Reports Report 97g (Event 97-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Yuuna P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was frigid outside when the fireball came into view and I was not physically present to see it with my own eyes, but most details can be seen in the time lapse I took on my Nikon D750. The video I have attached here is the original time lapse slowed to 0.4x speed. I can also send both the initial, unedited time lapse and the time lapse at 0.1x speed by email request. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Gouldsboro, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 27' 53.88'' N (44.464967°) |
| Longitude | 68° 5' 54.59'' W (-68.098496°) |
| Elevation | 6.906812m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-01-04 04:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-01-04 09:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 229° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 354.88° |
| First azimuth | 22.53° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 348.04° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | I wasn't present to see it with my own eyes, but judging from what was captured in the 1 hour time lapse I took on my camera, seconds after the terminal flash, bright white smoke could be seen. Over the seconds-minutes following the explosion, the head of the train turned orange and then faded to a brown-ish color. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was a bright light blue/light green color. No visible fragmentation was caught in the time lapse. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |