Setubal, Portugal Meteor Fireball 10JUL2011

Setubal, Portugal Meteor Fireball 10JUL2011
Assunto: 10JULY2011 Fireball, Setubal, Portugal
Hi there!
My apologies for reporting this to you so late!
Date of my sighting: 10th July 2011
Time: 22h 17m Local Time (Lisbon Time).
Place: Setubal, Portugal
Coordinates of the place where I was standing, in front of my apartment:
38º 31' 28" N; 8º 52' 02" W (Google Earth);
Elevation: 36 meters;
My initial atention was atracted by it's sudden glare:
Aprox. begin point: ~25º over the eastern horizon;
Aprox. end point: ~17º over the eastern horizon;
Visual path: ~6º long;
It moved on a vertical direction towards the eastern horizon, on an aprox. Azimuth: ~95ºE;
Visual magnitude at it's brightest, near it's end point; -5.0 mag. vis.
It moved fast, with a duration of about 2.5 to 3.0 seconds;
Visual colours seen: Head bright white with 4 sparks, green and orange-reddish trail.
No sound. -José A. Campos  Thank you José!

PS: Independent co-discoverer of comet Haneda-Campos D/1978 R1
from Durban, South Africa, on 01 September 1978.



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