Observer | |
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Name | Joe M |
Experience Level | 4/5 |
Remarks | I know two other witnesses to this event; one was with me the other a friend of a friend who was walking his dog. It was not completely dark; I was observing distant thunderstorms. It was a very bright, quite slow object in the twilight sky, very exciting! |
Location | |
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Address | (GB) |
Latitude | 50° 52' 48.33'' N (50.880093°) |
Longitude | 0° 1' 28'' W (0.024444°) |
Elevation | 83.167221m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2015-08-30 20:20 BST |
UT Date & Time | 2015-08-30 19:20 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 98° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 139.82° |
First azimuth | 116.85° |
First elevation | 75° |
Last azimuth | 182.41° |
Last elevation | 75° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
Color | Light Green + Orange debris ejected |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | 2 events of 3-5ish orangey fragments that travelled more slowly as they parted on a similar trajectory. |