Reports Report 697b (Event 697-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kevin T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm over 40 years old and am an active outdoorsman and outdoor enthusiast. I've seen many shooting stars in my life. Some more amazing than others, but I've never had an experience where a light in the sky is so bright it prompts me to turn my head to observe! I quite literally sat and stared at the sky for 10 more minutes following this, just to see if there was anything else to follow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gobles, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 9' 26.79'' N (43.157443°) |
| Longitude | 80° 34' 14.49'' W (-80.570693°) |
| Elevation | 282.196m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-18 23:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-19 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 191.48° |
| First azimuth | 195.48° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 109.96° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The meteor i saw was alarmingly slow, attention grabbing bright, and had a glowing train as you call it. It was perfectly consistent with the light of the meteor it was following, but DID sort of dwindle and flicker at one point a few seconds into the event, but relit itself back up as it was previously. About one second after that...it all went black again. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |