Observer |
Name |
Miles M |
Experience Level |
4/5
|
Remarks |
Definitely ranks among the top five meteorites I've seen. |
Location |
Address |
Mountlake Terrace, WA |
Latitude |
47° 46' 38.73'' N (47.777424°)
|
Longitude |
122° 17' 53.38'' W (-122.29816°)
|
Elevation |
103.8m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-24 19:36 PDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-25 02:36 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
110° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
272.8° |
First azimuth |
274.11° |
First elevation |
27° |
Last azimuth |
281.65° |
Last elevation |
14° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-6 |
Color |
Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
20° |
Remarks |
Typical glowing training punctuated by several brakes in luminescence as the object broke into smaller pieces |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Length of visible Flash was about one-tenth of a second, About a quarter second before terminal flash object broke into about four Visible pieces |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
About a quarter second before terminal flash object broke into about 4 pieces |