American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1728a (Event 1728-2017)

Observer
Name Lucas F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Momentarily began as just a very strong shooting star but at the mid-point its width instantly changed from a thin white line to about 5 times wider and with a dome shape...a fireball! Very impressive! I've never seen one like it or as intense and I've seen hundreds of meteors. It was very very far away but seems like somewhere on earth it made a large booming sound!
Location
Address Clackamas, OR
Latitude 45° 25' 26.22'' N (45.423951°)
Longitude 122° 35' 19.99'' W (-122.588885°)
Elevation 30.851m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-05-22 23:08 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-05-23 06:08 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 116°
Moving
Facing azimuth 145.63°
First azimuth 100.33°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 142.7°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -