Reports Report 1252n (Event 1252-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lauren W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Was taking a long exposure of the night sky but didn't catch it. Unsure if fireball - fireworks were going on elsewhere in the city, but not near to where I was but this didn't look like a firework. First appeared as a shooting star a bit east of Jupiter and shot towards Ursa Major, became increasingly bright before disappearing (lost view of it over the fence). A plane (looked to be departing Southampton - possibly SSZ4?) was approaching the area of the sky where I saw it at the time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 55' 40.7'' N (50.927973°) |
| Longitude | 1° 23' 14.49'' W (-1.387357°) |
| Elevation | 14.700203m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-24 18:58 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-24 18:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 145.5° |
| First azimuth | 115° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 50° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Slight streaking behind it but difficult to tell with light pollution |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like a shooting star, became brighter before going out of view (fence blocking view) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |