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Observer
Name
Ian G
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
It was the chunkiest shooting star I’ve ever seen, I’ve seen many of them but this one was so large I googled to see if others had seen it and sure enough there was news stories about it. It honestly looked like a pretty large object kicking off wide fire trail.
Location
Address
Branscombe, England (GB)
Latitude
50° 41' 16.96'' N (50.688044°)
Longitude
3° 7' 26.15'' W (-3.123931°)
Elevation
7.029442m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-09 20:01 GMT
UT Date & Time
2023-01-09 20:01 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
51.2°
First azimuth
61.79°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
21.42°
Last elevation
63°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
Glow of red orange and blue
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-