Reports Report 1021aj (Event 1021-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | wintersgill s |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many shooting stars, this was much bigger, initially I thought it was a falling Chinese lantern, then it speeded up and broke into 3 smaller parts |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Padiham (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 47' 51.84'' N (53.797732°) |
| Longitude | 2° 18' 36.4'' W (-2.310112°) |
| Elevation | 85.445709m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-04-26 22:10 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-04-26 21:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 140° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 314.74° |
| First azimuth | 292.85° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 314.5° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright light splitting into 3 parts, 1= 1/3 size 2-= 1/8 size (similar to space shuttle, but a lot faster and more vertical) |