Reports Report 6761e (Event 6761-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clive B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The terms I would have used to describe where I saw the fireball are that it came from the direction of Andromeda and the explosion occurred close to Orion. A few seconds earlier I had been watching an aeroplane following approximately the same path so I was already looking towards that area of sky. The fireball entered my field of vision from my right and I don't know how long it would have been visible. The movement was slower than a "typical" meteor, if such a thing exists, so I'm guessing the angle of approach to the earth would have been quite steep. Mars is prominent close by at the moment. The fireball was many times larger and brighter than this. Perhaps 5-10 Venuses at the peak of the explosion. I've seen events which I would have called fireballs before, but on this occasion my field of vision before the event took place already covered the path and final explosion, so it was an exceptional sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 52' 29.05'' N (51.874736°) |
| Longitude | 2° 14' 13.58'' W (-2.237106°) |
| Elevation | 15.151723m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-10-06 05:45 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-10-06 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 282° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.34° |
| First azimuth | 200.85° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 169.71° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Think of a cotton bud. If the trail was the stem, the size and shape of the explosion was the size and shape of the head, or perhaps somewhat larger. It's hard to gauge the thickness of the trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small fragments of light extending around the explosion, rapidly vanishing. |