Reports Report 2686a (Event 2686-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | S. B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This is one of the two brightest objects I have ever seen in the night sky and I started watching meteor showers with my parents 30 years ago. It was bright enough to light up our faces for a second or two. It was far too high to have been initiated from the ground. We were in the mountains looking out over elevations below us. The meteor started far above our heads. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cascade, ID |
| Latitude | 44° 17' 35.22'' N (44.293118°) |
| Longitude | 116° 9' 28.19'' W (-116.15783°) |
| Elevation | 1801.536m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-07-31 00:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-07-31 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 304.95° |
| First azimuth | 305.06° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 304° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was an initial bright, thick falling streak that got brighter and bigger around at the head as it fell. The tail had a dashed effect - like it cut out briefly once or twice. Just as it looked like it was done there was a much brighter flash of blue then the whole thing was done. A friend was faced the opposite way and said it lit up our faces, but it was gone before he could turn around. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The entire streak was very bright and already unusual for a shooting star. The streak had a long dash, then a blank, then another couple short dashes and blank areas, then the huge final blue ball. Then done. |