| Observer |
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| Name | Mick F |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | I was looking at the Orion constellation when the fireball streaked past it from right to left. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Sacramento, CA |
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| Latitude | 38° 40' 4.48'' N (38.67°) |
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| Longitude | 121° 20' 34'' W (-121.34°) |
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| Elevation | 35.47m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-26 00:50 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-26 08:50 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 256° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 280° |
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| First azimuth | 320° |
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| First elevation | 45° |
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| Last azimuth | 220° |
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| Last elevation | 15° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
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| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 2s |
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| Length | 20° |
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| Remarks | Glowing white trail |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | It exploded into 5 or 6 fragments |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | As it moved from West to East in a downward motion it left a long white trail and then burnt up in the atmoosphere as it exploded. |
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