I have seen " shooting stars " before but this seemed much larger and closer, not as big as the recent Russian event but still quite large and long lasting
Location
Address
(GB)
Latitude
51° 17' 51.36'' N (51.2976°)
Longitude
0° 30' 2.59'' W (0.500719°)
Elevation
9.442m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-03-25 23:05 GMT
UT Date & Time
2016-03-25 23:05 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
191°
Moving
Facing azimuth
67.41°
First azimuth
71.72°
First elevation
66°
Last azimuth
71.11°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object appeared to spread out as it got brighter, it branched out in several directions then faded out
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the initial flare up the object seemed to fragment and break up leaving several trails which slowly petered out
