Reports Report 4956ci (Event 4956-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 4956-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Todd R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The trajectory of what I observed seems to conflict with some of the reports I see on the website. What I saw took a more east-west path than the agressive north-south trajectory shown on the site yesterday. Almost didn't report, but felt after reading the CBC article about it, that it was important to add my observations since I had a very good view of this object for most of it's appearance, with pretty ideal viewing conditions. Happy to give more detail if requested. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ottawa, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 20' 39.3'' N (45.34°) |
| Longitude | 75° 56' 58.03'' W (-75.95°) |
| Elevation | 107.06m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-20 22:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-21 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45.88° |
| First azimuth | 5.35° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 76.16° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Brightness increased steadily for about 3-5 seconds before breaking apart. Multiple pieces fizzled from the main object. Pieces quickly fizzled into darkness as main object reached a peak brightness level. Main object quickly dimmed and dissapeared a few seconds after breaking apart. |