A friend of mine who is a member of the BAA has researched this event and has been unable to find any other reports which absolutely amazes me. It was the longest lasting and far and away the brightest meteor I've seen in 60 years as an amateur astronomer. At a more or less constant 30 to 40 degrees above the horizon throughout its progress across the sky anybody who was looking between northeast through slightly west of south could hardly have missed it. Note that my estimation of its brightness may be a poor estimate. I never have been good at magnitude estimates. I can say for sure that it was significantly brighter than Venus at its brightest.
Location
Address
Canewdon, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 37' 6.25'' N (51.618404°)
Longitude
0° 44' 23.08'' W (0.739745°)
Elevation
39.961998m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-15 22:38 GMT
UT Date & Time
2020-11-15 22:38 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
84°
Moving
Facing azimuth
60°
First azimuth
60°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
210°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
60°
Remarks
Glowing train that simply faded over a few seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to sparkle a bit like a fireworks sparkler rather than truly fragment. That is to say I didn't notice any completely separate points of light but I was so taken by surprise that I could easily have missed them.
