Reports Report 4381d (Event 4381-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judith M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It appeared very brightly and HUGE from the South...then travelled Northward over the Bras d’Or Lake in front of us in the direction of the Big Dipper ... it appeared for many seconds as I had the time to get my husband to stand up with me to view from our deck, We were outdoors, hoping to view some Meteors from the Perseid Shower last night. It was the largest, brightest and most AMAZING sight I’ve seen in the Sky! I noted it first appeared to the right of Jupiter. (Very visible right now) We heard a booming sound like thunder when it went out of view after several seconds because of some cloud cover in the North. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Nova Scotia (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 58' 40.69'' N (45.977969°) |
| Longitude | 60° 26' 2.92'' W (-60.434144°) |
| Elevation | 10.059385m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-11 21:15 ADT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-12 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 295.64° |
| First azimuth | 252.03° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 338.12° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded like thunder |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | As it travelled behind some cloud cover you could actually see it’s body and tail debris flashing through the clouds it was soooo bright and large! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Many particles or fragments trailing behind in a conical shape...VERY visible!!! |