Fireball report

Reports Report 4493ac (Event 4493-2020)

Observer
Name	Sarah N
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Portland, OR
Latitude	45° 31' 57.54'' N (45.53265°)
Longitude	122° 42' 22.53'' W (-122.706259°)
Elevation	46.436253m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-08-16 01:30 PDT
UT Date & Time	2020-08-16 08:30 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	220°

Moving
Facing azimuth	9°
First azimuth	49°
First elevation	39°
Last azimuth	29°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	Orange, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	20°
Remarks	A long bright orange glowing train that turned into bright white at the end. Sparks present. Sustained fall to earth. Persistent train, did not quickly fizzle out.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Burst into bright white at the terminal flash point. Sparks present. Looked like three bright points in a circle as it burned out.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It looked like it broke apart at the terminal point into sparks.

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