A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon - 24.2.2017 at 05.57 Espoo Observation number 61438

Visibility IV / V

Panu Lahtinen, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

A celestial camera observation of a fireball that had almost "moved". Because the van is about short and the brightness high, I can’t be sure of the duration of a bright flight. Based on the timing image, 0.5 s, but no doubt at least a little longer.

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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?
- Less than a second
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, as bright as a crescent moon

Technical information

60 s maximum stack. Watec WAT-902H3 Ultimate, Novus NVL-2812D / IR 2.8-12 mm f / 1.2

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A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon - 24.2.2017 at 05.57 Espoo Observation number 61438