My husband and I were sitting outside. I saw it first and said, is that a comet? It had a trail behind a brighter front area. It seemed to last quite a while as it went across the sky North and then it gradually faded out of view. It seemed large and like nothing I have seen before. It wasn’t the same as a small white quick flash of meteor shower type of event.
Location
Address
DeRuyter, NY
Latitude
42° 45' 39.82'' N (42.76106°)
Longitude
75° 53' 6.45'' W (-75.885125°)
Elevation
392.536865m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-22 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-23 02:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
310°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
350°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Red,
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing train somewhat broken up but close together and long with brighter bigger areas and dimmer areas intermixed
