Reports Report 8179a (Event 8179-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamie S |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball showed no flaring or flickering, just two fragments evenly glowing. I was driving at the time, and spotted it while glancing sideways at the Moon. I looked back at the road ahead, and one more quick glance the two fragments were still visible. Total duration of the path that I saw was about 4 seconds,Speed was slow to medium, quite graceful, and obviously faster than an aircraft might have appeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 56° 13' 35.4'' N (56.226499°) |
| Longitude | 4° 10' 19.09'' W (-4.171969°) |
| Elevation | 74.140144m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-29 17:02 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-29 17:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 230° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65° |
| First azimuth | 72° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 62° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | White |
| 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 | I first saw the fireball as two fragments, the leading fragment slightly brighter than the trailing one, and separated by about half a degree. The fragments passed directly above the nearly full Moon, passing in and out of the broken cloud that was present. The Moon was fully visible enabling a brightness comparison. |