I feel really lucky to have seen this! My only experience watching the night skies is Aurora, so to stumble upon this showing was really exciting. I’ve never seen anything quite like it!
Location
Address
Vermillion, SD
Latitude
42° 46' 56.87'' N (42.782465°)
Longitude
96° 56' 7.72'' W (-96.935477°)
Elevation
373.980225m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-04-08 05:23 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-04-08 10:23 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
182°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.45°
First azimuth
82.33°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
82.43°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
-
Remarks
It was a smoke trail - it reminded me of a firework being shot upside down. After the flash the trail lingered for a few seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash reminded me of a firework being shot upside down. It was a long trail, that ended in a flash and then fizzled out.
