Reports Report 398n (Event 398-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Russ B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking at the moon. The fireball or whatever trajectory was towards but under the moon’s position. If I were to guess a direction it was travelling I’d say ESE. I have a compass in my watch and checked what I thought was the direction. Fireball, meteor, space junk? I’d love to know what I saw. Never seen anything like it. I’ve seen shooting stars so I know the difference. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 56' 35.71'' N (53.943252°) |
| Longitude | 1° 52' 22.19'' W (-1.87283°) |
| Elevation | 93m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-22 20:40 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-22 20:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 64.19° |
| First azimuth | 55.19° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 63.82° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Resembled a firework trail but too high, too fast, no sound for a firework. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to break up into maybe 2 or 3 separate parts, 1 behind the other, not splayed out. |