Reports Report 347a (Event 347-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eli Z |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The coolest thing about this was it was almost right in front of the super wolf blood moon. I went outside just for a couple minutes as the shadow was just about to completely cover the red moon. The fireball shot pretty much directly east. Right toward and by the moon (just a couple degrees north of it). I've never seen a fireball before, but the length, brightness, and how red it got, as well as it's apparent proximity was not like any shooting star I've seen before. It lasted 1.5-2.5 second and left a quickly dissolving train. Very cool! And this was on a residential street in Seattle with some (not heavy streetlighting). Crystal clear night and I feel very lucky to have observed this. I hope there are some others out there that might be able to confirm it. Thanks! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seattle, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 41' 13.32'' N (47.687032°) |
| Longitude | 122° 17' 8.03'' W (-122.285565°) |
| Elevation | 100.286827m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-20 20:28 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-21 04:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 184° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.48° |
| First azimuth | 86.07° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 84.72° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, fairly faint and disappeared pretty abruptly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |