Reports Report 5538adr (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bart F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've noticed it at around 5:35pm as early as it started burning entering the atmosphere from the East (I was watching the moon at the time it looked like an airplane for a few seconds, barely moving light heading in my direction first appeared on the bottom-right from the moon, my exact location is shared in this tweet: https://twitter.com/porty_edinburgh/status/947522966635667461 ). The spot was brighter than the current large moon but there was no large flash. It was burning steadily for 5-10 second then it broke up into at least 4 large pieces each with it's own trail, again no flash here. All dissappeared within further 5 seconds heading West toward Glasgow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edinburgh, Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 55° 57' 49.99'' N (55.963887°) |
| Longitude | 3° 7' 34.81'' W (-3.126336°) |
| Elevation | 2.138746m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:35 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 12° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 137.87° |
| First azimuth | 88.86° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 293.31° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Between yellow and green (I'm colourblind). |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | At least 4 strong trails visible after meteor broke up into pieces. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke up into at least 4 visible pieces right as it was passing above me, I had a great perspective. There was definitely no loud noise heard in Edinburgh, I was on a quiet part of Portobello Beach with no waves and dark sky. |