Reports Report 6873gz (Event 6873-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dave R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen (and photographed) several fireballs before, but this was among the most spectacular I've seen. Unfortunately I was not photographing the Taurid meteor shower this morning, so I did not get a photo of this fireball, I only saw it through a south facing window of my house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 51° 19' 6.18'' N (51.318383°) |
| Longitude | 114° 19' 17.68'' W (-114.321578°) |
| Elevation | 1264.613525m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-11-13 06:33 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-11-13 13:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176.5° |
| First azimuth | 184.51° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 162.45° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a greenish streak and then a very bright flash. The streak continued but shrunk in brightness. Then there was a secondary smaller and dimmer flash along the same meteor trail. This all occurred within 2 seconds or so. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think I saw fragmentation, due to the secondary flash of light I described above. |