Reports Report 1591e (Event 1591-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | christopher g |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Adams, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 43' 22.93'' N (45.723035°) |
| Longitude | 118° 38' 16.55'' W (-118.63793°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-23 17:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-24 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 59.86888° |
| First azimuth | 325.88227° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 338.06379° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | blue tail, then orange ye |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Caught motion from corner of my eye, turned to look and saw the last few seconds of it\\\'s descent before I assume it broke up on entering the atmosphere. The fireball was comparable to a large fireworks display, with large orange/yellow pieces of debris like sparks from an explosion. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Bright Blue trail like propane fire |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright explosion of orange/yellow debris like sparks |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |