Reports Report 560av (Event 560-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neil W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This is probably the brightest meteors I have seen and very fast; I have seen several that appeared larger with adapted night vision. Bear in mind I had just left a brightly lit home about 10 seconds before and the sky was still a dark blue and it was possible to see all my surroundings in full colour, far from full twilight. I first thought it was the ISS except it was too bright, far too fast and too big, It was definitely a few magnitudes brighter than Venus, as even the fragment was brighter than Venus. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Branston, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 46' 59'' N (52.783056°) |
| Longitude | 1° 40' 47.09'' W (-1.679747°) |
| Elevation | 49.270985m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-04 17:36 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-04 17:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 108.72° |
| First azimuth | 145.49° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 99.28° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Main part and fragment subjectively doubled or tripled in brightness just before disappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 3/4 through its path I saw a smaller meteor break off and drop lower than the path of the larger part, still brighter than Venus (bear in mind this was after sunset but before the suburban sky was fully dark) . The two parts disappeared more or less simultaneously. |