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Observer
Name
Dave
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
Awesome experience - have never witnessed a fireball before this night - we were standing around a campfire and someone said \"what is that\" - all 4 of us had time to look up and view it for 3-4 seconds until it disappeared past the horizon.
Location
Address
Canistota, SD
Latitude
43° 35' 59.29'' N (43.599802°)
Longitude
97° 10' 0.28'' W (-97.166745°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-05-11 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-05-12 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.51854°
First azimuth
43.06917°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
302.10663°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
green and blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-