Reports Report 1722a (Event 1722-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | N/A N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was specifically going outside to look at the stars and looked at the right place at the right time. It only lasted a brief moment, but the proximity of the event gave it a noticeable texture. I have seen meteor showers before, but nothing that looked so close within our atmosphere. It almost looked close enough to see the blaze of fizzling light, mostly emitting a bright white. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Halifax, Nova Scotia (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 38' 58.88'' N (44.64969°) |
| Longitude | 63° 37' 48.45'' W (-63.630124°) |
| Elevation | 38.692m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-05-08 00:20 ADT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-05-08 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.67° |
| First azimuth | 70° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 40° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked just like a meteor event would with a trail of faded light fading as it shot across, only lasting a brief, but stretched out moment. I looked up at the stars and saw a white almost blazing ball the size of the moon appear in the sky and shoot across towards downtown. It appeared bigger, brighter and slower then a shooting star would. Once the trail faded, I noticed a plane higher up in the sky and realized that the event I saw seemed to be within our atmosphere. The ball of light almost looked to have fizzled dull once it disappeared from my sight. A roof fire in the south end was reported two hours later into the night. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |