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Meteor (Meteor)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: fishermanjoe523@gmail.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Glenside, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Dec 14 11:43:00 2016 UT Obs. no.: 1994
Just an addendum to my last post, the planet in the morning sky was Jupiter, not Saturn.
Meteor (Meteor, est. mag -6, est. to be in Ophiuchus)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: fishermanjoe523@gmail.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Glenside, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Dec 14 11:43:00 2016 UT Obs. no.: 1993
Just saw a phenominal fireball streak past just a few degrees from Saturn. It travelled South by SouthEast and was a beautiful bright blue-green color. It was visible for almost a second and started about the zenith point to just past Saturn's declination. I was looking at Saturn at the time that it became visible. Very very bright with at least 2 pieces that broke off from the main fireball, much like an air rocket on independence day with sparks flying off. It was the best meteor I have seen in about 10 years.
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