Reports Report 3737zi (Event 3737-2016)

Observer
Name Anna P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was awesome.
Location
Address Burlington, Ontario (CA)
Latitude 43° 27' 28.97'' N (43.458047°)
Longitude 79° 53' 32.73'' W (-79.892425°)
Elevation 186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-04 22:36 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-05 02:36 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 231°
Moving
Facing azimuth 132.72°
First azimuth 157.97°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 90.36°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Silvery white to fire Orange as it arcs
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 17°
Remarks Started as a very bright, silvery white, shooting star with a glittery or sparkling trail. Trajectory was a slight arc. Went up a little, then became narrower and brighter and came down a bit, trail shortened then burst into flames and streaked accross the sky. Bright fire orange with a long firey tail and burnt out.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Made a flash when it burst into flames
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -