Reports Report 4781bh (Event 4781-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving my car home from work at the time. To a person with no astronomy experience, it was an unusual sighting. My first thought was it was a firework, as it was so bright, but I soon realised it wasn't. It seemed quite large, but it appeared and disappeared quite quickly. It was in my sight right at the top of my windscreen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 24' 25.32'' N (53.407033°) |
| Longitude | 1° 19' 57.26'' W (-1.332573°) |
| Elevation | 57.291431m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-29 17:05 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-29 17:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 283° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 239.22° |
| First azimuth | 309.51° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 231.72° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | A glowing train, that I could see for a second or two then it disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor left a train, then seemed to explode into nothing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |