Reports Report 3371j (Event 3371-2021)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Chad M |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | Difficult to gauge brightness as the landscape was lit by twilight, but it was orders of magnitude brighter than Venus and perhaps 10-100x brighter than crescent moon, both of which were in the same field of view. Fireball lasted an estimated 4-5 seconds. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Challis, ID |
| Latitude | 44° 30' 44.9'' N (44.512471°) |
| Longitude | 114° 13' 13.81'' W (-114.220502°) |
| Elevation | 1560.92m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2021-06-14 21:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-06-15 03:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 207° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 320° |
| First azimuth | 345° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 316° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | The smoke trail was highlighted by setting sun (in photo). Only the last 1-2 degrees where fragmentation occurred resulted in a smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Terminal fragmentation was yellow while for most of the fireball flight was brilliant/searing white with blue tinge. |