Reports Report 840e (Event 840-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stafford (UK) |
| Latitude | 52° 38' 17.78'' N (52.638272°) |
| Longitude | 2° 7' 33.69'' W (-2.126026°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-08 17:37 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-08 17:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈3s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 135° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 313° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A very bright, very fast moving, star-like white light that, as it moved across the sky from south east to north west, much faster than a normal meteor shower like object, suddenly increased in brightness then disapeared while still well above the horizon (45 degrees aprox). I did not see any sign of fragmentation but there was light polution from traffic etc, and I was driving and watching other traffic. The most striking features were its brightness, the speed at which it flashed across the sky, and its sudden increase in brightness followed by total disapearance. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |