Reports Report 5441fk (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fred P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was parked at work facing West. Saw a planet directly in front that I wanted to investigate, got out Google Skymap on my phone (which I frequently use to confirm hypotheses of "what is that?". Discovered it was Mars. Was looking at Mars when I saw a bright flash in upper left visual field. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Toronto, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 45' 1.85'' N (43.750513°) |
| Longitude | 79° 18' 59.77'' W (-79.316602°) |
| Elevation | 171.905365m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 256.49° |
| First azimuth | 216.51° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 228.27° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was facing west, a bright flash caught the corner of my upper left visual field, might have seen the buildings light up, looked up, short white diverging cone with orangey yellow puffy ice cream scoop at end of cone, almost horizontal |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |