American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3555d (Event 3555-2016)

Observer
Name Mike H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I've seen a lot of shooting stars before, but nothing like this. It was almost dropping vertically at a tremendous pace. I last saw it dropping behind houses. I noticed people on Twitter saying they saw a #shootingstar as well at the same time. These people were in London and Brghton - so many miles away.
Location
Address Bournemouth, England (GB)
Latitude 50° 45' 0.95'' N (50.750265°)
Longitude 1° 51' 47.97'' W (-1.863324°)
Elevation 26.27018m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-09-23 23:50 BST
UT Date & Time 2016-09-23 22:50 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 165°
Moving
Facing azimuth 91.74°
First azimuth 89.14°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 93.6°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -