Reports Report 7440bk (Event 7440-2020)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 7440-2020
Observer
NameMelanie R
Experience Level2/5
Remarks-
Location
AddressToronto, Ontario (CA)
Latitude43° 38' 13.13'' N (43.64°)
Longitude 79° 25' 35.86'' W (-79.43°)
Elevation92.78m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2020-12-07 19:37 EST
UT Date & Time2020-12-08 00:37 UT
Duration≈3.5s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up right to down left
Descent Angle192°
Moving
Facing azimuth70.32°
First azimuth71.58°
First elevation48°
Last azimuth71.23°
Last elevation9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-24
ColorOrange
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationYes
Duration4s
Length30°
RemarksGlowing (gold and yellow glow, faint burnt orange center gradient) and illuminating train, trailing out and fragmenting.
Terminal flash
ObservationYes
RemarksTerminal explosion was very faint, almost indistinguishable from the “thickness” of the trail and when it did occur, the meteorite still had one quarter of its trail still visible (only the beginning of the trail had begun dissipating).
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksSitting on second floor patio of a two storey home. First appearance as a thin, slivered and “white" streak appeared a little higher than midway through the sky, seemingly out of nowhere as I was already looking straight at this section of the sky before the appearance. No flash was accompanied with the initial appearance of this thin streak. It’s appearance in the sky was seen as a very thin trail (