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A fireball at night, brigter than the venus - 20.2.2020 at 18.20 Tampere Observation number 88381

Visibility III / V


At the traffic lights in Tampere, while waiting for the light to change, I saw a fireball and the vehicle camera had also been recorded.



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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?
    • 5 seconds
  • How the flight of the fireball ended?
    • The fireball broke into pieces, which faded away
  • In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
    • North
  • In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
    • Low near the horizon
  • Brightness of the fireball
    • A fireball at night, brighter than the Venus
Technical information

The vehicle camera on the Garmin Dash Cam 55 windshield recorded the fireball that was detected.

Comments: 3 pcs
Emma Bruus - 20.2.2020 at 22.28 Report this

Upea tulipallovideo! Onnittelut!

Mikko Peussa - 20.2.2020 at 22.31 Report this

Hieno havainto!

Sami Jumppanen - 21.2.2020 at 15.38 Report this

Hienoa!

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