Reports Report 2685bq (Event 2685-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | lot of fireworks in blackburn, (and you can hear them all from my location) and if it was going up, maybe a dud firework, but this was going down, maybe 30-40 degrees. fireworks generally not visible until they explode, this was highly visible, like a bright star, got brighter, and the explosion didn't look like a firework, after it burst it was gone in a fraction of a second. got up and looked for other wirework activity, saw and heard none before or after this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 53° 45' 32.62'' N (53.75906°) |
| Longitude | 2° 29' 33.59'' W (-2.492665°) |
| Elevation | 202.923691m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-13 00:25 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-12 23:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 235° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 79.88° |
| First azimuth | 79.4° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 66.72° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | looked like a yellow star got brighter as it fell then broke into red/orange pieces |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it got brighter then broke into pieces |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | went from white/yellow, got brighter then broke into red/orange pieces, disapeared quickly |