This was not a meteor shower. I have seen one of those. This was a massive very bright object streaking across the sky. I also saw the Russian satellite disintegrate over New Zealand a couple of years back. That was a slow moving glow by comparison. This was so much brighter and faster. I was so lucky to be looking up at the sky at exactly the right moment!
Location
Address
Hove, England (GB)
Latitude
50° 50' 24.15'' N (50.840042°)
Longitude
0° 9' 50.38'' W (-0.163995°)
Elevation
60.998161m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-30 00:30 BST
UT Date & Time
2021-04-29 23:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
181.29°
First azimuth
80.02°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
261.31°
Last elevation
73°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like a really huge bright orange/yellow flash that just disappeared very quickly just after it flashed by directly overhead. It was very quick and extremely bright. Not sure the exact time. It sort of got brighter before it disappeared.
