I make a point of watching meteor showers, and this is the brightest sky object I have ever seen. If there are CCTV on the oil rigs in Dundee or other dashcam footage from cars travelling along the A930 there might be footage of it breaking into pieces.
Location
Address
, Scotland (GB)
Latitude
56° 28' 4.53'' N (56.467924°)
Longitude
2° 54' 16.07'' W (-2.904465°)
Elevation
7.725065m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-05-26 22:50 BST
UT Date & Time
2021-05-26 21:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
281.66°
First azimuth
180.33°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
325.51°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7s
Length
60°
Remarks
The train glowed bright gold-white, and was a very long, almost straight arc that faded at the fireball broke up
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It bright as it terminated then broke into around 6 or 7 pieces which came apart before it went darker gold, then entirely dark
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It bright as it terminated then broke into around 6 or 7 pieces which came apart before it went darker gold, then entirely dark
