Reports Report 4765b (Event 4765-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Ale B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I dont know if its important but it was probably one of the greatest fireballs I have ever seen! |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Rockaway Beach, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 39' 10.72'' N (45.652977°) |
| Longitude | 123° 56' 21.23'' W (-123.939231°) |
| Elevation | 5.432614m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-23 23:09 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-24 06:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 260° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 240° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | I dont know if 20 is accurate, it exploded with a flash, and burned across the sky bright green, eventually fragmenting and finally burning out. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw a definite bright explosion initially, followed by green glowing, followed by a piece breaking off and traveling along side of a couple seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yes, a small piece broke off and traveled along side the main piece for a couple seconds |