It was just amazing to see....it seemed to come out of nowhere as we were gazing out the window at the starts and suddenly it was streaking across the sky so BIG and long tail....gorgeous!
Location
Address
Wilsonville, OR
Latitude
45° 17' 56.75'' N (45.299097°)
Longitude
122° 42' 30.34'' W (-122.708428°)
Elevation
32.382641m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-10-30 04:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2013-10-30 11:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
25.2°
First azimuth
38.13°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
3.44°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
a glowing train, very long, lost view after about 4-5 sec. we were lying in bed talking and looking out at stars and then saw this suddenly flaming across