The brightest 'shooting star' we (group of 4) have ever seen. Initially thought satellite but much much larger and extremely bright. Smoke trail looked a bit like airplane vapour trail in the night sky. Cloudy at time, so must've been very bright.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 45' 33.77'' N (51.75938°)
Longitude
1° 12' 24.94'' W (-1.206929°)
Elevation
100.793472m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-05-16 21:45 BST
UT Date & Time
2022-05-16 20:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
208.99°
First azimuth
187.42°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
231.8°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Smoke train left in the sky for minutes
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very brief flash as it fragmented
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Seemed to explode/flash and then one piece fizzled out, and a smaller piece called on a similar trajectory briefly
