A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 24.9.2020 at 22.42 Kangasala, Kuhmalahti Observation number 93839

Visibility III / V

Jorma Mäntylä

I was in Siuronsalmi, Kuhmalahti, photographing northern lights that were not visible when a bright fireball flew through the Otava box. It left behind a reddish smoky wand for a moment.
With good luck, the fireball hit the camera image.

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

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

Olympus E-PL8 17 / 1.8 ISO800 40 s.

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A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 24.9.2020 at 22.42 Kangasala, Kuhmalahti Observation number 93839