Whilst I have no experience I regularly look up at the night sky whilst walking my dog & am sure this was a meteorite or space debris of some sort relatively low in the atmosphere. It was a bright white colour and moved very quickly to the North from my position (towards North Baddesly/Winchester)
Location
Address
Rownhams, England (GB)
Latitude
50° 57' 8.01'' N (50.952226°)
Longitude
1° 27' 22.6'' W (-1.456279°)
Elevation
64.620888m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-20 20:47 GMT
UT Date & Time
2026-02-20 20:47 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
106°
Moving
Facing azimuth
324.41°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright white light going in straight line across the sky with a smaller piece of white light that appeared to break off just before it all went out (it didn’t drop below the horizon)
