The most amazing thing I've ever seen. I was lying in bed watching Netflix and then this incredibly bright light lit up my room from outside. I thought it was a helicopter search light at first but quickly realised it wasn't. There was already an almost full moon too so the sky was already fairly bright - the meteor was considerably brighter than the moon, and a much more intense white colour. I watched it fly maybe 30 degrees before it exploded. The explosion was a bright red/orange colour and I'd guess it broke into 4 or 5 major parts before completing dissappearing.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
53° 14' 5.6'' N (53.234888°)
Longitude
2° 44' 11.77'' W (-2.736602°)
Elevation
65.718559m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-04-14 00:45 BST
UT Date & Time
2022-04-13 23:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
247°
Moving
Facing azimuth
238.12°
First azimuth
188.84°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
181.32°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
6°
Remarks
A glowing train behind the bright white meteor.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor seemed to explode and the smoke lasted for less then a second before disappearing. I could only see the smoke because the red/orange explosion was so bright.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor exploded into a few large red/orange pieces that quickly disappeared.
