Reports Report 1774fn (Event 1774-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Josh C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen a lot of meteors and this one reminded me of a comet because of the speed and duration |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tonopah, NV |
| Latitude | 37° 49' 30.28'' N (37.825077°) |
| Longitude | 117° 20' 15.41'' W (-117.337615°) |
| Elevation | 1525.690186m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-24 21:25 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-25 04:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335.57° |
| First azimuth | 317.51° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 54.15° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Pink, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was like a comet trail and very wide. It was a combination of red,orange, yellow, white, pinkish purple |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it reached over half way of the horizon it began breaking into smaller pieces with one bigger piece leftover. I would say it broke into 8 different pieces still good size. |