Reports Report 5247a (Event 5247-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 5247-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was just testing my new 85mm f1.8 Mieke lens and luckily had the camera pointing in exactly the right direction, taking 1s exposures! This is the biggest fireball I've seen, although I have got other similar one's with a camera running overnight while I was sleeping. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , St. Peter (JE) |
| Latitude | 49° 11' 45.08'' N (49.2°) |
| Longitude | 2° 9' 36.64'' W (-2.16°) |
| Elevation | 7.78m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-31 22:06 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-31 21:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345° |
| First azimuth | 345° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 349° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Purple, Dark Blue, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5.5s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | An orange brown trail that slowly vanished. You can see it in my video, which is a stack of 1 second frames played at half speed. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | If you look at my stacked image, you can see 4 light pulses at the end, I think this is the breakup, but may be wrong. |