Reports Report 2823iv (Event 2823-2022)

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