Reports Report 23vn (Event 23-2023)

Observer
Name Matthew W
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This is the meteor that was widely reported over southern England yesterday. Spectacular!
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 51° 53' 11.98'' N (51.886662°)
Longitude 0° 33' 14.6'' W (0.554056°)
Elevation 46.132969m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-01-09 19:50 GMT
UT Date & Time 2023-01-09 19:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 109°
Moving
Facing azimuth 285.84°
First azimuth 236.75°
First elevation 53°
Last azimuth 290.47°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Yellow/orange when firat seen then flared to yellow/white and finally back to red before disappearing.
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks First few seconds it looked like a yelliw satellite, but moving too fast. Then flared bright white/yellow then dimming to red beforw winking out.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -