Fire in the SkyS


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball estimated to be the size of car explodes over São Paulo, Brazil on August 3

fireball
A very bright, colorful and explosive meteorite was seen in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil this Wednesday, August 03, 2022.

A strong flash was observed in the sky at 5:09 am on Wednesday that intrigued the population. Seen by residents of Bauru and other cities, the phenomenon was caused, according to researchers, by a meteor . The asteroid fragment comes from the formation process of the solar system and probably came from the orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

Department of Physics of the Unesp of Bauru and coordinator of the Didactic Astronomy Observatory, says that before exploding, about 10 or 20 kilometers above the ground , the object was the size of a popular car.


(Translated by Google)

Fireball 2

Meteor fireball over northeastern Spain (Aug. 4)

fireball
This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on August 4, at 4:50local time (equivalent to2:50universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 226,000 km/h. The fireball overflew northeastern Spain.

It began at an altitude of about 108 km over the province of Castellón, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 78 km over the province of Teruel. 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 Ayora, Huelva, La Hita, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, Sevilla, and Olocau.

The event has been analyzed by the main investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).4:50 (local Spanish peninsular time).


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball over Minas Gerais, Brazil on August 3

fireball
We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over Minas Gerais and São Paulo on Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 around 08:08 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball over British Columbia and Washington on August 1

fireball
We received 8 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia and WA on Monday, August 1st 2022 around 06:15 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.


Fireball

Meteor fireball over Virginia and other states on July 29

fireball
We received 255 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, Ontario, PA, VA and WV on Friday, July 29th 2022 around 01:52 UT.

For this event, we received 4 videos.


Fireball 2

Best of the Web: Huge meteor fireball up to 16 feet in diameter explodes over Puerto Rico on July 27

Meteor sighted last night was a rock up to 16.4 feet in diameter that exploded in the atmosphere
Meteor sighted last night was a rock up to 16.4 feet in diameter that exploded in the atmosphere
Shocking images captured from the Island show the moment when a large part of a space rock disintegrated over the skies of Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.

"It happened at 11:28 pm and the reports confirm that it was visible from the entire island," said the Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC).

The educational entity pointed out that both the videos obtained as well as images captured by the NOAA GOES 16 satellite allow a preliminary estimate to be established regarding the size of the rock, which is calculated to have been between 1 to 5 meters (3.3 to 16.4 feet) in diameter.


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball seen over Hungary and nearby countries on July 26

fireball
We received 49 reports about a fireball seen over Žilina Region, Žilinský kraj, Banskobystrický kraj, Bratislavský kraj, Burgenland, Celje, Domžale, Grad Zagreb, Međimurska županija, Moravskoslezský kraj, Nitra Region, Nitriansky kraj, Novo mesto, Osječko-baranjska županija, Sisak-Moslavina County and South Mo on Tuesday, July 26th 2022 around 19:19 UT.


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball over south of Spain (July 26)

fireball
This bolide was spotted over Spain on July 26, at 3:18 local time (equivalent to 1:18 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from comet 169P/NEAT that hit the atmosphere at about 91,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 99 km over the province of Córdoba, moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 76 km over the province of Jaén.

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, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, 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).


Fireball 2

Stunning meteor fireball over Spain (July 26)

fireball
This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on July 26, at 1:04 local time (equivalent to 23:04 universal time on July 25). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by 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 57,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 104 km over the province of Jaén, moved southeast, and ended at a height of around 26 km over the province of Granada.

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, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, 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).


Fireball 4

Bright meteor fireball over Uruguay and Argentina on July 25

fireball
The entry of a celestial fireball into the atmosphere was captured last night by cameras in southern Uruguay and also in neighboring Argentina.

In our country, the phenomenon was recorded by an All Sky camera installed at Liceo No. 1 Dr. Roberto Taruselli, in the town of Dolores. This recording device reaches 90 kilometers in height and covers a radius of 200 kilometers.

As reported by Channel 11 of Fray Bentos, the object appeared in the sky in the north and disappeared seven seconds later to the southwest, lighting up the sky with a remarkable scale of bright green colors.