Reports Report 9010ad (Event 9010-2025)

Observer
Name Ben L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks The meteor was visible below the upside down Big Dipper (Ursa Major) and appeared to come from roughly the direction of Cassiopeia.
Location
Address Marshall, MI
Latitude 42° 17' 52.76'' N (42.297988°)
Longitude 84° 59' 46.22'' W (-84.996171°)
Elevation 291.650696m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-23 05:31 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-23 10:31 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 6.75°
First azimuth 17.03°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 44.51°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color White core surrounded by orangish yellow then green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As the meteor appeared and brightened, it flashed with intense green color visible around the white core, with a little orangish yellow in the middle, and appeared to split or fragment into close moving pieces, then dimmed momentarily, and then flashed again less bright with pieces still very close together with less intense green before dimming as it went below the tree line.