Reports Report 1202bvm (Event 1202-2021)

Observer
Name John L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks The fireball was caught reflected in a car rear window parked on my drive and captured (see video) by my driveway camera. Hence it is a reflection and the angles need to be treated as such. The camera is looking downwards away from the source of light and so caught the reflection of the fireball, which must have been behind and above it, in the car window. The camera time should be accurate as it is synched to my network, which is in turn synched every 15 minutes to external time servers. The colour camera is in nightview mode so is higher gain and monochrome - no colour is displayed. Although the camera has a microphone no obvious audio is heard and, sadly, the capture is right at the end of a 3 minute recording and so terminates as the flash dims. I would estimate the center of Cheltenham is approx 15km NNE of my location.
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 51° 41' 48.29'' N (51.696746°)
Longitude 2° 22' 11.6'' W (-2.369889°)
Elevation 84.990021m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-02-28 21:54 GMT
UT Date & Time 2021-02-28 21:54 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 279°
Moving
Facing azimuth 125°
First azimuth 124.78°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 346.03°
Last elevation 51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -