Reports Report 4493ae (Event 4493-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leanne B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Different from anything else I have seen. Much closer as well. I happened to be looking in that direction and was stunned by the orange fireball falling fast. By the time I got my daughter to look up, it had changed to white and about half a second before it went beyond our line of sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oregon City, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 21' 4.16'' N (45.351156°) |
| Longitude | 122° 35' 30.76'' W (-122.591877°) |
| Elevation | 98.078552m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-16 01:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-16 08:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 189° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 8.96° |
| First azimuth | 8.61° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 5.08° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared bright orange, larger than most meteor showers with the long orange tail. Did not fizzle out like usual, kept falling to earth. Then there was a moderate burst and the color changed to bright white. The object then disappeared below the treeline behind my house. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe so. When the burst happened it was like a small firework.. Small sparks flying off. Not too many. A dusting in perspective. She size seemed to change as did the temperature because of the change in color and (after) lack of orange tail. |