Observer | |
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Name | Harleen K |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I usually watch shooting stars. Which is enough to see the difference between a shooting star and a comet or meteor. The one I have seen, it seemed to be very close and big with a bit of a green flash, and leaving small flashes. |
Location | |
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Address | Delta, British Columbia (CA) |
Latitude | 49° 8' 59.06'' N (49.15°) |
Longitude | 122° 56' 5.36'' W (-122.93°) |
Elevation | 5.88m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2023-05-01 00:05 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2023-05-01 07:05 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 207° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 284.18° |
First azimuth | 288.81° |
First elevation | 43° |
Last azimuth | 286.17° |
Last elevation | 48° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
Color | Green, Light Green |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 3s |
Length | - |
Remarks | It was like a spark left behind the fire ball |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | It was a green flash not like small shooting star. It was much bigger than just a star. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | There were few fragments left behind like a tail. |