Reports Report 5442ew (Event 5442-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | We were directly under the fireball. It was bright enough and in such allignment with our location, we thought we got hit with a spotlight from above. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Diamond Lake, OR |
| Latitude | 43° 9' 46.97'' N (43.163048°) |
| Longitude | 122° 7' 55.77'' W (-122.132157°) |
| Elevation | 1587.781494m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-23 23:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-24 06:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 297.43° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 297° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We heard it about 2 minutes after we saw it. It sounded like a massive explosion or impact, In a blast that I can describe as continuous, spreading, and traveling upwards. To us, it was comparable to what you'd expect if you heard a nuclear blast. The sound grew in intensity and lasted about a minute. The sound also hit with a massive Shockwave suggesting mock speeds. It lasted about 1 minute to 1 and a half minutes. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We heard it about 2 minutes after we saw it. It sounded like a massive explosion or impact, In a blast that I can describe as continuous, spreading, and traveling upwards. To us, it was comparable to what you'd expect if you heard a nuclear blast. The sound grew in intensity and lasted about a minute. The sound also hit with a massive Shockwave suggesting mock speeds. It lasted about 1 minute to 1 and a half minutes. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the end, it turned into a small slow moving orange ball that lasted about a second. The comet itself lasted 5-7 seconds |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |