Multiple eye witnesses at the gym this morning. It was very slow moving and incredibly beautiful. I wish I would have grabbed my phone out sooner, my still photo and video were taken probably 5 to 10 seconds after I first spotted the meteor and it was much brighter on the initial sighting.
Photo
Location
Address
Bozeman, MT
Latitude
45° 40' 7.56'' N (45.668768°)
Longitude
111° 8' 2.4'' W (-111.133999°)
Elevation
1469.386475m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-25 06:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-25 12:30 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
73.95°
First azimuth
101.16°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
53.54°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Red, pink, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
There was one main fireball and two other trailing fireballs, each had their own train. The color was much brighter on the train when I initially spotted it and it was less bright as it headed over the Bridger Mountain range.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked somewhat like a sparkler coming off of the three main fragments. It was gorgeous.
