It was BIG! And very bright green…much brighter than any other meteor I’ve seen from my window. It appeared in a large north-facing picture window in my home. Nearly directly south and slightly east of Mt. Hood from my perspective.
Location
Address
White Salmon, WA
Latitude
46° 4' 38.89'' N (46.077469°)
Longitude
121° 32' 34.57'' W (-121.542936°)
Elevation
967.769104m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-23 22:47 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-24 05:47 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
163°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.79°
First azimuth
170.95°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
195.91°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
White glowing train, with some white glow around it, although the fireball was bright green.
