Reports Report 3646l (Event 3646-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sharon F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The shape and colour of the fireball/bolide was a long and pointed bright white-yellow tail, with a tear drop shaped head, which at first seemed bright white-yellow, then it glowed bright light green and then flashed bright light green and exploded into fragments. I was looking up over the roofs of the houses from my back yard, the sky was fairly clear, only a few clouds. I initially went out to look up because there was an unusual amount of aircraft flying over and making a lot of noise for about half an hour, and it was late at night for this to be happening. I was just looking up at the aircraft going over and then started looking at the stars, so it was just by chance that I looked up at the right time and place to see this spectacle. I have seen many shooting stars before, but never anything like this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 57' 51.76'' N (53.964377°) |
| Longitude | 1° 3' 56.6'' W (-1.065722°) |
| Elevation | 16.793785m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-23 23:45 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-23 22:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 184.84° |
| First azimuth | 185.15° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 185.21° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright light green flash, and explosion of white/yellow/light green bits, then it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it exploded it flashed bright light green and had what looked like fragments of white/yellow/light green bits that came out from the centre of it. |