Reports Report 1923b (Event 1923-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Blair J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I happened to be talking to my sister, facing her direction when I saw the fireball above her. The train lasted long enough that after I exclaimed, "Oh, wow!", she had time to turn around in her chair and she said, "Oh yes, I see the trail from it". My guess is that it was moving slow enough to not be a Perseid, but more likely something in earth orbit re-entering the atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seattle, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 31' 21.72'' N (47.522701°) |
| Longitude | 122° 21' 5.42'' W (-122.351505°) |
| Elevation | 130.816513m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-12 21:38 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-13 04:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 207° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 234.83° |
| First azimuth | 261.65° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 230.01° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing train, gradually fading without any changes |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |