Reports Report 2495e (Event 2495-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Family and friends witnessed same sight about five miles to the north and another friend in the county also reported seeing the flash from a different location. I will attempt to have them submit reports. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , WA |
| Latitude | 47° 51' 39.56'' N (47.860989°) |
| Longitude | 122° 0' 35.88'' W (-122.009968°) |
| Elevation | 9.696m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-07-19 22:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-07-20 05:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 255° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 49.89° |
| First azimuth | 10.5° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 53.91° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Meteor streaked in and exploded in a small, but bright gold flash into three glowing fragments. Fragments vanished after about 1.5 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bluish meteor streaked across sky for at least 2-3 seconds and exploded in a yellow-gold flash into three bright gold fragments. One fragment continued straight, another erupted vertically at a 45 degree angle, and another deflected like the 45 degree fragment, but downwards. |