Reports Report 5202j (Event 5202-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Benjamin F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball was amazing. I am slightly concerned about the MASSIVE increase in fireball activity in my area. Not just my area, but the whole world. I was sitting outside a few days before I witnessed this fireball, and I witnessed another fireball accompanied with 3 bright meteors. That was the morning of December 14, the peek of a very strong meteor shower. I saw 16 meteors that night/morning. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bothell, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 44' 32.41'' N (47.742337°) |
| Longitude | 122° 11' 6.67'' W (-122.185185°) |
| Elevation | 90.799m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-17 02:13 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-17 10:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.36° |
| First azimuth | 278.95° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 350.93° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Started red, turned blue and green near the end. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | A slight glow remained a few seconds after it ended. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Started a red dot, turned into a massive fireball with a bright flash and multiple fragments for sure. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I am going to guess up to 7 fragments broke apart, of varying sizes. |