Reports Report 701a (Event 701-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Athinginthesky I |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | it was had a large bright spots that broke away into smaller bright spots, had a tail that glowed, could have had some green light, it persisted much longer than the small meteorites that are more common. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eugene, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 2' 39.35'' N (44.044265°) |
| Longitude | 123° 3' 47.34'' W (-123.06315°) |
| Elevation | 138.164m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-21 19:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-22 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 200° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 141.42° |
| First azimuth | 146.45° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 138.9° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing tail separate from the falling object |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | increase in brightness |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | object broke up into a few bits, with one chunk noticeably larger than the others |