Reports Report 2384df (Event 2384-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Event has now been reported quite a bit. Having the chance of a clear view, I had witnessed one completely different event, small, at night that lasted 2-3 seconds 5 years ago but this was impressive and seemed as bright as the sun that was setting behind. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Montreal, Quebec (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 35' 48'' N (45.596668°) |
| Longitude | 73° 32' 34.73'' W (-73.54298°) |
| Elevation | 37.524853m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-13 21:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-14 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 264° |
| First azimuth | 263° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 352° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | Curvy and seems small , only occurred after the desintegration of the meteor. Pic included has been taken many minutes after the event. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | On a perfectly clear and sunny evening, I could definitely see when it entered the atmosphere and I had the time to realize what I was seeing and asked multiple times to one other witness to look back until fragmentation happened. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | By the time the other person who was with me looked back, we could clearly see it breaking apart, slowing down, leaving the trail, a very long event 10-12 secvthat I did not expect to witness in daylight from start to.. almost finish |