Reports Report 575q (Event 575-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Connall G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen fireworks before. I've seen it all. This however was much different. I was lying in bed and looking out the window when I saw this very bright white glowing fireball shoot across the window. I jumped up before watching it break up and fall back to earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kirkintilloch, Scotland (GB) |
| Latitude | 55° 56' 31.3'' N (55.942027°) |
| Longitude | 4° 9' 35.47'' W (-4.159854°) |
| Elevation | 49.116722m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-02 23:02 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-02 23:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 275.47° |
| First azimuth | 259.25° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 283.34° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Bright glowing blue fireball turning to yellow then to orange then red and then it wasn't as bright. It then split into 3/4 pieces with orange trailing afterwards carrying for a few seconds before watching them slow and dip down before the ember died. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright glowing before breaking up into 3/4 pieces with orange afterglow. Like embers from a firework but larger and brighter |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Broke up into 3/4 pieces with orange ember like glow but much brighter than any ember I've seen |