Reports Report 982j (Event 982-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many falling stars but never something this big. I would guess it was 50 to 100 times larger than an average falling star (from my point of view). It was such a spectacle and surprised me so that I thought I was going to have a heart attack and I was seriously literally shaking. Lake Ontario is about 10 miles south of my home (where I saw it) but the distance where it may have hit is hard to say. It may be possible that it hit near the shore close to the town of Bowmanville, Ontario or, more likely, somewhere in Lake Ontario. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clarington, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 1' 58.37'' N (44.032881°) |
| Longitude | 78° 36' 19.96'' W (-78.605544°) |
| Elevation | 272.117645m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-04-21 22:47 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-04-22 02:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 202.28° |
| First azimuth | 203.66° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 204.45° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Appeared like a flame trail that followed the Fire Ball but it diminished quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The Fire Ball fell behind some Cedar Trees that were 50 feet in front of me so the terminal flash lit up a small portion of the low sky that was visible through the trees almost like what a car head light from a distance would look like through Cedars |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |