Reports Report 5803ak (Event 5803-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Much the brightest meteor I have ever seen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lisvane, Wales (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 32' 49.92'' N (51.5472°) |
| Longitude | 3° 12' 1.68'' W (-3.200466°) |
| Elevation | 126.660904m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-19 19:50 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-19 18:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 290° |
| First azimuth | 290° |
| First elevation | 10° |
| Last azimuth | 290° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | Fireball appeared to leave a white smoke train at the point I first saw it. It remained visible for at least 10 minutes while I was out walking. There also appeared to be a puff of smoke floating at a higher elevation in the direction the fireball would have been coming from that may also have been associated with it, possibly the point of entry to the atmosphere |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially saw the fireball streaking low down across the western horizon in the direction of setting sun, creating a bright narrow white trail, after a second or two it expanded it to a larger very bright white flash which maybe lasted a second and then faded |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |