Reports Report 8097y (Event 8097-2025)

Observer
Name Garrett R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks My wife noticed it. She thought it was a shooting star..I know it wasn’t an airplane. We googled it and it told us about the active showers. Figured we might not ever see that again. It was very cool. Wish my kids could have seen it.
Location
Address Wauchula, FL
Latitude 27° 32' 56.22'' N (27.548951°)
Longitude 81° 48' 29.41'' W (-81.808169°)
Elevation 32.592781m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-08 06:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-08 11:15 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 79°
Moving
Facing azimuth 18.5°
First azimuth 346.38°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 73.2°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 40s
Length 10°
Remarks When we first saw it traveling north to south it left a trail as long as it was moving and disappeared shortly after it was gone..my wife said look a shooting star..we walked out on sidewalk and she was trying to grab her phone but didn’t make it.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -