Reports Report 2443cu (Event 2443-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laron J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was super cool, and when I arrived in Mammoth Hot Springs about eight minutes later, I was able to converse with another family that saw it. Please know the first part of my experience was the inside of my driver's cab turning a blue light from outside, almost the same time of light you will see at the beginning of a planetarium show. Before I even realized what was happening, a strong orange streak came overhead in the same direction I was driving, and fragments were coming off of it. From beginning to end, it was two to five seconds. I saw one fireball about 28 years ago, but this was by far more impressive. Only the sun's total eclipse in August 2017 compares to this moment. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mammoth, WY |
| Latitude | 44° 56' 58.48'' N (44.949578°) |
| Longitude | 110° 39' 53.27'' W (-110.664798°) |
| Elevation | 1905.967651m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-03 21:29 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-04 03:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 260° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train with fragments. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Orange breakoffs (about 15) with only slight reangeling of trajectory. |