This report has been linked to the following event: Event 23-2023 | Observer |
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| Name | Matthew W |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | This is the meteor that was widely reported over southern England yesterday. Spectacular! |
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| Location |
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| Address | , England (GB) |
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| Latitude | 51° 53' 11.98'' N (51.89°) |
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| Longitude | 0° 33' 14.6'' W (0.55°) |
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| Elevation | 46.13m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-09 19:50 GMT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-09 19:50 UT |
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| Duration | ≈7.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 109° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 285.84° |
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| First azimuth | 236.75° |
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| First elevation | 53° |
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| Last azimuth | 290.47° |
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| Last elevation | 21° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
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| Color | Yellow/orange when firat seen then flared to yellow/white and finally back to red before disappearing. |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | No |
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| Duration | - |
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| Length | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | First few seconds it looked like a yelliw satellite, but moving too fast. Then flared bright white/yellow then dimming to red beforw winking out. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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