A fireball at night, brighter than the venus - 5.12.2021 at 17.31 Mäntyharju Observation number 102914

Visibility III / V

Markku Siljama, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

I was shooting a comet on the lake ice in the west when I noticed a bright white fireball moving west fast between the trees in the south.

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Weather -21 degrees and north wind.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 5 min difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 1 second
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- I did not see the end of the fireball

Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus
In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Southwest
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- Low near the horizon

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A fireball at night, brighter than the venus - 5.12.2021 at 17.31 Mäntyharju Observation number 102914