American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4735u (Event 4735-2025)

Observer
Name JT A
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Definitely in my top 5 meteors of my 66 years
Location
Address Rocky Hill, CT
Latitude 41° 39' 3.11'' N (41.650865°)
Longitude 72° 41' 11.17'' W (-72.686435°)
Elevation 57.657936m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-08 21:07 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-09 01:07 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 168°
Moving
Facing azimuth 72.38°
First azimuth 59.14°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 67.5°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 15°
Remarks Orangy after glow, like many small sparks or from some type of fireworks
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Not a huge flash, but it did flash
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Ball itself was very bright and appeared about 1/2 size of a 1/2 moon moving with a nice tail. It then split at the end into seemed like a dozen or so much smaller pieces, each brighter and bigger than a great view of Venus.