Reports Report 926e (Event 926-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clay D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Observing Jupiter from urban balcony facing south, eyeglasses off. Left eyepiece and saw the fireball naked eye - I usually use eyeglasses, so not a clear sighting. If the meteor were not very bright I would not have seen it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Toronto, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 39' 59.34'' N (43.666482°) |
| Longitude | 79° 22' 44.94'' W (-79.379149°) |
| Elevation | 110.628479m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-04-17 21:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-04-18 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 150° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.3s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | brief orange/yellow glow |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |