Reports Report 233bo (Event 233-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am used to seeing meteors but this was very different. I thought it might have been a firework, but as I got a proper look I realised that it was something else. Much bigger and brighter than anything I had seen before, with more vivid colours and a trail left behind that glowed in the moonlight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tibberton, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 53' 35.78'' N (51.893272°) |
| Longitude | 2° 22' 0.15'' W (-2.366709°) |
| Elevation | 17.311884m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-14 21:59 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-14 21:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190° |
| First azimuth | 175.92° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 209.78° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball had dimmed slightly before a final, slightly bright, white flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the flash (which was slightly brighter than the fireball itself) happened, a few fragments were expelled, a bit like a firework. |