American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1062ef (Event 1062-2014)

Observer
Name Jonathan K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Mississauga, ON (CA)
Latitude 43° 38' 54.57'' N (43.648493°)
Longitude 79° 38' 9.13'' W (-79.635869°)
Elevation 151.841995m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-05-04 16:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-05-04 20:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.22°
First azimuth 59.14°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 62.4°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -
Length -
Remarks The meteor left a smoke trail in the sky. Most of it dissipated quite quickly but a thicker segment of the smoke trail lasted for a few minutes afterwards.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Towards the end of the trajectory of the meteor it emitted a bright flash seemed to flare or explode
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -