Reports Report 1684e (Event 1684-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It seemed slow for a meteor - I was wondering if it were space junk. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ottawa, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 25' 17.51'' N (45.42153°) |
| Longitude | 75° 41' 49.88'' W (-75.69719°) |
| Elevation | 71.807m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-05-05 23:59 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-05-06 03:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 227° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.63° |
| First azimuth | 93.25° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 90.76° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was bright enough to get my attention while I was driving on the freeway at night. I could only see it while it was low in the sky. Then it flared and fragmented. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It rapidly brightened, then 3 or 4 "sparks" veered downward from it, while the brightest part continued on the original path. They all faded out within a second, not reaching the horizon. |