Reports Report 25a (Event 25-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zak V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Very bright, orange/yellow fireball. It and appeared somewhat slow moving, relative to other meteors and satelites I have seen, probably 10 x bigger than a typical star appears, not quite as big as the moon would appear. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 23' 47.12'' N (45.396423°) |
| Longitude | 122° 45' 8.04'' W (-122.752234°) |
| Elevation | 57.477m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-01 18:35 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-02 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.3s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | glowing train, like pieces breaking off |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | pieces seemed to fall off the fireball right before it went dark |