Easily the largest and brightest lone meteor I have seen. I was outside drinking coffee on my back porch and in the early morning dark it was impossible to miss. I jumped up and yelled despite my family sleeping only feet away inside.
Location
Address
Columbia, MO
Latitude
39° 1' 2.04'' N (39.017232°)
Longitude
92° 17' 3.03'' W (-92.284174°)
Elevation
248.891083m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-14 05:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-14 10:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
268°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1.94°
First azimuth
17.21°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
336.28°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A slightly slow tumble apart, not a big boom and scatter. One side seemed to come off first then it all broke up.
