American Meteor Society

Reports Report 501a (Event 501-2022)

Observer
Name Lucy R
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 52° 23' 46.79'' N (52.39633°)
Longitude 0° 44' 25.12'' W (0.74031°)
Elevation 15.266485m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-01-19 18:15 GMT
UT Date & Time 2022-01-19 18:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 168°
Moving
Facing azimuth 165.81°
First azimuth 175.93°
First elevation 67°
Last azimuth 179.4°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 10°
Remarks It was wiggly and orange/white, coming down behind the bright finery ball looking thing. I thought I was witnessing a plane crash until the ball burnt out
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Just a big flash that caused me to look in that direction
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The brightness disappeared but I could see a small red dot still falling and the trail it left behind