A fireball in a twilight sky - 17.1.2022 at 17.07 Mäntyharju Observation number 103972

Visibility III / V

Markku Siljama, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Observation from the car window. I was on my way home from Joutsa towards Pertunmaa when a fireball was seen directly in front.

The sky is dim, the bright moon in the east and west is the last eclipse of the sun.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 2 min difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 2 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball faded away

Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball in a twilight sky
In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Southeast
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the horizon towards the zenith

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A fireball in a twilight sky - 17.1.2022 at 17.07 Mäntyharju Observation number 103972