Reports Report 2027bt (Event 2027-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I co-witnessed. We happened to be facing the perfect direction, saw it from start to finish. The sun had just set although the sky was still well lit. The flat trajectory and length of arc likely make this a once in a lifetime experience. I've seen several and even one other green one but this was remarkable. I only wish we weren't so awe struck as to have thought to grab our phone and get video, it was so slow and long we would have had time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Molalla, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 3' 12.33'' N (45.053425°) |
| Longitude | 122° 39' 55.76'' W (-122.66549°) |
| Elevation | 119.223724m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-28 20:43 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-29 03:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 181° |
| First azimuth | 147° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 246.64° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Light smoke trail which quickly dissipated. It lasted just long enough to re-trace most of the arc back across the sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small orange fragments broke off the main body during about 30* of the arc. These were all small and burned up in fractions of a second. None left their own trail. |