We were standing outside waiting to see the space station go over.. which was due at 9.57pm in dunstable, bedfordshire and 10 minutes before is when we saw this thing like a shooting star but alot bigger and then like it exploded .. nothing big .. looked kind of orangey when it exploded and then disappeared so quick ..
So in my garden in dunstable I was looking south west (waiting for space station)... so from my view it appeared on my left going to my right .. under the moon .. as in the moon was higher up ...
Location
Address
Dunstable, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 53' 9.27'' N (51.885907°)
Longitude
0° 30' 45.28'' W (-0.512578°)
Elevation
148.679199m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-17 21:47 BST
UT Date & Time
2021-07-17 20:47 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
226.47°
First azimuth
198.27°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
246.68°
Last elevation
42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a firework went off but obviously way too high up and big to be a firework .. not a massive explosion just kind of combusted and then disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like fire sparks going in a few
Directions for like a second and then disappeared
