By far, this was the largest and brightest “shooting star” event I have ever witnessed.
Location
Address
Darien, IL
Latitude
41° 43' 7.36'' N (41.71871°)
Longitude
88° 0' 9.57'' W (-88.002659°)
Elevation
230.834717m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-25 04:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-25 09:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
183°
Moving
Facing azimuth
53.83°
First azimuth
52.32°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
53.26°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue and then Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first, it started out as a streak, but I somewhat wider line had developed as the blue streak seem to get very large and erupt into a large light green flash/explosion
