It’s been a loooooong time since I’ve seen a meteor skip across the sky and leave a streak. It lasted for almost 10 seconds. Last time I saw this happen was 1995.
Location
Address
Douglasville, GA
Latitude
33° 40' 8.17'' N (33.668935°)
Longitude
84° 47' 34.11'' W (-84.792808°)
Elevation
320.630127m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-05 19:56 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-06 00:56 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
86°
Moving
Facing azimuth
36.26°
First azimuth
16.49°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
54.37°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Red, green, yellow, white. Multicolor streak.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright, super fast flash both as it entered view and as it exited.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The streak was of varying size which looked like it was made of debris.
