Reports Report 1276h (Event 1276-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Todd B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This is what I wrote in my journal: 3-13-20, 7:28 pm EDT, extremely bright meteor traveling due west with moderate swiftness from zenith and expiring at about 35 degrees of altitude with a transit of roughly two seconds and leaving a faint trail maybe ten degrees long that lasted about fifteen minutes; was pure white, emitted no sparks, was brighter than nearby Venus, which was nearby at magnitude -4.1, so, say, approximately magnitude -5 |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Framingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 19' 23.02'' N (42.32306°) |
| Longitude | 71° 23' 41.72'' W (-71.394922°) |
| Elevation | 46.578156m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-03-13 19:28 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-03-13 23:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 225° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 225° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |