Reports Report 1276a (Event 1276-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Originally I thought the fireball may have been the Chinese space station debris due to the expected crash reported to happen this weekend but I'm not sure. I've seen several meteor showers but never a bright, persistent fireball such as this one. The speed seemed rather slower than most meteors I've seen in the past, but certainly brighter and longer lived hence my thinking that it may have been space station debris. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hamilton, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 11' 45.19'' N (43.195886°) |
| Longitude | 79° 45' 58.78'' W (-79.766327°) |
| Elevation | 206.503m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-31 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-04-01 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 24.37° |
| First azimuth | 45.5° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 8.59° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball appeared to have several droplets coming off the head end these didn't last longer than a couple hundred milliseconds. I noticed a thick contrail about 20 minutes later, far higher in the sky than the fireball, may have been unrelated. |