Reports Report 3216ad (Event 3216-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | For as bright and amazing it was.. it moved like a shooting start but realitive to other shooting stars I was slower and 50X brighter and dramatic. Not 'slow' like a plane.. it was perhaps just moving over a greater distance far away (and yet it looked close too, do to it's brightness). I saw it along with a dozen other folks.. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 30' 44.18'' N (45.512272°) |
| Longitude | 122° 38' 54.3'' W (-122.648418°) |
| Elevation | 22.469m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-02 23:55 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-03 06:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 260° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Purple, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a tail as it seemed to burn up or 'burn' and its rapidly dimmed and brightened as is went across the western sky. |