Reports Report 8572au (Event 8572-2025)

Observer
Name Melinda B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I have never seen something like this. It was much lower and brighter than any meteors I’ve seen in a shower. It was possibly a bolide? Astonishing. We were standing on the cliff top at Bournemouth on the South Coast of England and it was over the sea heading due South.
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 50° 42' 6.13'' N (50.701702°)
Longitude 1° 53' 27.19'' W (-1.890886°)
Elevation -0.027743m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-14 19:45 GMT
UT Date & Time 2025-11-14 19:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 18°
Moving
Facing azimuth 106.87°
First azimuth 71.74°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 73.97°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 30°
Remarks Glittery and glowing
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Lit up a wide area with the flash and sparks localised to the meteor
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Sparks trailing afterwards