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A fireball at night, brighter than the venus - 5.4.2023 at 03.05 Jyväskylä Observation number 114911

Visibility III / V

Vesa Vasankari, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

A rapid fireball high in the northeast sky. Various reflections from window blinds etc. can be seen in the image area when the camera is placed between the window panes. The object appears in the picture at 03:05:17.



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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
  • How the flight of the fireball ended?
    • The fireball faded away
  • Brightness of the fireball
    • A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus
  • In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
    • Northeast
  • In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
    • About 1/3 from the zenith towards the horizont
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Yi Home 1080p (until now I had cut out the Chinese manufacturer's logo from my videos, but now it was difficult because of the trajectory of the fireball).

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