I am fortunate to live in an area of relatively dark skies and often observe meteorites. My partner has never viewed one which I have in the past found frustrating. This evening I was able to point out what appeared to be two very fast moving orange stars at first sight which left an obvious trail as they passed over our house observed by both of us. I then positioned myself to view the event as these passed in front of our house and had time to ask my partner to stand where I was approximately 8 feet away from her initial position and we were able to view the meteors as they burnt out approximately 10 degrees above the eastern horizon. Very exciting and delighted to have shared this experience with her also. She was a little concerned that these may not burn up completely but a fantastic experience.
Location
Address
Buriton, England (GB)
Latitude
50° 58' 44.52'' N (50.979032°)
Longitude
0° 57' 5.07'' W (-0.951407°)
Elevation
84.593559m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-02 19:50 BST
UT Date & Time
2016-10-02 18:50 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
359°
Moving
Facing azimuth
284.1°
First azimuth
299.33°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
95.07°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
20°
Remarks
Two trails as meteorite was in two parts. A brighter meteorite with a following less bright metiorite each with a smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmentation was viewed at first sighting with two orange star like objects racing from west to east. No further fragmentation observed.
