Just that it was a beautiful, spectacular event. Biggest I have ever seen and I wanted to know if it reached the ground.
Location
Address
Estacada, OR
Latitude
45° 17' 19.92'' N (45.288868°)
Longitude
122° 17' 37.28'' W (-122.293689°)
Elevation
306.243866m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-06-15 23:02 PDT
UT Date & Time
2013-06-16 06:02 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
88.97°
First azimuth
2.14°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
175.26°
Last elevation
75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
approximately ten seconds after it passed, we heard a very faint sonic boom.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
40°
Remarks
The meteor/object also began to break up when it was directly east of our position and continued releasing debris until it passed out of sight (tree line).
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It began releasing glowing debris the same bright color when it was directly east of our position and continued to release fragments as it passed out of sight.
