Reports Report 5987a (Event 5987-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | maggie S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It came in slow. When I first saw it in my peripheral, it looked like grey circles but as I continued to look it got brighter, and orange/bright yellow. It was like it came through in slow motion and lasted for some time.However, not long enough for me to get a picture or video of it. It was super low and for half a second I thought it might touch down. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fredericton, New Brunswick (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 59' 39.02'' N (45.994172°) |
| Longitude | 66° 38' 54.28'' W (-66.648412°) |
| Elevation | 37.591125m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-23 20:00 AST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-24 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35° |
| First azimuth | 18° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It looked like pieces of debris that broke off the meteor and were burning up in the atmosphere. I was driving in my car and had the music up when it caught my attention, so I couldn't hear if there was any noises associated with it, let a long how long the train was but it was long. It my very first meteor that I've seen in real life and I will NEVER forget it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It wasn't a huge meteor but it was thin in shape and I saw it get brighter and brighter. It looked like it had pieces of debris around it when it came into the atmosphere. |