American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4781e (Event 4781-2017)

Observer
Name Ricky L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 52° 35' 27.16'' N (52.590877°)
Longitude 0° 12' 56.69'' W (-0.215748°)
Elevation 11.983969m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-11-29 17:12 GMT
UT Date & Time 2017-11-29 17:12 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 258°
Moving
Facing azimuth 273.91°
First azimuth 283.39°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 263.6°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing train of 2 seconds directly after a light blue flash and dispersal of smaller particals
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright light blue flash. The meteorite exploded and split into about 5 or 6 pieces. The largest and last one that i saw was still bright light blue and continued to travel for about 2 seconds before i could no longer see it
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As above.