Reports Report 6342c (Event 6342-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicky S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Having seen many meteor showers, shooting stars and various flashes across the sky in my lifetime, this was without doubt the brightest and most intense, and at a full 2-2.5 seconds, 1 of the longest continuous burns. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Northern Ireland (GB) |
| Latitude | 54° 21' 26.54'' N (54.357371°) |
| Longitude | 5° 50' 41.74'' W (-5.844928°) |
| Elevation | 71.692024m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-28 22:40 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-28 21:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.55° |
| First azimuth | 97.32° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 124.19° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White with a larger orange glow just before it extinguished. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The pale yellow/white tail lead into a large orange glow immediately before it extinguished. I was facing the direction of the fireball over my wife’s shoulder and she noticed the glow/flash upon my face as she was looking at me. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |