It looked a lot like a very bright white firework being shot downward from the sky. But it had a hot orange tail and too much smoke. Quite a sight if it was a meteor. Quite underwhelming if it was a firework. It seemed to burn up. Not just burn out. By that I mean that it became brighter before extinguishing. It didn’t just illuminate, stay that brightness and then extinguish.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 27' 5.59'' N (51.451554°)
Longitude
0° 58' 32.01'' W (-0.975559°)
Elevation
40.576714m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-02-04 17:35 GMT
UT Date & Time
2019-02-04 17:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
194°
Moving
Facing azimuth
7.09°
First azimuth
15.66°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
0.68°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
40°
Remarks
Dark white smokey trail. Not clean white like vapour.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One bright white ball split into two. One was left slightly behind (travelled slower) as the other continued at the same speed. Both disappeared 0.5 to 1 second after the split.
