I was facing it with the back, then a flash appeared in the sky. I noticed it and turned around an I saw something in the sky. I saw it burning in white with flickering. After some seconds it completely disappeared. Some smoke lasted and the line in the sky was clearly visible. I took the picture some minutes after that at 18:58. There is only a cloud visible that lasted from the smoke. And you can see the line of smoke still a bit to the right of the "cloud".
Photo
Location
Address
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
Latitude
50° 58' 36.71'' N (50.976865°)
Longitude
7° 2' 21.74'' E (7.039373°)
Elevation
50.897903m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-08 18:58 CET
UT Date & Time
2026-03-08 17:58 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
183.86°
First azimuth
201.09°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
155.53°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was facing it with the back, then a flash appeared in the sky. I noticed it and turned around an I saw something in the sky. I saw it burning in white with flickering. After some seconds it completely disappeared. Some smoke lasted and the line in the sky was clearly visible. I took the picture some minutes after that at 18:58. There is only a cloud visible that lasted from the smoke. And you can see the line of smoke still a bit to the right of the "cloud".
