American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4304at (Event 4304-2019)

Observer
Name Mark H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 50° 45' 10.92'' N (50.753034°)
Longitude 1° 55' 38.97'' W (-1.927492°)
Elevation 59.862576m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-09-08 05:52 BST
UT Date & Time 2019-09-08 04:52 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 94°
Moving
Facing azimuth 195.33°
First azimuth 113.08°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 199.56°
Last elevation 61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks It didn’t last very long seemed to disappear rather quickly, the object broke apart into several smaller parts with the own individual trains, I recall there being 2 larger chunks to start
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a bright white flash in the sky that caught my eye
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks If fragmentation is when it breaks apart into smaller parts this is what I saw