Reports Report 1672h (Event 1672-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vaughan D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I enjoy watching meteor showers and I'm used to seeing the quick streaks of "shooting stars". This however was a giant fireball unlike anything I've seen in the night sky. From my vantage point, the object fell straight down instead of a horizontal streak. It appeared like actual fire from the sky glowing in orange, green and blue and was at least 10x bigger than any of the normal shooting stars I see around here. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salisbury, New Brunswick (CA) |
| Latitude | 46° 0' 16.31'' N (46.004531°) |
| Longitude | 65° 5' 24.67'' W (-65.090186°) |
| Elevation | 25.584391m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-11 23:15 ADT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-12 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 157.37° |
| First azimuth | 141.31° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 141.81° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It had a glowing smoke trail but it quickly dissipated. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to breakup as the fireball/glow diminished. |