Reports Report 7834b (Event 7834-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dre T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Interested to understand more about where this fireball may have originated. It was certainly life changing to experience as an observer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Calgary, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 50° 59' 30.59'' N (50.991831°) |
| Longitude | 114° 0' 19.3'' W (-114.005362°) |
| Elevation | 1040.105225m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-15 01:30 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-15 08:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 86° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 281.77° |
| First azimuth | 248.46° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 332.64° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Purple |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fizzing and sparking sounds |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, sparkling like fireworks, bright white, that flashed brightly and then exploded with a faint popping sound behind a bright purple fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was instantaneous after a few seconds of the fireball arcing across the sky, and was so bright I was shocked there was no sound of explosion when the fireball terminated. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |