Reports Report 5538bg (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ben B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have watched meteor showers many times, but just happened to notice the large moon tonight and be looking up as I was driving home when i saw this fireball, if it had not been going so fast it could of been a passenger get on fire it was very large and had a trail immediately behind it, it was pretty amazing to see! What a new years eve treat haha |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bushey, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 39' 56.77'' N (51.66577°) |
| Longitude | 0° 21' 48.72'' W (-0.363534°) |
| Elevation | 66.706596m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:25 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 8.65° |
| First azimuth | 74.35° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 334.29° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |