Reports Report 4269a (Event 4269-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 4269-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ian C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I were looking at a satellite that was passing in the part of the heaves in which the fireball appeared so we were lucky enough to be looking directly at the object for the full time it appeared, it was not like anything that either of us had ever seen, it was breathtaking. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 5' 6.12'' N (52.09°) |
| Longitude | 1° 18' 0.94'' E (1.3°) |
| Elevation | 31.72m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-03 23:00 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-03 22:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 125° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 37° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | the fireball was brilliant white and had a tail that looked golden and appeared to have little sparkly pieces left in it's trail that resembled a sparkler, really magnificent. Behind the sparkler tail was a thin white/blue tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |