Reports Report 6797a (Event 6797-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adrian E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am pretty sure I have the date and time correct, but I may be out by a couple of days on the date, and maybe an hour on the timing. (I've only discovered your website today) It was by far and away the most spectacular 'sky event' I have ever seen - way beyond anything I've ever seen observing meteor showers. I found the interactive tools recording the trajectory a little tricky to use, so just to confirm, I was facing close to due West, and the fireball traveled North to South, at pretty much a horizontal trajectory, about 50 degrees above the horizon, and across the middle 70-80% of my field of vision. I've not found any other reports of the fireball - I couldn't see anything on your database ? Many thanks. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 37' 51.83'' N (53.631064°) |
| Longitude | 1° 47' 12.03'' W (-1.786675°) |
| Elevation | 136.223694m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-23 23:00 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-23 22:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 310° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 220° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | glowing, pale blue transparent, fading |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | broke into one larger and perhaps 3 smaller pieces, glowing yellow, orange then fading out |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | broke into one larger and perhaps 3 smaller pieces, glowing yellow, orange then fading out |