Reports Report 1750vm (Event 1750-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I tried to estimate the measurements at the time, but I didn't look at the clock and I tried to estimate it from my arrival home.My wife set me straight on the time and It is close to correct. It is worthwhile mentioning that there was a line of hills which raised the horizon by perhaps 5 degrees or so. My observations were from the raised horizon. I found that the appearance of the tail was remarkable because of the narrowness of the tail compared to the fireball, but I guess the distance was a factor. I have seen a couple of other fireballs in the last 80 years. The first one was in the winter of 51 -52 I think, and left a horizontal trail right across the sky. It's long enough ago that you aren't interested, but it made a big impression on me - a teenager at the time.. That one had a broad tail that was definitely blue. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kawartha Lakes, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 43' 9.73'' N (44.71937°) |
| Longitude | 78° 50' 28.1'' W (-78.84114°) |
| Elevation | 273m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 00:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 04:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 32° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95° |
| First azimuth | 96° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 94° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | white green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | the trail was very narrow compared to the ball itself. There was a flash after the ball disappeared below the horizon- maybe 6 degrees according to the time of passage. The sky was brightened horizontally for 15 - 20 degrees.I say yes below, but only because of indirect light. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As I said above the flash was about 6 degrees below the horizon. I estimated this from the time I saw it to the time it took to the horizon to the time of the flash below the horizon. There was a very noticeable brightening of the sky over the horizon 2 or 3 times. I was driving in the car at the time and was facing almost toward the event. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |