Reports Report 5938a (Event 5938-2018)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Heather W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Image submitted is a screen shot of the raw file, so you can see how the appeared before before any processing; I also have the next 3 images showing the smoke, but I could only upload one with the form |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Centennial, WY |
| Latitude | 41° 20' 18.99'' N (41.338608°) |
| Longitude | 106° 9' 52.48'' W (-106.164578°) |
| Elevation | 2677.817627m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-12 03:43 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-12 09:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 13° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 65° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 85° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Purple, Dark Blue, Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, White |
| 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 | 40s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I was shooting 20 second exposures: the meteor appeared in one frame (time 0343); dark blue smoke appeared in the next frame (time 0344); lighter blue smoke remained in the next frame (time 0344); and very faint white smoke remained in the next frame (time 0345) |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright white flash followed by smoke, which looked white with the naked eye and blue on camera |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |