A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 22.12.2017 at 20.07 Petäjävesi Observation number 69109

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Heli Huutonen

The blue flash was first as if the northern lights had flashed, I first thought the northern lights were blue. Immediately after that came a bright strip of light, which sparkled like a firework rocket.

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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?
- 2 seconds
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 full moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 22.12.2017 at 20.07 Petäjävesi Observation number 69109