The best fragment fireball I have ever witnessed in my life and I have the pleasure of the perseids peak night on my birthday
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
52° 28' 55.26'' N (52.482017°)
Longitude
1° 29' 37.05'' W (-1.493625°)
Elevation
104.490776m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-04-07 22:54 BST
UT Date & Time
2023-04-07 21:54 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
153°
Moving
Facing azimuth
265.67°
First azimuth
55.84°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
291.8°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3.5s
Length
40°
Remarks
Smoke trail that persisted for a number of seconds with the main fireball disintegrating causing multiple smoke trails from debris
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Solid bright white around 1.5 seconds into the trail as it peaked white and exploded causing all the fragmentation to become individual white fragments
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmentation was the best I have ever seen in my life it was spectacular! Around 1.5 seconds into the trail 20degrees into the trail it got brighter before it fragmented and each fragment created it’s own trail 3seconds was the total trail start to finish
