| Observer |
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| Name | Jack F |
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| Experience Level | 4/5 |
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| Remarks | In my opinion, this was a once in a lifetime experience. It was perhaps 500 times larger than any meteor that I have ever seen. Truly spectacular. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Whitefish, MT |
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| Latitude | 48° 21' 28.02'' N (48.36°) |
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| Longitude | 114° 19' 23.85'' W (-114.32°) |
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| Elevation | 950.29m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-17 06:24 MST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-17 13:24 UT |
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| Duration | ≈7.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 169° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 346.38° |
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| First azimuth | 343.9° |
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| First elevation | 67° |
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| Last azimuth | 348.62° |
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| Last elevation | 69° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
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| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
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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 | 30s |
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| Length | 30° |
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| Remarks | like fog, cloud. grey |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | I wasn't looking in the direction of the meteor at first. The flash of light made me look. It lit up the whole area with a bright white light. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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