| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Javon R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve been seeing a lot of shooting stars lately in my life. Honestly my whole life be in the last 5 years I’d say I’ve seen at least 10 shooting stars. I just recently moved to Alabama from South Carolina, saw majority of them there. In the Summerville area near Charleston, SC. I’d say I’ve seen and 8 there. And then recently moving the Birmingham I’ve seen 2 shooting stars and this awesome FIREBALL ☄️ |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Birmingham, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 25' 43.59'' N (33.428774°) |
| Longitude | 86° 41' 56.47'' W (-86.69902°) |
| Elevation | 157.836517m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-15 18:54 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-16 00:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 12° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315.81° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 311.42° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Dark Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded like one of those little rockets you’d light as a kid. That sound of it taking off it best to describe the sound. Just sound further in the distance |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing trail lasted a second though |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Really bright flash!. It looked a lot like the sample pictures you show in the beginning of starting this. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |