A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 20.7.2014 at 02.28 Turku Observation number 27761

Visibility III / V

Johannes Dahlström

I was sitting at home on the computer when, with a sideways eye, I noticed something clear in the sky from the crack in the window curtains. I managed to follow the flight of the fireball with my gaze for a few seconds until it went out.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- Maximum of 1 minutes 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 faded away

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Northeast
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the horizon towards the zenith
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus

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A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 20.7.2014 at 02.28 Turku Observation number 27761