American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1012as (Event 1012-2017)

Observer
Name Sean P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Burien, WA
Latitude 47° 29' 28.86'' N (47.49135°)
Longitude 122° 18' 5.21'' W (-122.301446°)
Elevation 101.285m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-16 21:42 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-03-17 04:42 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 181°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.83°
First azimuth 359.24°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 11.74°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Bright orange and bright light yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A streak about as wide as my thumb at arms length mostly bright white then bright orange and yellow as it disintegrated. I was surprised that there was no noise associated with it. So cool!
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was bright white and appeared very close, or broke up quickly with a flash of bright orange and yellow.