Reports Report 5538ga (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alan P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many meteors and fireballs but this was different, seemed a lot more colourful and slower - visible for longer- than any other I've seen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 54° 0' 19.66'' N (54.005462°) |
| Longitude | 1° 27' 24.02'' W (-1.456673°) |
| Elevation | 57.136639m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:33 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.05° |
| First azimuth | 31.1° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 307.23° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | Glowing, gree/red colours, breaking up into small bright objects, train faded out, no twisting or other distortions |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Breaking up along train into smaller objects which faded out close to line of train, fragmentation mainly white not showing colours of train. No terminal break up, just fading out |