Reports Report 5154a (Event 5154-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | William B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’m a physicist. This was big, bright and fast. A minute it so earlier, I saw a typical short, brief meteor in front of me. This caught my attention directly over my head. I’ve never seen one like this. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Los Alamos, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 53' 35.58'' N (35.893218°) |
| Longitude | 106° 19' 49.2'' W (-106.330333°) |
| Elevation | 2288.309326m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-05 20:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-06 02:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 302.6° |
| First azimuth | 298.18° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 302.43° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see the image. took 10-15 sec to get camera. The leading edge faded. Seconds later what you see was gone as well. |