Reports Report 5218l (Event 5218-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Iain A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Difficult to describe the brightness, however, it was slow in comparison to a shooting star, definitely burning up upon entry to the earth’s atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 14' 38.14'' N (51.243928°) |
| Longitude | 0° 0' 51.4'' W (0.014278°) |
| Elevation | 100.857872m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-14 22:10 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-14 21:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 256° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.35° |
| First azimuth | 159.24° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 96.3° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| 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 | When I saw the trailing orange flame, there was a small brake off particle that started to trail behind the first bit. The meteor!? Disappeared when looking through a tree canopy, so couldn't see thoroughly. |