Reports Report 4493t (Event 4493-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was backpacking in Mt Rainier National Park, wilderness camping off trail. Initial angles are difficult to determine. Initially the light just gree in intensity without moving across the skys very much, like it was coming straight towards me and the fireball briefly lit up the forest. Then it sped over my head and over the horizon as I sat at to watch it go. As I was checking the time and marvelling at the experience, I head a distant but solid boom. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Greenwater, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 49' 45.44'' N (46.82929°) |
| Longitude | 121° 38' 29.1'' W (-121.641418°) |
| Elevation | 1590.778931m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-16 00:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-16 07:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 177° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 257.35° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 28.08° |
| Last elevation | 52° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Blue, Green, White, reminded me of a tungsten flash |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A very solid boom about 1 minute after the fireball event |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |