Fireball report

Reports Report 3990f (Event 3990-2016)

Observer
Name	Andy H
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Ottawa, Ontario (CA)
Latitude	45° 24' 28.69'' N (45.40797°)
Longitude	75° 41' 36.49'' W (-75.693469°)
Elevation	67.211m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-10-17 05:45 EDT
UT Date & Time	2016-10-17 09:45 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	100°

Moving
Facing azimuth	11.85°
First azimuth	354.07°
First elevation	28°
Last azimuth	15.45°
Last elevation	15°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-16
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	4s
Length	15°
Remarks	A glowing white trail that included brighter fragments. Train tail would extinguish about 15 degrees behind the fireball.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Two sets of fragments. First fragments were remnants that were still there when I first saw it in the sky. Then they stopped. Single fireball for a 1-1.5 seconds, then more fragments for 1-1.5 seconds. Then single light for last 1-1.5 seconds and then it extinguished.

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