Reports Report 4493v (Event 4493-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was incredibly bright |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rochester, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 47' 29.04'' N (46.791401°) |
| Longitude | 123° 5' 35.79'' W (-123.093275°) |
| Elevation | 92.180519m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-16 00:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-16 07:00 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55° |
| First azimuth | 55° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | It was huge looked like a meteor a big portion seemed to hit the atmosphere and slow to burn out while large pieces continued downward from the right to the left at a slight angle in the northeast sky before also burning out .was extremely bright wen it hit part of the atmosphere |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially the huge meteor like light hit the upper atmosphere,I can only assume,broke into two main pieces while one part almost stoped with a bright flash before going out another equally large piece continued n the same path along with two very small fragments still burning before they seemed to burn out like a candle |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The initial “impact” on the upper atmosphere seemed to stop a large potion while another large portion continued on followed by a couple smaller burning fragments |