Reports Report 2315cj (Event 2315-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jenaya W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this in the sky with my own eyes. It was large and unlike a shooting star in size, duration, and color. Very cool! I can't find anyone else who saw it but had called about 3 people after exclaiming my excitement. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 28' 39.46'' N (45.477627°) |
| Longitude | 122° 35' 21.35'' W (-122.589265°) |
| Elevation | 75.306976m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-05-08 21:58 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-05-09 04:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.55° |
| First azimuth | 11.25° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 335.61° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | emerald green glow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | the train had a slight arch that was also green but not as bright. I don't know how to describe how long it was. The horizon maps would be more useful for visualizing. The train was quite long and I watched until it was out of my line of sight toward the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like a large bright blast of green into the sky then continued to glow very brightly at the front and trailed a train of less intense green behind it as it arched slightly and dove towards what appeared as my horizon to the north. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |