Reports Report 6109d (Event 6109-2025)

Observer
Name Tyrell A
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks The initial meteor was about the same brightness as a yard light.
Location
Address Schuyler Lake, NY
Latitude 42° 47' 29.1'' N (42.791416°)
Longitude 75° 1' 28.65'' W (-75.024625°)
Elevation 398.058167m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-21 04:25 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-21 08:25 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 188°
Moving
Facing azimuth
First azimuth 35°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 30°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length
Remarks Started bright white, then disintegrated into a yellow orange fan of debris
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Was bright white, then burst/disintegrated into a fan of yellow orange debris. I was driving so i only saw it for a few seconds
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a bit odd because when it burst it almost looked like a shuttlecock with the orange debris fanning out behind it, not traveling forward