Reports Report 3712t (Event 3712-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julia (and William) K |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | An amazing experience! Was so bright, never seen one like this - very bright, gold, orange and red and very bright despite the heavy light pollution viewing it as it travelled from West to East towards Southampton / the East |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Totton, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 54' 51.78'' N (50.914382°) |
| Longitude | 1° 29' 19.07'' W (-1.48863°) |
| Elevation | 4.305412m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-02 19:45 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-02 18:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 64.91° |
| First azimuth | 59.56° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 83.5° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Sparkler effect train trailing main 2 objects, train visible for max 2 seconds disappeared v quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw very bright main object as it was fragmenting into one large object with a smaller companion |