Reports Report 4151d (Event 4151-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marsea f |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Beautiful blue purple ball falling directly down "out of the sky", to my north. The observation of fireballs in our town of ashland oregon can be tricky to map out due to the many hills, not an even horizon. i'm on a hill and i observed this falling behind the ridge to the north. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashland, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 10' 49.13'' N (42.180313°) |
| Longitude | 122° 41' 57.49'' W (-122.699302°) |
| Elevation | 711.279297m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-08-07 22:06 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-08-08 05:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 184° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 23.53° |
| First azimuth | 27.31° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 27.2° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | bright glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fireball started and glowed more blue purple and brighter as it fell directly down |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |