Reports Report 451el (Event 451-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leisel Q |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the coolest sky observation I've experience in my 49 years of life:) lucky me! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Magrath, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 25' 20.31'' N (49.422309°) |
| Longitude | 112° 51' 42.19'' W (-112.86172°) |
| Elevation | 977m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-23 23:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-24 06:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265.83° |
| First azimuth | 260.19° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 328.18° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | I'm not sure if it was a train or not, but it didn't appear until later. Maybe 15 minutes after,and it looked like a long stream of cloud. The sky was also starting to cloud up so not sure if it was just a cloud. Whatever it was, it disappeared within minutes. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | If you mean smaller balls of light with tails trailing behind the front bigger ball of light, then yes I saw fragmentation. |