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A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 27.7.2017 at 00.47 Espoo, Leppävaara Observation number 65662

Visibility IV / V

Panu Lahtinen, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

A celestial camera observation of a rather long-lasting and bright fireball. Duration according to camera data 7.16 s.



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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?
    • 7 seconds
  • How the flight of the fireball ended?
    • The fireball faded away
  • In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
    • Southeast
  • In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
    • Low near the horizon
  • Brightness of the fireball
    • A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon
Technical information

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

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