American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3646f (Event 3646-2020)

Observer
Name Tom W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks By far the brightest meteor I have ever witnessed
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 53° 33' 55.63'' N (53.565453°)
Longitude 0° 2' 30.01'' W (-0.04167°)
Elevation 4m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-07-23 23:36 BST
UT Date & Time 2020-07-23 22:36 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 89°
Moving
Facing azimuth 46.49°
First azimuth 165.09°
First elevation 59°
Last azimuth 306.63°
Last elevation 48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 50°
Remarks Thick bright light then broke up to a thin streak of light
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright light appeared from my left a long streak of thick streak of bright white light
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After around a second the long thick bright streak of Light broke up it to two, the larger fragment continued on the same path but a thinner streak of light before fading in a northwest direction.