Reports Report 7109l (Event 7109-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ellie U |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dexter, OR |
| Latitude | 43° 52' 11.74'' N (43.869929°) |
| Longitude | 122° 47' 19.42'' W (-122.788729°) |
| Elevation | 442.565338m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-20 22:33 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-10-21 05:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 256° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 67.54° |
| First azimuth | 100.07° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 33.01° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Dark Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | A dark blue/slightly purple glow was left after a very bright orange-yellow train. It didn't hang in the sky for much longer after the meteor broke up and disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | In the last moment of the meteor's path, it flashed a much brighter white than the light yellow/orange train it had been leaving, with glowing white pieces breaking off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The asteroid broke into several visible pieces (at least five) less than a second before disappearing. The pieces had equivalent brightness to each other and were all white in color. Some pieces were larger than others, but they disappeared at virtually the same time. |