Reports Report 918a (Event 918-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We were looking Southwest towards Mt Hood from Parkdale and the fireball was so bright it lit up the mountain a bit. We saw smoke on the mountain on Sunday morning and understand there is still a wildfire raging on the mountain. I wonder if this fireball had anything to do with the fire? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Parkdale, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 30' 23.72'' N (45.506588°) |
| Longitude | 121° 34' 8.4'' W (-121.568999°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-26 23:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-27 06:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 195.52416° |
| First azimuth | 241.82168° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 134.99981° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | orange, red, green, purpl |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Glowing train with variable colors |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Glowing orange fireball with fracturing chunks and long train. The fragmentation seemed to be in slow motion like pieces peeling away. The flash was somewhat like a sparkler when first lit. My uncle, who was with me at the time, had to look away at times it was so bright. Almost looked like there was a rocket having some welding repairs in mid-flight. My wife,who was also with me, missed the first part of it, but it lasted so long she was able to turn around and catch the show also. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |