Observer |
Name |
Claudia H |
Experience Level |
1/5
|
Remarks |
Fireball appeared large, many times the size of Venus in the sky, approx. half the size of a ‘high in the sky’ moon. |
Location |
Address |
Tideford, England (GB) |
Latitude |
50° 24' 51.41'' N (50.41428°)
|
Longitude |
4° 19' 39.66'' W (-4.327683°)
|
Elevation |
22.823469m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2022-05-12 00:40 BST
|
UT Date & Time |
2022-05-11 23:40 UT
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
249° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
58.89° |
First azimuth |
84.29° |
First elevation |
58° |
Last azimuth |
16.92° |
Last elevation |
17° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-17 |
Color |
Light Blue |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
No |
Duration |
- |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
- |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Seemed to get briefly brighter and larger before suddenly ‘fizzling’ out at the end |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Bright ball disappeared and ‘fizzled’ orange at the end in a short streak of sparks |