Reports Report 3432k (Event 3432-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rob J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Beautiful sight, quick, all over in a few seconds. Lit the night sky up. I've seen shooting stars, nano seconds the ISS, few minutes.....................this was a Meteor. Incandescent bits dropping off it. Greens oranges reds. We have some cloud cover. It seemed to appear from nowhere. Hope this info helps. As for me, well happy I saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 47' 48.38'' N (53.796771°) |
| Longitude | 3° 2' 20.93'' W (-3.039148°) |
| Elevation | 3.989156m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-04 21:04 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-04 20:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 155° |
| First azimuth | 165° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 95° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | There was green/orange red bits dropping off it |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to be breaking up. It was fast. Orange green fragments were breaking off, burnt up very fast, almost like a firework. |