Reports Report 8440c (Event 8440-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bram B |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | - I find it hard to guess the brightness (also given the flare-ups), so that number is not precise / reliable. - Another typical characteristic of a Taurid meteor: the fireball went very slowly -- making it even more impressive. - The numbers for azimuth and altitude are no guesses, but looked up in planetarium software. This is based on my observation of the path of the meteor >> starting from (central?) Auriga -- moving "under" (to the south of) Capella -- ending above the Big Dipper, about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way from Dubhe (alpha Ursae Majoris) to Polaris. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lokeren, Vlaanderen (BE) |
| Latitude | 51° 5' 55.44'' N (51.098733°) |
| Longitude | 4° 1' 13.86'' E (4.020516°) |
| Elevation | 5.360425m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-13 00:56 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-12 23:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60° |
| First azimuth | 116° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 21° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw two flare-ups: the first flare-up after about 15° in the path of the meteor (estimating the total length at 45° in the sky, from Auriga to Ursa Major), the second flare-up at the end of the path. Strictly speaking this may not have been fragmentation, but I wanted to mention this anyway. |