Reports Report 1271a (Event 1271-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Todd S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am a professional photographer ("Aurora Hunter") and have been photographing the northern lights for 30 years and have never captured a fireball/meteor/shooting star of this nature. I was just doing a test shot, a 5-second camera exposure, on some developing auroras over the Wrangell Mountains when it zinged perfectly within my time frame window without cutting off the head or tail. I was elated and just started hooting & hollering when I realized I got it. What a rush! |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Copper Center, AK |
| Latitude | 61° 46' 45.61'' N (61.779337°) |
| Longitude | 145° 10' 53.77'' W (-145.181602°) |
| Elevation | 435.921234m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-03-13 02:08 AKDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-03-13 10:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 60° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 28° |
| First azimuth | 37° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 20° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| 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 | - |