Reports Report 5018h (Event 5018-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Just repeating that I'm not sure if I saw the meteorite disappear behind Cascade mountains or whether I saw it burn out into nothing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kirkland, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 43' 18.57'' N (47.721826°) |
| Longitude | 122° 9' 38.76'' W (-122.160766°) |
| Elevation | 105.597m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-10 21:04 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-11 05:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 201° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.01° |
| First azimuth | 82.02° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 81.96° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Briefly glowing train, 1-2 seconds, became slightly squiggly-like as it disappeared. Not sure if object disappeared behind horizon, which would have been the Cascade mountains, or whether the terminus was visible |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |