Reports Report 2280n (Event 2280-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It is a very bright spring day in Anchorage and I was surprised at how bright the fireball was. Lasting only a few seconds, it was extremely easy to see in bright daylight if you were facing the right direction. I saw it through my office window. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Anchorage, AK |
| Latitude | 61° 12' 55.61'' N (61.215448°) |
| Longitude | 149° 53' 47.94'' W (-149.896651°) |
| Elevation | 28.803419m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-04-24 10:30 AKDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-04-24 18:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 147° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.49° |
| First azimuth | 265.25° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 278.6° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked like mostly white to gray smoke. Fireball was greenish yellow and intensely bright at its peak. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |