Reports Report 4669dv (Event 4669-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Catherine M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I found it hard to judge the height from your helpful chart. I was cycling home watching Venus bright in the sky. I think I was travelling about south, towards the sea. The orange fireball started just to the west of and slightly higher than Venus and kept going westwards for several seconds, losing fragments towards the end before going out. It seemed much brighter and bigger than Venus from where I was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Borgue, Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 54° 50' 41.17'' N (54.84477°) |
| Longitude | 4° 9' 23.86'' W (-4.156628°) |
| Elevation | 80.016678m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-23 17:15 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-23 17:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 233.07° |
| First azimuth | 231.19° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 277.38° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball travelled fairly slowly towards the west before dropping some large sparking chunks and then going out. Not certain whether you would call it a terminal flash but pieces dropped off and then it went out. The fragmentation was towards the end of the trajectory- it kept going as it dropped pieces. |