I stood still in the street (it is currently blocked off to traffic due to local construction) and continued watching the southern sky. I have seen fireballs (rarely) but never one that was this bright and lasting this long. The sky was still fairly light in the west. A few minutes later a young man passed by and I asked him if he had seen it also. He had and was equally impressed/amazed. Our town has a dark sky initiative.
Location
Address
Sisters, OR
Latitude
44° 17' 57.89'' N (44.299414°)
Longitude
121° 33' 2.11'' W (-121.550585°)
Elevation
965.531067m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-04-28 20:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2020-04-29 03:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
87°
Moving
Facing azimuth
190.62°
First azimuth
188.9°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
249.99°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
It was a very large, very bright white "fireball" with a colorful (red?) tail.
