Observer | |
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Name | Birgit W |
Experience Level | 1/5 |
Remarks | Saw 2 orange fireballs, 20 minutes apart. Straight trajectory from East to West. No trails, no sound. First fireball moved slower than a helicopter in a straight horizontal line. Suddenly winked out or disappeared. Second fireball moved faster, still in a straight horizontal line. Also suddenly gone. Have a few pictures and videos. |
Location | |
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Address | Hamburg, PA |
Latitude | 40° 33' 31'' N (40.55861°) |
Longitude | 75° 59' 8.75'' W (-75.985763°) |
Elevation | 116.212288m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2013-05-17 22:20 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2013-05-18 02:20 UT |
Duration | ≈10s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From left to right |
Descent Angle | 90° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 215.42° |
First azimuth | 96.05° |
First elevation | 61° |
Last azimuth | 237.63° |
Last elevation | 62° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
Color | Orange, Red |
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 | -1s |
Length | -1° |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |