Reports Report 1322hm (Event 1322-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neil M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | no formal experience but also not prone to over reacting. it takes a lot for me to decide to report something. - It seemed big, bright and very impressive. never seen anything quite like it before. i would have missed it if i hadn't left the house at the exact moment i did. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newdigate, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 8' 32.11'' N (51.142252°) |
| Longitude | 0° 15' 29.08'' W (-0.258078°) |
| Elevation | 110.980125m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-02-28 23:20 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-02-28 23:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 212° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.64° |
| First azimuth | 92.62° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 85.73° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | i remember a 3 part angled entry ( a bit like pebble skimming) but at a very steep downward angle from my perspective. there was a flash for each skim the first being quite large in comparison to the other 2. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | one big bluey coloured flash suddenly, with a bright slightly curved white streak steeply downward leading to two more smaller versions of the same thing continuing downward until it disappeared below the horizon. I remember thinking this must be either a rock or debris re-entering. i've seen shooting stars before, but this seemed much closer, much bigger and more intense than anything id seen before. I was looking over in the direction of Gatwick airport. my house is almost directly under the flightpath only a couple miles from the runway. So i'm no expert at all but it did seem to me whatever this was could have made contact with the ground. |