Reports Report 6246bi (Event 6246-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kent L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The meteor was so close, like a commercial plane flying over us like we normally see flying from the Sacramento international airport. It was astonishing, beautiful, and a little scary all at the same time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Folsom, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 40' 42.32'' N (38.678421°) |
| Longitude | 121° 9' 36.01'' W (-121.160003°) |
| Elevation | 101.172508m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-25 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-26 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 353.09° |
| First azimuth | 281.07° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 72.51° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | A glowing multitude of close steaks like multiple trains driving together. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragments would splinter off from the train and burn out quickly but the main train of fire balls kept going with fragments burning out here and there. |