I didn’t know it was possible to see meteors that looked like those and honestly panicked that it might have been a missile or something! I worried that it might have been a mistake but there were plenty of planes in the sky at the time and it was very clearly something completely different, just a huge beautiful streak of bright red light for a moment.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 42' 58.67'' N (51.716296°)
Longitude
0° 28' 24.07'' W (0.473352°)
Elevation
48.182835m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-02-26 18:35 GMT
UT Date & Time
2025-02-26 18:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
257.63°
First azimuth
234.5°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
251.41°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
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
There was large bright streak of light for a split second and then it almost seemed to disappear but you could see a slight “explosion” - it looked like the very end of a firework fading.
