Seen a lot of shooting stars short burst ones and those that last longer leaving a trail for about 2 seconds with just a bright white light but never seen anything like this before. It was witnessed by my daughter who was sat with me. It was a lot bigger than any shooting star I've seen and it was the colours that's struck us the bright red/pink and blue. The smoke trail was clearly visible and lingered horizontally for quite a few seconds. I know that it must have been part of the meteorite shower last night but nobody else seems to have seen it.
Location
Address
South Normanton (GB)
Latitude
53° 6' 8.81'' N (53.102448°)
Longitude
1° 19' 45.51'' W (-1.329308°)
Elevation
139.901352m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-08 00:15 BST
UT Date & Time
2015-08-07 23:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
273°
Moving
Facing azimuth
340.21°
First azimuth
358.02°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
314.35°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Pink, Light Blue, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
40s
Length
40°
Remarks
Smoke trail, lingering almost like an aeroplane trail
