I thought I was hallucinating, or maybe it was a firework but there was no sound and no other flashes of light. I live in a city so I thought there was no way I could see a shooting star that was SO bright. Brighter than any which I’ve seen on vacations in extremely rural areas. I don’t know what this was but it was amazing!
Location
Address
Boston, MA
Latitude
42° 20' 17.85'' N (42.338291°)
Longitude
71° 9' 10.99'' W (-71.153052°)
Elevation
41.344376m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-13 20:22 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-14 01:22 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
154°
Moving
Facing azimuth
230°
First azimuth
225°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
235°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I’m not exactly sure what this means, but what I saw got much bigger and brighter for a moment, as if it was exploding
