After seeing many 'shooting stars' / meteor showers on countless nights observing I have never seen anything like this. A very bright light that i observed for about 5 seconds even being able to tell my wife who was observing the new crescent moon through our 8" telescope who had time to look up and also observe the 'fireball' split into two distinct smaller fireballs before disappearing .
Location
Address
, Wales (GB)
Latitude
51° 39' 14.44'' N (51.654012°)
Longitude
3° 47' 29.26'' W (-3.791462°)
Elevation
75.951668m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-05-24 22:30 BST
UT Date & Time
2020-05-24 21:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
21.11°
First azimuth
82.56°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
355.07°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the object first appeared as a singular bright light with a trail from the east traveling across the sky for about 4 seconds in a northerly direction breaking into two distinct fragments with tails before disappearing a second or two later
