I'm an amateur astro photographer and have spent many hours in dark sky areas with the camera shooting milky way images and I've seen plenty of shooting stars of all colours but this is by far the biggest I've ever seen. A real treat as I was locking up before bed time
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
52° 42' 32.45'' N (52.709015°)
Longitude
2° 29' 23.6'' W (-2.48989°)
Elevation
80m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-06-27 00:40 BST
UT Date & Time
2022-06-26 23:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
106°
Moving
Facing azimuth
287.27°
First azimuth
242.86°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
316.26°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
30°
Remarks
bright green with what looked like a glittery effect. bright enough to light the trees up
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a ball about 1/4 of the size of my fist at arms length that split into 3 parts
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
split into 3 with the largest part changing to a downward direction
