It was bright enough to attract my attention when I was waiting for the light to change to turn left and looking at the traffic on the cross street and glancing at the car stopped alongside and the dash lights to confirm the turn signal was flashing. I think I glanced at the dash lights in my vehicle when it attracted my attention.
Location
Address
Portland, OR
Latitude
45° 32' 0.95'' N (45.533596°)
Longitude
122° 34' 6.9'' W (-122.568584°)
Elevation
66.673073m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-23 22:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-24 05:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
177°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It became larger and brighter as it moved down closer to the horizon
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It had a large "head" and a large main trail and two smaller trails out of the head on the east (left) side and one on the west (right) side. It was a yellow streak with the smaller streaks connected but trailing on either side.
