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Meteor fireball over Florida on February 4

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We received 13 reports about a fireball seen over FL and Florida on Sunday, February 4th 2024 around 23:50 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over California on February 3

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over California on Saturday, February 3rd 2024 around 08:08 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and 2 photos.


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Meteor fireball over Georgia and other states on February 1

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We received 36 reports about a fireball seen over AL, AR, GA, Georgia, Indiana, KY, MS, NC, North Carolina, SC, Tennessee and TN on Thursday, February 1st 2024 around 05:39 UT.

For this event, we received 5 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over the south of Spain (Jan 30)

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This video shows a bolide recorded on January 30, at 23:17 local time (equivalent to 22:17 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 51,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the provinces of Granada and Almería (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 78 km over Loja (province of Granada), moved southeast, and ended at a height of around 41 km over Ruescas (province of Almería).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla. The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).


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Meteor fireball over Nebraska and other states on January 31

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We received 21 reports about a fireball seen over IA, KS, MO, NE and OK on Wednesday, January 31st 2024 around 03:29 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over North Carolina and other states on January 29

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We received 19 reports about a fireball seen over Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia on Monday, January 29th 2024 around 11:56 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Beijing, China on January 29

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Meteor fireball over New Zealand on January 21

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We received 24 reports about a fireball seen over Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Northland, Otago, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington on Sunday, January 21st 2024 around 08:12 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over New England and New York on January 21

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© Mark K.
We received 10 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, Massachusetts, ME, NY, Rhode Island and RI on Sunday, January 21st 2024 around 09:05 UT.

For this event, we received 4 videos and 3 photos.


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Stunning meteor fireball over Spain and Portugal on January 21

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This video shows a stunning bolide recorded on January 21, at 21:03 local time (equivalent to 20:03 universal time). It was brighter than the full Moon. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 89,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain and Portugal. It began at an altitude of about 101 km over Valencia del Mombuey (province of Badajoz, Spain), moved south, continued over the southeast of Portugal, and ended at a height of around 40 km over San Bartolomé de la Torre (province of Huelva, Spain).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, and El Aljarafe (Sevilla). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).