Reports Report 3286a (Event 3286-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've watched meteor shower events before, and I've never in all my years, and I'm 42, seen anything like I did that night ever, or since. I just couldn't get over how close, low, bright & big it was. It definitely was NOT satellite link, it wasn't a beam or laser in the sky, it wasn't the ISS, otherwise it would of landed on my roof. My 1sr thought, was wow, a massive shooting star. But the more I've thought about it, and asked people on star gazing sites etc, the more I'm convinced it was something else. Another lady in 1 of my groups said she saw it too, but I'm not sure where she lives. I can always go back to the star gazing group & ask her. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 2' 34.72'' N (52.042977°) |
| Longitude | 2° 42' 29.86'' W (-2.708294°) |
| Elevation | 52.936317m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-05-31 02:57 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-31 01:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 119° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45.68° |
| First azimuth | 62.28° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 241.53° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | it reminded me of a firework, it was bright, very bright, so close, so low, and the longest train/trail I've ever seen. I've seen meteor showers before, I've watched them for years, but never have I seen anything like I did that night before, it flew over the roof of the house, our back garden in long, approx 50ft long, and it travelled what seemed like a good 50% of the garden length.. It definitely was NOT a satellite, nor a laser in the sky, nor the ISS. It looked to me like a shooting star, but longer, brighter, bigger, closer & lower. It really was beautiful. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |