Reports Report 7827ab (Event 7827-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emily F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The whole thing was over so quickly that it’s difficult to remember exactly what I saw, but I’ve never seen anything this bright in the sky before (besides the moon) and it was so bright, and so large, that at first I almost wondered if it was a rocket breaking up or something. I’ve also never seen colors like this in a sky object before. I have a pretty good view of the stars from my backyard, so I casually look for constellations pretty regularly, and have seen a lot of shooting stars, but this was one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen, and it made me wish I knew more about astronomy! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Poland, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 1' 56.2'' N (44.032277°) |
| Longitude | 70° 23' 46.47'' W (-70.396242°) |
| Elevation | 150.765472m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-04 21:51 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-05 02:51 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 177° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 151.59° |
| First azimuth | 305.22° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw an extremely bright streak in the sky, falling, almost straight down with tiny multicolored fragments breaking off of it. They were very close to the central object at first, but a few seemed to split off and create their own trails. The large central object was bright (like a camera flash?), and then vanished. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above. I noticed it at first because it was extremely bright, and then some flashes of color peel off it as it fell. |