Reports Report 630bw (Event 630-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was travelling in my car heading northwards on the M3 motorway, with my wife who also observed the flash of light falling in the sky. I have previously observed meteor showers (Perseids ) and what we saw was of a shorter length and brighter while in the sky. It is possible that what I saw was not a meteorite, but some other object falling from the sky, as the bulk of the flash was consistently of a ball shape falling at high speed towards the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Itchen Abbas, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 6' 20.17'' N (51.105604°) |
| Longitude | 1° 14' 31.78'' W (-1.242161°) |
| Elevation | 101.945107m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-03 23:33 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-03 23:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 244.48° |
| First azimuth | 2.69° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | dim ground level flash - but not as bright as a firework |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |