Reports Report 4554g (Event 4554-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hazel B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Armature sky watcher. Viewed with bare eyes. Also seen by my partner. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 5' 26.83'' N (52.090785°) |
| Longitude | 0° 15' 23.55'' W (-0.256541°) |
| Elevation | 33.50243m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-01 01:00 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-01 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 89° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.56° |
| First azimuth | 296.72° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 301.72° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Fast streak of light with big ball. the meteor ended with a huge flash surrounded by blue light. Like an explosion, with circular light surrounding where the meteor vanished. After the flash, a long tail of orange, blue and green could still be seen for around 5 seconds. The tail followed behind the meteor, and was still visible after the meteor 'popped' out of view. After the flash of the "pop" the tail remained for 5 seconds while fading away. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bigvround explosion. Multicoloured. Just popped and vanished from view. No sound at all, but we waited for a bang as that's what we expected. Blues, yellows and greens expelled where the meteor popped out of view. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Huge circle. Colours vanished quickly. Train lasted around 5 seconds and was long yellow, blues and greens. |