I am an amateur astrophotographer but have spent much time under the skies in the past few years. This is the brightest meteor I have seen in my 67 years.
Photo
Location
Address
Cannon Beach, OR
Latitude
45° 53' 10.6'' N (45.886277°)
Longitude
123° 57' 55.25'' W (-123.965347°)
Elevation
2.061002m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-08-23 22:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2020-08-24 05:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
253°
Moving
Facing azimuth
219.24°
First azimuth
257.82°
First elevation
24°
Last azimuth
241.01°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Green, Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball ended in fragmentation and all fragments disappeared (disintegrated).
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Multiple bright fragments, maybe 5 or 6, and they only lasted a fraction of a second.
