I’ve seen meteor showers before but this was so much more intense. My son thought a plane might have exploded. It was so close and low in the atmosphere.
Location
Address
La Grande, OR
Latitude
45° 20' 22.92'' N (45.339699°)
Longitude
118° 8' 8.3'' W (-118.13564°)
Elevation
1116.34729m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-06 20:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-07 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
92.95°
First azimuth
126.73°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
57.92°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
It was a similar orange hue and came into better view as our vehicle angle changed while we driving.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into 2 large fragments the lasted for second or two, with 3+ smaller ones the extinguished almost immediately. All were orange with an extra bright pulse when it fragmented.
