Reports Report 5307bo (Event 5307-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neal H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Was just too big, to be a regular shooting star, and it left no trail, just appeared in a big green light, like a ball and shot down and disappeared. It captured my attention while driving. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Machesney Park, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 22' 31.66'' N (42.375462°) |
| Longitude | 89° 1' 36.91'' W (-89.026919°) |
| Elevation | 229.443558m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-25 04:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-25 09:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 125° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 313.36° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a big green flash as if it broke thru the atmosphere, but honestly the blast just appeared and then it shot down like a shooting star and disappeared, it was just bigger and looked like a spacecraft going into warp speed like a space movie. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |