A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.10 Hämeenkyrö Observation number 69448

Visibility IV / V

Päivi Pasanen

The fireball was rather round followed by a short tail of fire. Both the ball and the tail were bright, translucent and green.

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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?
- 1 second
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared suddenly

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- North
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About half way between the horizon and the zenith
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.10 Hämeenkyrö Observation number 69448