I am often out at night viewing aurora and other astronomical phenomena. This is not my first viewing of a fireball.
Location
Address
Acme, WA
Latitude
48° 36' 17.42'' N (48.604839°)
Longitude
122° 13' 55.97'' W (-122.232214°)
Elevation
76.027847m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-19 18:12 PST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-20 02:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
21.62°
First azimuth
334.93°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
58.23°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
3 fragments that traveled together. At first I thought it was an airplane flying very low, but it was traveling too fast and low, and there is no airfield in the area.
