Reports Report 2039cq (Event 2039-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fintan A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I had never heard of a fireball before googling what I saw. I initially thought it was just an astonishingly large and long-lasting shooting star, but based on what I’ve seen and read since, it was consistent with a fireball. I have absolutely no scientific background, though. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Upton upon Severn, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 3' 41.41'' N (52.061504°) |
| Longitude | 2° 13' 7.15'' W (-2.218653°) |
| Elevation | 15.76398m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-04-10 20:15 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-04-10 19:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 229.07° |
| First azimuth | 270.63° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 240.16° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | My spatial reasoning is extremely poor, so I’m afraid you’re going to have to take my estimation with a generous pinch of salt. I remember seeing a smoke train that lasted for a few seconds, but I was somewhat in shock because I’d never seen a fireball before and my brain was still processing what had just happened. I just remember seeing smoke for a few seconds, I’m afraid. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what appeared to be a shooting star at first, but it almost immediately exploded into a fireball that looked much, much larger than a planet, but still smaller than the moon, and it lasted for somewhere around five seconds. I have never seen anything like it and was actually quite shocked for some time afterwards. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was one main fireball, but I could see parts of it shooting off the main one. I’m afraid I don’t know how many there were in total. |