Reports Report 1008bu (Event 1008-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I spend a lot of my time outdoors looking up in amazement, when it’s a clear sky. On sighting this fire ball traveling north to northwest, it was truly an amazing site to see. It looked to be moving reasonably slower than some meteors that i’v seen in the past. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see it’s final end as it disappeared behind low level cloud. But with its bright orange ball of fire and its red flaming gasius tail, I felt myself very lucky to have seen it. This was definitely the best one i’v ever seen to date. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bristol, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 25' 16.43'' N (51.42123°) |
| Longitude | 2° 29' 55.45'' W (-2.498737°) |
| Elevation | 15.123887m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-15 21:30 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-15 21:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 290° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Orange ball red tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The fire ball was a fright orange, the tail was a glowing red with a vapour trail of whitish grey. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |