Reports Report 3600d (Event 3600-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Geoff M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | To give you an idea of timing, I was facing the opposite way, my girlfriend remarked that she saw .. something.. I had time to turn around and observe it travelling across the sky. Again, far faster than a satellite (ie ISS), slower than a typical meteor. My assumption was that it was a de-orbiting satellite |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Toronto, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 53' 57.73'' N (43.89937°) |
| Longitude | 80° 7' 19.64'' W (-80.122122°) |
| Elevation | 470.113m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-07 20:29 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-08 00:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 123.77° |
| First azimuth | 130.81° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 93.14° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | This was far faster than a satellite but much slower than the typical meteor i've seen (astronomer).. My guess is it was space junk re-entering. It was large and fuzzy where I assume it had fragmented into several pieces, but not incredibly bright. |