Reports Report 4251g (Event 4251-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Autumn B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Ive watched the persaid meteor shower the last two years, so ive seen my fair share of meteors and let me tell you, this was VERY different. When my friend asked me to explain it all i could describe was a HUGE fireball. I was actually sitting there with holding my breath waiting for an explosion. It was actually pretty scary so i would love to learn more about what it actually was and if anybody else saw it. I should also mention thar i was leaning back in a seat of a car (waiting for my friend to bring out some food from a restraunt) and my line of sight was hindered by the building across the parking lot from me. So im not sure what happened after the first 2-3 seconds or if anything even did happen. It was pretty much just directly at my 12:00 and fell almost in a straight line directly down. So if my trajectory info i gave seems like its almost all the same thats why. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 29' 51.06'' N (45.497518°) |
| Longitude | 122° 30' 35.67'' W (-122.509907°) |
| Elevation | 71.555374m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-09-05 22:32 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-06 05:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 199° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 198.28° |
| First azimuth | 201.6° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 208.1° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it first appeared in my line of sight it seemed like it was glowing/burning brighter and bigger and then over the next couplevseconds it was slightly dimmer and smaller. Unfortunately a building did cut off my sight so im not sure what happened after the first 2-3 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |