A fireball at night, as bright as the sun - 18.8.2019 at 21.00 Kuopio Observation number 85015

Visibility V / V

Ari Asikainen

But time I sent a message to a friend after the observation and the time of the message is 21.21. I think my cell phone wasn't open just then and I guess I probably wouldn't wake up to take a picture of it because the ball was so fast, so I just had to look and admire it. Stronger in brightness than the moon, in the order of the sun.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 1-2 hours difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 3 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared suddenly

In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the zenith towards the horizont
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as the Sun

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A fireball at night, as bright as the sun - 18.8.2019 at 21.00 Kuopio Observation number 85015