Reports Report 6709a (Event 6709-2025)

Observer
Name Jasmine P
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Altoona, IA
Latitude 41° 40' 19.36'' N (41.672044°)
Longitude 93° 30' 27.3'' W (-93.507584°)
Elevation 288.153137m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-08 20:53 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-09 01:53 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 182°
Moving
Facing azimuth 279.25°
First azimuth 279°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 279°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks About halfway through the descent, the meteor flashed a pretty bright light green, then almost immediately after the first flash, there was another extremely bright white flash. The meteor disappeared less than a second later
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -