Reports Report 5538wn (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John O |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 50' 15.36'' N (53.837599°) |
| Longitude | 1° 31' 52.73'' W (-1.531315°) |
| Elevation | 123.571114m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:34 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 23.49° |
| First azimuth | 49.18° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 341.62° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was a gold or orange colour, as the object moved across the sky it was breaking up, a larger piece seemed to break away as it moved across the sky, this was a bright orange object. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the object moved from east to west across the sky before it disappeared from my field of view a piece seemed to fragment from the meteor and fall away. This looked like a bright orange or gold colour piece. |