Finland Meteor Fireball 11/12MAR2012

Finland Meteor Fireball Midnight 11/12MAR2012

Finland Meteor Fireball Midnight 11/12MAR2012
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At 11-12.3 midnight I saw brighter than Venus fireball descending from the Sky. My estimation for brightness is somewhere -8mag.
It had blue/orange color, and tail was orange. Lenght of the tail was maybe 5degrees.
Fireball reached horizon and from my observation place it looked that it didnt fainted before it vanished behind the trees and clouds.
All the time it was bright without fainting. At the same time my camera was taking Time-Lapse photos of auroras and luckily one frame had part of fireballs descent.

- Br. Marko Mikkilä

2012 THE Year of Meteors!