Reports Report 3722a (Event 3722-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debbie Q |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I'm no expert, but I do regularly meteor and aurora hunt. I have never seen a fireball this big - easily 100x larger than the biggest perseid I've seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wanham, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 55° 42' 44.72'' N (55.712421°) |
| Longitude | 118° 23' 18.65'' W (-118.388515°) |
| Elevation | 617m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-14 00:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-14 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 227° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60° |
| First azimuth | 80° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball streaked, arcing down and went from bright to almost a yellow-orange-red bloom around it. |