My wife Pancy was with me as we ran out. By the time we took our mobile phone it had moved out of our site.
Location
Address
chesterfield (UK)
Latitude
53° 13' 43.77'' N (53.228826°)
Longitude
1° 18' 15.8'' W (-1.30439°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 23:00 GMT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-21 22:00 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
269.92279°
First azimuth
267.75296°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
270.12918°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
bright ball with orange t
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
i could not hear as we are closer to the motor way.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
25s
Length
20°
Remarks
First it was a one giant bright ball will orange tail and broke up into six or more smaller ones. I was watching TV and could see a bright light passing my window. It took me few seconds to open my door and it would have lasted 20 or more seconds and it was moving really fast.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a bright single ball moving really fast and broke up into six or more balls with orange tails.
