It was not a shooting star because it ended up breaking up
Location
Address
Springfield, MA
Latitude
42° 5' 59.88'' N (42.099966°)
Longitude
72° 32' 1.31'' W (-72.533697°)
Elevation
62.093006m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-08 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-09 01:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
82.97°
First azimuth
77.59°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
86.22°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing sprakles
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flew above us almost like a shooting star and then it like blew up silently and crumbled into sprinkle fireworks and just disappeared. Everything was very quick.
