| Observer |
|
Name |
pamela b |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was a very large fireball, about a third the diameter of the full moon. |
| Location |
|
Address |
tenmile, OR |
|
Latitude |
43° 6' 35.02'' N (43.109727°)
|
|
Longitude |
123° 33' 11.19'' W (-123.553108°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2011-09-21 20:15 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2011-09-22 03:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up to down |
|
Descent Angle |
180° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
-1° |
|
First azimuth |
-1° |
|
First elevation |
-1° |
|
Last azimuth |
-1° |
|
Last elevation |
45° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
I had just turned in to my driveway but I didn\'t hear anything after I stopped the engine. By that time, though, it had gone down behind the trees. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
-1° |
|
Remarks |
The fireball disappeared behind the trees NNW of my house. The sky was very clear but I didn\'t see a smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
There was no flash because it plunged behind the trees north of my house. The trees are Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, approximately 70-80\' tall. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
