Reports Report 986a (Event 986-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Corrie L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was different than other meteor showers I have experienced where I'm intentionally looking up at the sky from outside. In this case I was at home, indoors, staying up late working on something when suddenly I saw a bright flash above the top of the window shade. We have window shades that can either be raised from the bottom or lowered from the top and I saw the bright flash in about a foot-and-a-half total space. For this reason I cannot determine the angle or the direction whatever it was was moving at or from. After going through this questionnaire, it seems that what I saw was a terminal flash which makes me wonder if the metallic sound I heard directly afterwards was a piece of debris hitting something in the front yard like a vehicle. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newberg, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 16' 48.04'' N (45.280011°) |
| Longitude | 122° 57' 7.2'' W (-122.952001°) |
| Elevation | 51.663m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-14 00:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-14 07:40 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 89° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Metallic boom like nothing I have heard before just a second after seeing a bright flash. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |