Reports Report 5538afg (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dempster B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Whether important or not, these two meteors i saw, were like blue Bunsen burner flames being dragged across the sky. Stunning. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Danderhall, Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 55° 54' 39.33'' N (55.910925°) |
| Longitude | 3° 6' 14.93'' W (-3.104146°) |
| Elevation | 68.503441m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:35 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 138.97° |
| First azimuth | 137.45° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 118.77° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the end of the flight, the flash happened. It wasn't a massive flash but the meteor fragmented into 3 pieces and then burned out/ disintegrated. Please note, there were two meteors, one was above the other. The top one, split into three fragments, the lower one split into two, a split second after the top one. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the end of the flight, the flash happened. It wasn't a massive flash but the meteor fragmented into 3 pieces and then burned out/ disintegrated. Please note, there were two meteors, one was above the other. The top one, split into three fragments, the lower one split into two, a split second after the top one. |