Reports Report 996c (Event 996-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patricia R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I sky watch every night, but in Seattle it's a little more rare to see meteors. This is my 5th fireball sighting. The green color, bright as a welding torch, along with its large size keeps replaying in my mind. It was beautiful. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seattle, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 43' 15.25'' N (47.720903°) |
| Longitude | 122° 18' 40.19'' W (-122.311163°) |
| Elevation | 97.654045m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-04-24 23:37 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-04-25 06:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 29.98° |
| First azimuth | 73.8° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 2.9° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The fireball was brilliant green, but the train was orange and when that went out, a greyish white smoke train was visible for approximately 2/3 of a second. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The orange, or fire coming off of it varied in brightness, but I'm not sure if I saw it all, or if it went beneath the horizon or behind trees, just that it was very bright at the end of the sighting |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |