Observer | |
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Name | Michael C |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | The first I saw was a bright white light directly overhead which grew rapidly brighter, flickering as it did and casting shadows off nearby trees. The eastern horizon it disappeared over is about 300 metres above sea level and there's nothing but a wilderness of moorland and mountains for 60 miles. The bang I heard didn't sound like distant thunder and I would guesstimate that if the orange sparky last view of it was fragmentation then it would have been between 20 and 40 miles away, approximately. Have to say it was an awesome experience! |
Location | |
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Address | , Scotland (GB) |
Latitude | 56° 42' 11.22'' N (56.7°) |
Longitude | 4° 57' 3.38'' W (-4.95°) |
Elevation | 143.4m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2022-03-01 23:45 GMT |
UT Date & Time | 2022-03-01 23:45 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down left to up right |
Descent Angle | 89° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 1.4° |
First azimuth | 359.35° |
First elevation | 90° |
Last azimuth | 91.44° |
Last elevation | - |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
Color | White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | About a couple of minutes after the meteor disappeared over the eastern horizon I heard a short, deep, muffled'whump!' from the same direction |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 2s |
Length | 90° |
Remarks | Glowing and pale yellow |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Bright orange and sparky |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |