Reports Report 1912l (Event 1912-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lauren A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There was a second, smaller, briefer green fireball a few minutes after at a different location in the sky. Both fireballs were a brilliant green, similar to a flare, but much brighter. Both were larger and brighter than any meteor I have previously seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Baltimore, ON (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 3' 42.55'' N (44.061819°) |
| Longitude | 78° 8' 31.84'' W (-78.142179°) |
| Elevation | 274.840729m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-21 21:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-22 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.72° |
| First azimuth | 126.58° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 96.41° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Intense lime green, with sparkling reddish-orange fragments trailing behind it (fragments quickly burning out, did not leave a persistent smoke trail). |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sparkling reddish-orange fragments trailing behind it that fell toward the ground. Fragments quickly burned out and left no persistent trail. |