Reports Report 2768ao (Event 2768-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Karl F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Timestamp on video is correct (+/- about a second), Time is set with NIST server every 24 hours. Moon is rising on the horizon and is at about 38% currently. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Elizabeth, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 20' 52.2'' N (39.347833°) |
| Longitude | 104° 39' 5.46'' W (-104.651517°) |
| Elevation | 2055.8125m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-21 02:46 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-21 08:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 117° |
| First elevation | 11° |
| Last azimuth | 133° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Short lived white trail at beginning of event, but faded or overwhelmed by brightness as bolide began to flash. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple terminal flashes in green and orange, mostly growing brighter with each flash - at least five main explosive flashes, and fragments can also be seen flaring between larger flashes. Note that video includes a 20% speed replay, and the moon is rising and at about 38% for a good comparison. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple sub fragments directly in line with main, some with their own flashes. |