Was looking out my living room window at the star Arcturus when the fireball appeared and flared up just before it would cross just below the position of the star - from my perspective
Location
Address
, Scotland (GB)
Latitude
55° 47' 27.15'' N (55.790874°)
Longitude
4° 52' 5.5'' W (-4.868195°)
Elevation
8.82641m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-01 00:51 BST
UT Date & Time
2022-07-31 23:51 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
278.29°
First azimuth
276.64°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
282.66°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
initially thought it was firework, but angle and altitude were wrong for that glowed brightly in it's last 2 seconds
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
seemed to fragment into approx 5 seperate pieces for about 1 second
