Reports Report 3631a (Event 3631-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gretchen I |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | this was such a unique experience that I feel I will always remember it. Awesome, impressive, and rather terrifying until a call to 911 explained that it was a meteorite. it was against a background of an evacuation alert for the opposite side of the lake where out-of control fires were burning. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nelson, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 36' 44.29'' N (49.612302°) |
| Longitude | 117° 6' 0.02'' W (-117.100006°) |
| Elevation | 541.57m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-05 20:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-06 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 116.98° |
| First azimuth | 155.74° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 94.72° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | very loud explosive noise followed by prolonged reverberation, similar to dynamite explosion but much louder |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |