I live in a canyon and the fireball appeared to be very large just above the mountains and had to be very far away to be seen from this location for more than a second or two. We are remote and there are very few artificial lights.
Location
Address
Pollock, ID
Latitude
45° 18' 25.62'' N (45.307117°)
Longitude
116° 19' 59.57'' W (-116.333213°)
Elevation
1362.940186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-23 22:56 PST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-24 06:56 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
264.14°
First azimuth
155.21°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
356.78°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
Long and glowing with lots of what looked like debris coming off
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was shedding many fragments and looked to be very large.
