Reports Report 6412c (Event 6412-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was very lucky and pleased to see this, right place, right time! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | La Grande, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 19' 45.79'' N (45.329385°) |
| Longitude | 118° 4' 32.45'' W (-118.075681°) |
| Elevation | 842.545105m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-27 19:35 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-28 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 149° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 250° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 255° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About halfway through the distance traveled, the fireball had a slight flash, much less than a firework, before fragmenting |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | after the flash, it fragmented into several pieces, no more than five, but more than two. |