Reports Report 4480aj (Event 4480-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andrea W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was incredibly bright which is what caught my attention . I was a passenger in a vehicle at the time so I had an opportunity to watch it as soon as it got into my field of view. I have never seen anything like that before. My husband witnessed it near the end when I brought it to his attention. When it ended it looked like it blew up in a flash of red and silver and disappeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madoc, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 41' 42.69'' N (44.695193°) |
| Longitude | 77° 35' 30.43'' W (-77.591785°) |
| Elevation | 284m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-18 21:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-19 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 86° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 219.69° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 239.37° |
| Last elevation | 52° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball streaked across the sky then appeared to glow red and sparked. It was a bunch of red amber looking particles as it ended. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like red ambers with silver sparks |