Looked up if a meteor shower was occurring around Missouri and found the Geminid Shower. Extremely clear cold night and just happened to see it while I was driving because it happened low on the horizon and was so bright. Never seen anything like it. Beautiful. Saw a fireball in Croatia for the Brominid(?) Shower back in June for the first time. That was my first actual shooting star. I got it tattooed.
Location
Address
-
Latitude
39° 40' 47.24'' N (39.679788°)
Longitude
90° 31' 14.9'' W (-90.520806°)
Elevation
151.377991m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-14 19:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-15 01:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.67°
First azimuth
359.87°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
28.44°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into three separate bright pieces with their own tails! Then they quickly blinked out.
