A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 14.12.2015 at 19.15 Sievi Observation number 46258

Visibility III / V

Päivi Peltoniemi

We drove from Ylivieska towards Kannus when we saw a fireball fall straight down. It took so long that even the smaller backseaters had time to see it when it was wondered. Then I had to check if there was a crater in Eskola;)

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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?
- 10 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared suddenly

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- South
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 - 14.12.2015 at 19.15 Sievi Observation number 46258