I’ve seen a few meteor showers but this was the best shooting star I have ever seen. It was heading north so somewhere there must be a meteorite
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 25' 4.81'' N (51.418004°)
Longitude
0° 17' 42.6'' W (-0.295166°)
Elevation
9.100662m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-06-28 00:05 BST
UT Date & Time
2024-06-27 23:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95.62°
First azimuth
142.89°
First elevation
71°
Last azimuth
31.3°
Last elevation
61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
When I first observed the glow from what I thought was a shooting star, it quickly became a much bigger and brighter object which had an increasing white train. It then got really bright and split into two and separated objects as it entered the atmosphere
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object got brighter as it went over me then as the brightness increased it split into two. I followed its trail until it disappeared
