Reports Report 5518v (Event 5518-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hal P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I must be the luckiest person alive. One time I saw a meteor explode right over me. I was pointing up to it, telling a girlfriend of mine. Then it must be Venus. We're Jupiter because it's so bright. And as I'm pointing to it, I said, wow, it's getting really bright tonight, and then it exploded. This sighting was not quite as spectacular. However, I was awestruck at how long this orange tail was. I didn't know if it was the asteroid that was passing between the earth and the moon or something else. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Palm Harbor, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 4' 10.83'' N (28.069674°) |
| Longitude | 82° 43' 31.05'' W (-82.725293°) |
| Elevation | 14.962808m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-02 21:02 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-03 01:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It did seem like it was thick, orange smoke, but it was so high up didn't really show much ripple |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |