Reports Report 2685fq (Event 2685-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was at my telescope and looking through my finderscope in the same general direction but higher in the sky toward Acturus when I saw an exceptionally bright flash and pulled away from the scope and saw, without doubt, the largest fireball I have ever witnessed. I am estimating but am sure it was quite close to 00.30am, perhaps no more than a few minutes before this but I’m sure it was 00.30. I have seen many meteors given what I do for a hobby and only earlier this year, I captured what was the brightest meteor I’d seen passing Orion. It was extremely bright and I lickily caught it with my Nikon taking long exposures of Orion. However, tonight’s meteor relegated that one to minor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 55° 39' 1.94'' N (55.650539°) |
| Longitude | 2° 15' 11.06'' W (-2.253073°) |
| Elevation | 24.183018m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-13 00:30 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-12 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 233° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 97.98° |
| First azimuth | 121.48° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 90.62° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Pink, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |