American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7503a (Event 7503-2021)

Observer
Name Meg P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I have never seen anything like it before but it matched pictures of fireballs I looked up afterwards, I first thought it was the biggest shooting star I’d ever seen but it appeared to be so close to the ground unlike the two conventional ‘high in the sky’ shooting stars I’d seen just moments prior (this was during the Perseids meteor shower timeframe).
Location
Address Victoria, British Columbia (CA)
Latitude 48° 27' 21.37'' N (48.455937°)
Longitude 123° 23' 18.39'' W (-123.388442°)
Elevation 10.962892m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-08-02 23:45 PST
UT Date & Time 2021-08-03 06:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 179°
Moving
Facing azimuth 195°
First azimuth 195°
First elevation 24°
Last azimuth 208.77°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -