Reports Report 427be (Event 427-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | North to south, low and level, dropping very slightly at peak. Guess over Wiston ,Wasington or west of Chantonbury Ring. Dropping bits (10 plus) all the way. Did not appear to reach the coast. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Steyning, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 53' 28.78'' N (50.891328°) |
| Longitude | 0° 19' 34.64'' W (-0.32629°) |
| Elevation | 12.169611m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-31 22:33 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-31 22:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.82° |
| First azimuth | 267.21° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 215.99° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | A smoke trail that broke as the light broke apart, dropping bits of where glowing for split seconds then leaving their own small smoke trails which lasted as long as the main smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bits where falling off all the time I saw it, burning orange. The leading part of the light got smaller each time and ended its life the same as the others but may have seemed brighter, hence dont know if this is what you mean by "terminal explosion. |