Reports Report 8308e (Event 8308-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicola C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I described the terminal explosion as similar to a firework, but nothing else about this observation was like anything I’d seen before. It’s size, trajectory, position, definitely not a firework. Incredible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Silsoe, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 59' 33.48'' N (51.992633°) |
| Longitude | 0° 25' 34.26'' W (-0.426184°) |
| Elevation | 62.703129m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-12-30 02:15 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-12-30 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 161.56° |
| First azimuth | 206.57° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 242.97° |
| Last elevation | 61° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The bright light pulsed in a brighter flash before disappearing, like a firework but with none of the ‘after glow’. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |