Reports Report 5920a (Event 5920-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Grant L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen shooting stars in the past, and seen a few showers, but I have never seen anything of this scale. It caught my eye without looking up much, just mid conversation outside and I see it from my peripheral vision, I have tried to be as precise as possible |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 37' 1.34'' N (51.617038°) |
| Longitude | 1° 14' 12.16'' W (-1.23671°) |
| Elevation | 50.727856m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-28 20:17 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-28 20:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 169.24° |
| First azimuth | 205.64° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 149.66° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | When the trail first caught my eye it was like a huge bright light that expanded, the trail grew over a 4-5 seconds getting wider as it traveled, and then the object vanished the trail lasted a second before fading beginning to end, was a white-orange colour |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |