Reports Report 4300a (Event 4300-2018)
| Observer | |
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| Name | DOUG G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Appeared right in front of us while driving, around same height as moon. Appeared as an extremely large bright red fireball. It slowly descended out of view. In the picture you can see that it has already descended behind some trees as it took my wife a couple of seconds to get her phone, but it is still very bright. It didn't have a tail like most meteors. Very unusual. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Springfield, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 55' 55.29'' N (39.932026°) |
| Longitude | 75° 20' 50.84'' W (-75.347455°) |
| Elevation | 68.783m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-20 18:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-20 22:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 8° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 139.77° |
| First azimuth | 142.74° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 135.58° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Red |
| 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 | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |