I recorded this over Forestport, NY around 10:45 pm on 12 Aug 2025 while watching for meteors during the Perseid shower.
Can anyone provide more info on what this was?
I recorded this over Forestport, NY around 10:45 pm on 12 Aug 2025 while watching for meteors during the Perseid shower.
Can anyone provide more info on what this was?
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Rocket launch.
likely to be this one
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/europe-ariane-6-rocket-third-launch-metop-sga1
Saw the exact same thing at like 10:40 PM in north east Quebec, Canada, I was wondering as well
THANK YOU!!!! Seen from NE Ohio also 10:40ish ET
so cool!!! i saw this in NJ and heard people in Illinois and Minnesota saw the same. definitely the rocket launch someone linked
It’s the upper stage of a rocket venting left over fuel while rotating for thermal management. So it doesn’t explode.
Lucky you captured to see it. Whereabouts? Nothing in the sky from Southern hemisphere here since yesterday 🙁