Reports Report 937bn (Event 937-2023)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 937-2023
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dawn A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Seen many shooting stars but never anything like this. Room lit up orange for a couple of seconds, husband was asleep but registered the room light up. The fireball was just to the right of the half moon looking south at 3am on the morning of 13th February 2023 over the sea at Lancing South Coast West Sussex. First saw it as it appeared from the top of my window travelling past the moon towards the sea. It was just to the right of the moon, orange and lit the sky and room up and disappeared when it was south of the moon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 49' 26.23'' N (50.82°) |
| Longitude | 0° 18' 14.7'' W (-0.3°) |
| Elevation | 4.07m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-02-13 03:00 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-02-13 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 213° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 152.7° |
| First azimuth | 137.2° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 158.25° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sky and room light up completely |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |