Reports Report 3541am (Event 3541-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ian C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The largest meteor, and first fireball, I've ever observed; when first sighted, it literally looked like a red-hot charcoal briquette with a short, thick fiery tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | London, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 43° 0' 29.01'' N (43.008058°) |
| Longitude | 81° 16' 26.01'' W (-81.273892°) |
| Elevation | 255m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-19 20:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-20 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 93° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.47° |
| First azimuth | 277.52° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 291.49° |
| Last elevation | 58° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | When first sighted, bright orange with hints of yellow and an orange trail; when it fragmented, the fragments were yellowish, as were their trails. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball fragmented into three parts after @1 sec.; a couple of those fragments, fragmented further over the next 2 secs. |