Reports Report 1245h (Event 1245-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was clearly *not* a meteor or so-called shooting star. Its speed was much slower, and it was traveling close to the surface at a very shallow angle to the Earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bothell, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 46' 51.33'' N (47.780924°) |
| Longitude | 122° 13' 17.3'' W (-122.221472°) |
| Elevation | 66.839867m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-30 02:19 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-30 09:19 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 275.29° |
| First azimuth | 275.29° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 295° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball ended with a flash as the head expanded to ten times its former size. The head seemed to pulsate and then enlarge, before it had a bright final flash. The flash lit up the sky around the head of the fireball for an instant before the fireball suddenly flamed out rather completely. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the head of the fireball flashed, it appeared as if several small pieces of the head went shooting out of the head into the surrounding night sky. The pieces looked very small compared to the fireball, and they quickly flamed out. The total number of pieces was probably less than 20. |