Reports Report 9570ft (Event 9570-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dane B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've never seen a meteor this low or this bright, nor at this time of day. there were no other meteors that appeared within several minutes of it, and I haven't seen any in the ~40 minutes since that time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edgewood, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 8' 30.62'' N (35.141839°) |
| Longitude | 106° 12' 53.54'' W (-106.214871°) |
| Elevation | 2046.702148m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-09 17:41 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-10 00:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 88° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 95° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Purple, Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | there was a glow to the trail that the meteor left behind even after it disappeared, with prominent blue and purple hues to the glow, and there was smoke that dissipated after a few seconds. These were both very visible even with the light from the setting sun to the west. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |