Thalyta Araújo Clima ao Vivo Thu, 26 May 2022 10:05 UTC
Meteor in the South and Southeast
Clima ao Vivo and Bramon cameras recorded a meteor that crossed the sky of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul at dawn on Thursday (26).
Meteoroides.net YouTube Wed, 18 May 2022 14:35 UTC
This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on May 18, at 3:01 local time (equivalent to 1:01 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 108,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 99 km over the south of the province of Córdoba, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 58 km over the north of the province of Córdoba.
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 Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, Sevilla, La Sagra (Granada), Huelva, El Aljarafe, and La Hita (Toledo). 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).
We received 757 reports about a fireball seen over Île-de-France, Bretagne, Castel, England, Hauts-de-France, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Saint Peter Port, St Helier, Vlaams Gewest and Wales on Monday, May 16th 2022 around 20:44 UT.
This amazing bolide was spotted over Spain on May 15, at 6:08 local time (equivalent to 4:08 universal time). It was as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 256,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 128 km over the northwest of the province of Granada, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 82 km over the south of the province of Córdoba.
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 Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, Sevilla, La Sagra (Granada), Huelva, El Aljarafe, and La Hita (Toledo). 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).
Meteor fall lasting about 5 seconds. The phenomenon was recorded on Friday, May 13, 2022 around 20:36 (local time), by the JJS2 camera of the monitoring station in Monte Castelo - SC (Jocimar Justino - BRAMON).
The "fireball" was seen in the Southwest direction from the local point of view.
It is estimated that the event took place over the state of Rio Grande do Sul, over the region of Frederico Westphalen.
This Stunning bolide was spotted over Spain on May 7, at 6:09 local time (equivalent to 4:09 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 138,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Spain. It began at an altitude of about 108 km over the province of Cuenca, moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 74 km over the same province.
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 Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, Sevilla, La Sagra (Granada), Huelva, Ayora (Valencia), and La Hita (Toledo). 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).