A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 2.4.2016 at 21.51 Vesanto Observation number 51058

Visibility III / V

Timo Kuhmonen, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Of Vesanto's northern cameras, a long-lasting fireball that was seen with two different cameras. Watched from the video, the duration of the visible flight was 6s. There is another observation of the same fireball here .

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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?
- 6 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball faded away

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Northwest
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

Technical information

Watec 910-HX, Tamro wide angle lens

Comments: 1 pcs

Esko Lyytinen - 3.4.2016 at 18.50

Kempeleen ja Vesannon kamerahavaintojen perusteella kyseessä oli grazeri jonka reitti sivusi maapallon ilmakehää matalimmillaan n. 108 kilometrin korkeudella ja rupesi nousemaan takaisin. Nopeus oli 58 km/s. Ei ole varmaa paloiko kuitenkin loppuun vai jatkoiko takaisin avaruuteen.

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A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 2.4.2016 at 21.51 Vesanto Observation number 51058