American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6424a (Event 6424-2025)

Observer
Name Toni P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I watch shooting stars from my deck overlooking the Columbia River and the Hood River Bridge. The sky is surprisingly active up here. I had never even heard of of a fireball before until I had to google “bigger closer longer shooting star???” Who freaking knew?!?! And I just saw another one tonight a week later! Definitely going to start geeking out now and hopefully catch one on camera!
Location
Address Hood River, OR
Latitude 45° 42' 37.01'' N (45.710281°)
Longitude 121° 31' 43.76'' W (-121.528823°)
Elevation 80.675613m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-24 23:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-25 06:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 46°
Moving
Facing azimuth 48°
First azimuth 48°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 30°
Last elevation 71°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing haze or a streak…it was SO COOL!!
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -