Reports Report 4852x (Event 4852-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justine P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The head of the fireball was white with burning colors (red, blue and green). While the fireball was flying across the sky it had a large trail of white dust similirair to a shooting star tail but much larger and longer. It illuminated the sky much like fireworks or lightening do and returned completely black once it dissapeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Casey, Québec (CA) |
| Latitude | 47° 48' 36.2'' N (47.810056°) |
| Longitude | 74° 11' 35.21'' W (-74.193115°) |
| Elevation | 503m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-01 23:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-02 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 10.17° |
| First azimuth | 34.21° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 349.36° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After about a minute of seeing the meteor/fireball, we heard an echoing muted thunder sound similar to a plane flying overhead but with very irregular but very close intervals. Each sound lasted between 1 and 5 seconds with less than a second short silence between them. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |