American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5930m (Event 5930-2021)

Observer
Name Jay L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 50° 43' 55.56'' N (50.732099°)
Longitude 1° 50' 40.05'' W (-1.844458°)
Elevation 35.750057m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-09-24 20:12 BST
UT Date & Time 2021-09-24 19:12 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 102°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 260°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 275°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.3s
Length 3°
Remarks The train was glowing orange and flashed a bit and looked almost like a falling firework then it disappeared and the meteor light disappeared about 0.7 seconds after
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was falling then the small meteor split into about 7 pieces of falling rock and disappeared