Reports Report 3068y (Event 3068-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trish M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything so big and bright flying across the sky! The boom and quaking after the bright flash had me excited and concerned all at the same time! It was unbelievable!! I'm an avid watcher of meteor showers but they all seem to pale in comparison to what I saw tonite!! The time I saw the fireball is an approximate time, it may have been 10:08pm. I guess I should have looked at the exact time, but I was shocked and amazed at the entire spectacle! Next time (if I'm that lucky) I will take note on the exact time and will hopefully get a picture or video!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nelson, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 29' 27.67'' N (49.49102°) |
| Longitude | 117° 17' 22.56'' W (-117.2896°) |
| Elevation | 598.115m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-04 22:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-05 05:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 268° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 51.58° |
| First azimuth | 72.63° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 312.63° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Approximately 3-4 minutes after the very bright flash(lit up the sky and everything around me like a very intense flash from a camera!) the earth shook! My house and windows shook like I was in a small earthquake. My neighbour came running out of his house when it happened! |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | As I said above. The boom and earth shaking happened about 3-4 minutes after the sky lit up!! I watched this fireball cross the sky in front of me while I was sitting on my front porch! |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It lit up everything like a very intense camera flash right in front of my face. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |