This picture displays the persistent train, it doesn’t show the fireball. The fireball appeared approximately around one minute earlier. The photo was taken exactly at 18:56:30 local time. So the fireball appeared around 18:55.
Photo
Location
Address
Rheinbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
Latitude
50° 37' 43.38'' N (50.628718°)
Longitude
6° 57' 2.21'' E (6.950614°)
Elevation
177.719238m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-08 18:55 CET
UT Date & Time
2026-03-08 17:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
191.72°
First azimuth
244.56°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
125.26°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Smoke trail, as seen on the photo
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed very bright for one or 0,5 seconds. Then it lost brightness over the rest of its presence till completely stop glowing.
