Observer | |
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Name | Jim S |
Experience Level | 4/5 |
Remarks | Except for the incoming direction I would seriously think debris re-entry but I cannot recall that anything of the space debris category would enter from the east? |
Location | |
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Address | Neosho Rapids, KS |
Latitude | 38° 21' 33.54'' N (38.359318°) |
Longitude | 95° 57' 54.62'' W (-95.965173°) |
Elevation | 337.894m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:39 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:39 UT |
Duration | ≈20s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 265° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 132.32° |
First azimuth | 100.49° |
First elevation | 30° |
Last azimuth | 26.77° |
Last elevation | 25° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
Color | White / slight yellowwith a bit more yellow at fragment point |
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 | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Slowest moving fireball I ever seen, Double break at end, Very much resembled re-entry debris as slow as it and the break up even seemed to slow it more. Possible entry flash may be what caught my attention as it showed in my window, may have appeared before I noticed it with the roof of car blocking that part??, very bright, very, very slow. I do have some video of the very edge of it from my home security camera. Will post on Youtube after I get it transferred. (Kansas Fireball ?? something?? with date )for search purposes |