Reports Report 2699an (Event 2699-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephen S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | My daughter (45) and I (74) had just finished observing Mars in the same area of sky with a basic spotting scope and 5 seconds after we looked up we both saw this amazingly bright fireball. I've seen LOTS of shooting star meteorites and Rachel is a hobby spotter with a reflector scope, We were HIGHLY 'priviliged to have both seen it together - nobody els would believe us LOL. It was so bright and coloured that I believed it to be space junk. I'm available for questions / clarification THE MAP FACILITY on this site didn't work properly - I didn;t get to drop an address pin/marker accurately but all of my directions, and inclinations are accurate from S41 0FR - UK My study days were in Maths and Physics |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chesterfield, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 14' 0.56'' N (53.233488°) |
| Longitude | 1° 25' 25.68'' W (-1.423801°) |
| Elevation | 81.728775m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-17 21:00 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-17 20:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 123° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 252.76° |
| First azimuth | 265° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a long thin streak that glowed increasing coloured and terminating in a almost stationary yellow fireball |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |