Reports Report 3182bg (Event 3182-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm primarily an astrophotographer vs an astronomer, but I do know my way around the sky and consider myself fairly experienced. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Yarker, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 25' 38.76'' N (44.427434°) |
| Longitude | 76° 50' 47.47'' W (-76.846519°) |
| Elevation | 140.089m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-29 22:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-30 02:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 237.2° |
| First azimuth | 154.4° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 298.83° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A few seconds after the sighting, there was a "whooshing" sound that sounded like a giant sparkler burning. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It left a glowing trail beside it that took upwarks of 10 seconds to completely dissipate |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It originated in the Aquilla region, flared up initially with a blue hue, broke up, faded, then flared up a second time finishing in a greenish burst in the Corona Borealis region, leaving a debris trail glowing in its wake. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke up into at least 2 major fragments before those flared up a second time. |