meteor fireball over Spain
© SMART Project (screen capture)
This bright fireball was recorded on Aug. 15 at 0:04 UT (2:04 local time). It was produced by a cometary meteoroid that hit the atmosphere at about 85.000 km/h. The meteor belongs to the kappa-Cygnid meteor shower and began at an altitude of about 105 km. It ended at about 58 km over the ground level.