Quite easily the brightest "shooting star" I've ever seen, and much larger, making it feel closer than normal shooting stars.
Location
Address
Pitstone (GB)
Latitude
51° 49' 58.7'' N (51.832971°)
Longitude
0° 38' 28.18'' W (-0.641162°)
Elevation
110m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-12-08 22:35 GMT
UT Date & Time
2015-12-08 22:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
258°
Moving
Facing azimuth
139.55°
First azimuth
170.71°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
119.88°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, 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
Yes
Remarks
Clearly see numerous fragments of different size breaking off the trailing end glowing bright orange then fading in away as main the object streaked across the sky.
