Reports Report 4249ca (Event 4249-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lewes, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 53' 13.56'' N (50.887099°) |
| Longitude | 0° 0' 48.71'' W (-0.013531°) |
| Elevation | 127.677788m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-08-13 22:25 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-08-13 21:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 140° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 148° |
| First azimuth | 137° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 156° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail had a greenish hue to it immediately after the meteor had faded. The trail quickly turned grey soon thereafter and became wavy as it faded over the next dozen or so seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Near the end of the meteor's trail there was a relatively bright green/blue flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flash, I observed the meteor fragment into perhaps three or four pieces before they all quickly faded. |