Fireball report

Reports Report 4493u (Event 4493-2020)

Observer
Name	jeff w
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	one of the most amazing experiences of my life. i tracked the meteor as it entered my field of view from the south all the way overhead and behind me as it headed towards Mt Rainier (I was in the parking lot of the visitor center). As it got brighter (and wider) it briefly lit up the whole sky above a grayish cloudy hue, with a tinge of green, just before fragmenting into a bunch of green sparks arching away from the original path, like a firework.

Location
Address	, WA
Latitude	46° 47' 8.42'' N (46.785671°)
Longitude	121° 44' 8.27'' W (-121.73563°)
Elevation	1648.924927m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-08-16 00:48 PDT
UT Date & Time	2020-08-16 07:48 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down to up
Descent Angle	-

Moving
Facing azimuth	184.12°
First azimuth	183.03°
First elevation	37°
Last azimuth	345.3°
Last elevation	60°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Blue, Green, Light Green, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	the meteor entered my field of vision from the south as a normal bright shooting star, except it kept going instead of fading. I tracked it overhead and it got brighter and wider until it was so bright it briefly lit up the entire sky above a grayish green hue, like an overcast day, before fragmenting into green sparks like a firework, the fragmented parts tracing arched paths. It was so big and bright before it fragmented that I thought it might actually hit the mountain (it was headed straight for Mt Rainier; I was in the parking lot at the visitor center at Paradise).

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

the meteor entered my field of vision from the south as a normal bright shooting star, except it kept going instead of fading. I tracked it overhead and it got brighter and wider until it was so bright it briefly lit up the entire sky above a grayish green hue, like an overcast day, before fragmenting into green sparks like a firework, the fragmented parts tracing arched paths. It was so big and bright before it fragmented that I thought it might actually hit the mountain (it was headed straight for Mt Rainier; I was in the parking lot at the visitor center at Paradise).

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	the meteor entered my field of vision from the south as a normal bright shooting star, except it kept going instead of fading. I tracked it overhead and it got brighter and wider until it was so bright it briefly lit up the entire sky above a grayish green hue, like an overcast day, before fragmenting into green sparks like a firework, the fragmented parts tracing arched paths. It was so big and bright before it fragmented that I thought it might actually hit the mountain (it was headed straight for Mt Rainier; I was in the parking lot at the visitor center at Paradise).

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks