Reports Report 43mz (Event 43-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Greg P |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | This was the brightest meteor I have ever seen. I feel lucky to have seen it! It came down so low I wanted to look for debris, in case there was something, but there is no way I could find anything without a helicopter or a drone and it was night. I saw this out of my living room window while I was watching tv. It was so bright it caught my attention right away. I was almost looking in that direction from the start because of the angle I was sitting in relation to my tv. It was only off by about 10 degrees from the direction I was looking and I had full view of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Balmoral, Manitoba (CA) |
| Latitude | 50° 14' 35.94'' N (50.243317°) |
| Longitude | 97° 22' 28.19'' W (-97.374497°) |
| Elevation | 258.318939m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-03 21:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-04 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 128° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 132° |
| First azimuth | 133° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 145° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Green ball with an Orange tail and Orange sparks in the tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The ball was Green with a long orange train that had orange sparks going off of the train. The overall brightness of the whole objet flickered in intensity. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |