The most impressive meteor I have ever seen. I stayed up until 3:30am viewing and saw 12 more meteors, 4 of them fire balls but the one reported was by far the most impressive because it appeared so low and close.
Location
Address
Hoodsport, WA
Latitude
47° 26' 31.55'' N (47.442097°)
Longitude
123° 6' 59.2'' W (-123.116445°)
Elevation
4.275m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-07-29 22:20 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-07-30 05:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
86°
Moving
Facing azimuth
162.18°
First azimuth
174.82°
First elevation
13°
Last azimuth
11.2°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
4°
Remarks
We were focused on the bright fireball, as it burned out there was a trail of glowing embers. It appeared at the South end of Hood canal and looked as if it was traveling right up the canal at low altitude. Don't remember a smoke trail but glowing embers as it burned out north of Lilliwaup. It appeared to be traveling subsonic.
