I've seen some amazing meteors but this was like every meteor shower I have seen all the best ones, all the little ones combined into one. I initially was in shock and couldn't figure it out. I thought it was a massive missile barrage then fireworks. By the time I realized and tried to get my phone my view was starting to get obstructed. Ran to get better field of view turned phone on/off by accident on again got two pictures about 5 seconds after it started and had significantly diminished. Leading object is one of the five bright pieces. At this time there were probably still fifty fragments in the sky. I did not capture nearly all of it in the picture. It was overcast a0nd I do not believe any stars were visible.
Photo
Location
Address
Buckley, WA
Latitude
47° 9' 10.04'' N (47.152789°)
Longitude
122° 6' 17.72'' W (-122.104922°)
Elevation
201.758911m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-03-25 21:18 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-03-26 04:18 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
274°
Moving
Facing azimuth
191.64°
First azimuth
207.8°
First elevation
85°
Last azimuth
84.4°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
80°
Remarks
At least a hundred separate spark trails miles wide and long. Around five very bright white meteors towards the front of the pack and a holy cow barrage spreading out the whole mass enveloped on bright orange yellow red speaks. That faded into just the five brighter ones as the travel slightly north of due east and faded out of sight through the clouds a little north of Mt Ranier.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Incredible fragmentation probably just before it burst into my vision. Hundreds of pieces at least.
