Reports Report 2489a (Event 2489-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was outside cleaning the back patio and noticed the half moon. I looked up and thought I saw a plane, but it was moving much faster and the tail was unusual... Since I moved out here in August I've seen lots of shooting stars and it's really sparked my interest in astronomy. I'd love to know what you find out, if anything! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Maricopa, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 3' 33.44'' N (33.059289°) |
| Longitude | 112° 1' 55.68'' W (-112.032132°) |
| Elevation | 359.992676m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-06 19:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-07 02:45 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 174° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.64° |
| First azimuth | 97.78° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 91.98° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | My wife and I both heard a low frequency boom, about 20 seconds after what looked like a distant explosion. The particles from the explosion were fine and light blue, white as if something had passed through fog or a cloud. I've never seen anything like this. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a comet, because it looked like a meteor streak with an obvious tail. The tail was about a pinky-width long at arm's length. It looked like a solid, then dotted line and was persistent until the fragmentation. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Not so much of a flash, more of like a cloud had suddenly burst from it. It was slightly dimmer that the object or the tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The tail, object, and particles quickly disappeared after fragmentation. Only the main body remained for about another 30 seconds. It slowly faded to disappear completely. |