Reports Report 3068aa (Event 3068-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sharon C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | A friend and myself were standing on my front patio facing east when she looked towards the sky and made an astonished remark and I turned just in time to witness the meteor grazing the eastern sky , this was an extraordinary event ! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kamloops, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 50° 42' 11.83'' N (50.703286°) |
| Longitude | 120° 20' 0.75'' W (-120.333543°) |
| Elevation | 362m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-04 22:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-05 05:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 107.43° |
| First azimuth | 88.24° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 44.07° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | red and orange sparks and smoke trail as it came closer to the mountain |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | like an explosion of blue light out of thin air |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as it was ascending down towards the mountain it appeared as though there were embers falling which looked like sparks |