American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8781a (Event 8781-2025)

Observer
Name Esteban T
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Black Forest, CO
Latitude 39° 6' 25.64'' N (39.107123°)
Longitude 104° 43' 43.96'' W (-104.728877°)
Elevation 2322.200684m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-18 01:08 MST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-18 08:08 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 192°
Moving
Facing azimuth 264.9°
First azimuth 265.78°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 252.54°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 15°
Remarks Sparkly and relatively bright train that was mostly orange with some red and white (especially when the train first formed). After the last second had a smoky and lightly disturbed appearance before dissipating.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Very small terminal flash toward the end of it's life, during that flash a lot of sparks were produced before everything completely dissipated.