I have seen many meteor showers but I have never witnessed a meteor as bright or large as this before. I was leaping about like a kid. Amazing experience.
Location
Address
Easterton, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 17' 32.43'' N (51.292342°)
Longitude
1° 58' 6.38'' W (-1.968438°)
Elevation
101.251472m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-04-17 21:55 BST
UT Date & Time
2023-04-17 20:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
106°
Moving
Facing azimuth
235°
First azimuth
179°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
275°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A very bright core light burning across the sky with lots of sparkly trailing lights - exactly like a (huge) sparkler. I saw clearly even though in a well lit area outside my house (I couldn’t see the stars for example but clearly saw this meteor).
