Reports Report 5146l (Event 5146-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joshua C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I first thought it was a firework, but the trajectory wasn't right, I watched as it arched overhead sparklingly with a very bright white and almost yellowish glow, it faded almost as quickly as it appeared, I waited to see if there was a shockwave from entry but nothing. It was as bright as a firework, sparking as of it was throwing off sparks and left no trail I could note. I observed the moon afterwards and it had a hazey yellowy ring around it, so the yellow may be from the atmosphere. It took me aback, I've never seen anything quite like it, so through googling I found your site to report this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Perelle, Saint Saviour (GG) |
| Latitude | 49° 27' 37.82'' N (49.460506°) |
| Longitude | 2° 37' 49.92'' W (-2.630532°) |
| Elevation | 6.345381m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-11-21 20:02 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-21 20:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 66.23° |
| First azimuth | 53.56° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 10.64° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I first thought it was a firework, I expected it to go bang, but the arc and lack of noise confused me, I then realised it must have been a space object as the trajectory wasn't possible for a firework, by fragmentation, it had bring sparks coming off it like a sparkling firework which I assume was the surface fragmenting. |