Reports Report 3230j (Event 3230-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | While I have no astronomy experience, I've got a lot of night flying experience - I was amazed at how close/low it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Martensville, Saskatchewan (CA) |
| Latitude | 52° 16' 10.36'' N (52.269544°) |
| Longitude | 106° 38' 46.5'' W (-106.646251°) |
| Elevation | 510.776398m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-08 20:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-09 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.4° |
| First azimuth | 100.56° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 89.59° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The train appeared a lot hotter, more of a yellow/white color in a very triangular shape with the point at the rear. The whole thing was illuminated enough to notice some smoke trail. The train wasn't a steady train, it pulsed a bit increasing/decreasing the intensity but the frequency of the pulses was high enough to always be visible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Part of the train appeared to flake off at a 45 degree angle rearward in all directions, similar to the wake of a boat. |