Reports Report 2677w (Event 2677-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Initally mistook it for the lights on a commuter plane just taking off from our local airport, but is was moving too fast. It looked big, meteor gradually faded (like it was leaving the atmosphere rather than burning up). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Richland, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 15' 45.32'' N (46.262589°) |
| Longitude | 119° 14' 40.93'' W (-119.244703°) |
| Elevation | 108.577049m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-10-30 05:59 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-10-30 12:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 8.57° |
| First azimuth | 63.37° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 281.96° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Could see material crumbling off it, but train was short |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |