Reports Report 402ad (Event 402-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | john b |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Time was approximate, not later than 7, but could have been as early as 6:40. Brightness difficult to rate - it was extremely bright, but very small compared to a "full moon" or the sun. Comparable to brightness in photo by McCormack on the AMS website (but yellow orange and seemed closer than in his photo). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hood River, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 42' 55.96'' N (45.715544°) |
| Longitude | 121° 31' 7.26'' W (-121.518684°) |
| Elevation | 28.440485m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-15 19:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-16 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.46° |
| First azimuth | 136.02° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 233.4° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just before disappearing it flashed brightly then got smaller; "sparks" were flying off, but it did not fragment into separate pieces. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |