Reports Report 2449im (Event 2449-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Liesl C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Definitely check in with the Bainbridge Observatory. There was a concert going on at the time with loud music so we couldn't possibly hear anything associated with the fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 39' 39.87'' N (47.661076°) |
| Longitude | 122° 34' 36.91'' W (-122.57692°) |
| Elevation | 47.197m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-07-29 21:54 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-07-30 04:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 88° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 72.48° |
| First azimuth | 99.25° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 37.98° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed about 2/3 of the way through its visible trajectory. It was like a colorful explosion, with many colors of the spectrum represented starting with orange/yellow/red, then it started to descend a tiny bit in its forward movement all in a white glow, a little fragmentation is definitely possible. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the explosion, it ended with bright white and then suddenly there was nothing, but it felt like there could've been fragmentation that descended after that. It was so bright we first thought it was fireworks but the light was so constant and bright, changing through out the 6 seconds or so, but with a very horizontal trajectory. We were standing next to the Bainbridge observatory, so the hope is that they have documentation of it as it was in full view. |