Reports Report 322av (Event 322-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephanie Y |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The meteor was at a horizontal level then started going upwards higher in to the sky when i first saw it and then it descended |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stockport (UK) |
| Latitude | 53° 24' 34.24'' N (53.409512°) |
| Longitude | 2° 9' 32.21'' W (-2.158947°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-03 21:40 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-03 21:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 117.58903° |
| First azimuth | 65.32871° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 256.31159° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | The train of the meteor at the bottom was a slight grey and then got darker almost black as it reached the top of the meteor where it was a bright orange fireball, the only way i could describe the meteor was literally like a sperm cell where the head was the fireball and then the train was the tail, the train also grew longer as the meteor descended and eventually faded out |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |