Reports Report 1019fy (Event 1019-2025)

Observer
Name Niels L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I have seen meteors, but this firebaljust went from one horizon to the other. I was amazed, maybe it could be debries from something man made?
Photo
Location
Address Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland (NL)
Latitude 52° 11' 27.01'' N (52.190835°)
Longitude 4° 28' 57.07'' E (4.482519°)
Elevation 1.989075m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-02-19 04:45 CET
UT Date & Time 2025-02-19 03:45 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 20°
First azimuth 20°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 75.84°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Licht geel
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks Clear smoke tails on all the parts (the big one and the fragments) the light of the fireballs somewhat illuminated the smoke tails (by relection, the tails did not emit light)
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fragments were just as bright as the big part, the fragmdnts were ahead of the big part. The moved the same path, did not lose any brightness, dit not accelerate away nor get caught up by the big part.