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Photo
Location
Address
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Latitude
40° 48' 33.07'' N (40.809187°)
Longitude
105° 37' 48.54'' W (-105.63015°)
Elevation
2647.140137m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-12-14 03:15 MST
UT Date & Time
2018-12-14 10:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
172°
Moving
Facing azimuth
211.16°
First azimuth
194.84°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
194.65°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue, Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
20°
Remarks
Initial train was glowing blue & green, fading to smoke trail reddish-orange that coiled up in a spiral rotating clockwise & coiling up. (additional photos available)
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white flash, similar to a camera's flash, which lit up the entire field where the camera was on the tripod.
