Reports Report 3607s (Event 3607-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark F |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | One of the brightest I have seen in ~40 years of observing |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Toronto, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 38' 13.02'' N (43.63695°) |
| Longitude | 79° 28' 7.62'' W (-79.468784°) |
| Elevation | 80.017311m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-17 23:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-18 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.66° |
| First azimuth | 100.92° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 82.67° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Short pop approximately 90 seconds after burst |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large blue flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmented twice. Second fragmentation resulted in many colored scattered debris (orange, red, green, white, blue). |