American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2449dp (Event 2449-2017)

Observer
Name Lindsay M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Burlington, WA
Latitude 48° 29' 54.66'' N (48.498517°)
Longitude 122° 17' 32.19'' W (-122.292276°)
Elevation 13.296m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-07-29 22:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-07-30 05:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 262°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 106.54°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 73.47°
Last elevation 51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 12°
Remarks Fireball moved south to north, disappeared, leaving a sparkling gold train that appeared to have "sparks" emitting from it at the closest point to the fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There was an additional streak of "sparks" emitting from the train, nearest the origin point