'' S (-37.862409°)
Longitude
144° 54' 19.35'' E (144.905375°)
Elevation
6.424537m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-13 23:19 AEDT
UT Date & Time
2017-01-13 12:19 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
244°
Moving
Facing azimuth
343.05°
First azimuth
352.52°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
337.06°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bright white object grew in size to double it's size over about 0.5 of a second and then became a train of three bright lights for about another half a second and then disappeared. It disappeared as a source of light rather than being obscured.