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Best of the Web: Spectacular meteor fireball seen from northern France and southern UK on February 13

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We received 84 reports about a fireball seen over Île-de-France, Bruxelles, Centre-Val de Loire, Cymru, England, Esch-sur-Alzette, Flanders, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Limburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Normandie, Normandy, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire, Vlaams Gewest, Wales and Zeeland on Monday, February 13th 2023 around 02:58 UT.

For this event, we received 17 videos and 6 photos.



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Meteor fireball seen over LaBelle, Florida on February 9

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A Fox 4 viewer sent in this video of a fireball seen burning over Port LaBelle early Thursday morning, around 5 a.m.

Fireballs like this are caused by meteors burning up as they hit Earth's atmosphere.


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Huge meteor fireball over Saudi Arabia on February 9

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A video clip circulating on social media documents the moment a meteorite fell in Dawadmi Governorate, northwest of Riyadh.

Meteorologist Abdulaziz Al-Hussain said in a tweet: "A strong blue light appeared in the sky surrounding the meteorite in the Najd region, and a tremor was said to be felt on its impact," local media reports .

At the same level, the head of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Eng. Majed Al Zahra confirmed that this bright meteor, which is also called (the fireball), is larger than the ordinary meteor, and drew a lot of attention in social media platforms, where many confirmed to see it in a very bright blue color. It illuminated the surface of the earth and was accompanied by a loud sound, which means that it descended very deep into the atmosphere.


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Green meteor fireball crosses the skies of Puerto Rico on February 6

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A fireball was captured in the skies of Puerto Rico at 10:01 pm on Monday, said the Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC).

According to the institution, the meteorite was a piece of the asteroid called "2001 YB5", belonging to the "Delta Cancrids" meteor shower.

The meteor disintegrated in the atmosphere at a speed of 62,000 miles per hour and it is possible that small fragments reached the surface over the sea.


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Meteor fireball over Arkansas and other states on February 7

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We received 120 reports about a fireball seen over AL, AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN and TX on Tuesday, February 7th 2023 around 00:59 UT.

For this event, we received 7 videos and 2 photos.


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Meteor fireball over Michigan and other states on February 2

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We received 23 reports about a fireball seen over IN, MI, NY, OH and PA on Thursday, February 2nd 2023 around 11:12 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Best of the Web: Large meteor fireball explodes over Krasnoyarsk, Russia on January 31

Meter over Krasnoyarsk: Locals report their houses shaking
Meter over Krasnoyarsk: Locals report their houses shaking
A large meteor allegedly measuring from one to five meters was seen in the sky over Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on Tuesday, Sergey Veselkov, chief of the Reshetnev University observatory, told TASS.

Videos of a fireball flying over the city were posted on the internet on Tuesday evening.


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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and nearby states on January 28

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We received 66 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, Ontario, PA, Québec, RI and VT on Saturday, January 28th 2023 around 04:23 UT.

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


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Meteor fireball over UK and Ireland on January 26

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We received 35 reports about a fireball seen over County Louth, County Meath, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland on Thursday, January 26th 2023 around 19:34 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over north of Spain (Jan. 28)

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This notable bolide was spotted over Spain on January 28, at 6:31 local time (equivalent to 5:31 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 145,000 km/h. The fireball overflew León (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 105 km over Noceda de Cabrera (province of León), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 71 km over Valdespino de Somoza (province of León).

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 La Hita (Toledo), El Guijo (Madrid), and Coruña. 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).