Airline pilot and PhD - seen lots of meteors. This was a longer duration and impressive one. It lit up the upper cloud deck as it passed to the north and fell in the vicinity of Tadcaster or Harrogate I suspect.
Location
Address
Hambleton, England (GB)
Latitude
53° 45' 51.58'' N (53.764328°)
Longitude
1° 4' 11.39'' W (-1.069831°)
Elevation
4.071157m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-31 17:30 GMT
UT Date & Time
2017-12-31 17:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
258°
Moving
Facing azimuth
334°
First azimuth
75°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
305°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White core, orange fragments/tail, occasional green sparks
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Several green and orange flashes and appeared to break into 2 parts continuing on previous trajectory
