Reports Report 1670e (Event 1670-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The green colour at the fireball head was persistent throughout and the other colours seemed to come in sequence. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 0' 25.77'' N (51.007158°) |
| Longitude | 3° 8' 27.83'' W (-3.141064°) |
| Elevation | 62.410072m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-08 20:30 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-08 19:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 254.45° |
| First azimuth | 207.38° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 257.69° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Glowing bright yellow and orange train, maybe some smoke, not sure, it didn’t last long and I was mainly observing the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a slower increase in brightness followed by a flash which suddenly increased in brightness with reds, oranges greens and yellows then rapidly faded. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | One or two fragments broke from the main body of the fireball just before the flash and deviated from the trajectory of the main fireball but displayed the same colours as the main fireball. |