American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8518am (Event 8518-2025)

Observer
Name Dave S
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Ann Arbor, MI
Latitude 42° 14' 14.74'' N (42.237429°)
Longitude 83° 53' 46.99'' W (-83.896387°)
Elevation 281.359985m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-13 20:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-14 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 231°
Moving
Facing azimuth 327.84°
First azimuth 355.99°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 309.53°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it started at about mag 0 or -1 (about Vega), streaked across about 30 degrees from N (60deg el) to NNW (25deg el) with a very bright flash about 2 seconds in.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the flash, there was a small amount of fragmentation for about 1 second at about mag -10 into multiple color/streaks in the same direction and then an abrupt nothing.