Reports Report 5538vz (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen maybe 4 or 5 fireballs over the UK; this was by far the brightest and longest-lasting that I've seen for a few years. Also was very bright considering the moon was bright enough to illuminate the darker parts of the M1 and the meteor appeared to come from the direction of the moon. Was bright enough to distract me whilst driving up the m1, even though it was to my right hand side. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milton Keynes, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 5' 52.89'' N (52.098026°) |
| Longitude | 0° 45' 47.5'' W (-0.763194°) |
| Elevation | 79.126442m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:30 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 314.19° |
| First azimuth | 64.08° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 315.64° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Green, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing white tail, went from 'right side of sky to left', tail extended majority of this distance, meteor split into two toward the horizon and burned up. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Briefly saw meteor split into two before burning up. |