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A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 26.3.2013 at 03.13 Espoo Observation number 12582

Visibility III / V

Timo Kuhmonen, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Capture of Watec 910HX in Espoo on March 26, 2013 at 03:13. This time the meteor shower could be a little dimmer than Venus. Seemed to be advancing rapidly. Extinguished with fading, duration was 0.6s.



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  • Accuracy of the given observation time?
    • Maximum of 1 minutes difference possible
  • In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
    • East
  • In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
    • About 1/3 from the zenith towards the horizont
  • Brightness of the fireball
    • A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus
Technical information

Watec WAT-910HX, Tamron 4-12mm f / 1.2

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