I have never seen such a huge meteor/shooting star that was this bright and orange. I have seen plenty of white colored shooting stars/meteors in Eastern Oregon.
Location
Address
Salem, OR
Latitude
44° 52' 29.47'' N (44.874852°)
Longitude
123° 3' 22.94'' W (-123.056373°)
Elevation
142.635422m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-10-30 05:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2013-10-30 12:55 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
38.66°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
314.44°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange It was the biggest, brightest, orange colored meteor/shooting star I've ever seen.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The further west it went sparks of orange became visible.
