Reports Report 1379ck (Event 1379-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There was an passenger plane over Rawmarsh about a minute later, it must have seen it. The \'Meteor\' was too bright for too long, with too big a sparking shower for them not to have seen it Plane travelling towards N-N-W. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rotherham (UK) |
| Latitude | 53° 28' 25.76'' N (53.473821°) |
| Longitude | 1° 21' 20.58'' W (-1.355717°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-21 23:00 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-21 22:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 43.76476° |
| First azimuth | 43.87519° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 293.12715° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | orange, blue green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | A train with many glowing yellow/orange fragments falling from it like a firework rocket, but travelling horizontally. It appeared to be travelling much slower than a shooting star, but much faster than a plane. It was the longest visible flight time of any meteor I have ever seen. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |