A fireball at night, brighter than the venus - 21.3.2023 at 21.30 Helsinki Observation number 113599

Visibility III / V

Not visible

On the dog run, a light that looked like a huge starburst shot down the sky and disappeared behind the clouds. The light glowed a green hue and was clearly wider than the shooting stars I had seen before.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 15 min difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 3 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared behind an obstacle (trees, buildings or clouds)
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- North
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the horizon towards the zenith

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A fireball at night, brighter than the venus - 21.3.2023 at 21.30 Helsinki Observation number 113599