Reports Report 1048j (Event 1048-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bob M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I\'m 63 and this was one of the brightest burning objects I\'ve ever seen entering the atmosphere. It was amazing both in size and brightness, and seeing a \"train\" or tail behind it was awesome. My location was in a urban area with significant light polution, so I would imagine it would have been much brighter had I been away from the city lights. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hillsboro, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 30' 11.89'' N (45.503302°) |
| Longitude | 122° 57' 23.85'' W (-122.956624°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-21 20:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-22 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 208.99614° |
| First azimuth | 179.49297° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 228.36677° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white tinted orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 12.5° |
| Remarks | seemed like the \"train\" was being illuminated by the main body (burning) of the object |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | it appeared there were fragments falling off the object, that remained visible for a very short period of time. the were moving in the same path as the object, but decelerating. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |