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Meteor fireball over Ontario, New York and Pennsylvania on March 9

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We received 50 reports about a fireball seen over NY, Ontario and PA on Thursday, March 9th 2023 around 01:47 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.


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Meteor fireball over Canada on March 7

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We received 84 reports about a fireball seen over NH, Ontario, Québec and VT on Tuesday, March 7th 2023 around 03:05 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Morocco (March 2)

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This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on March 2, at 4:56 local time (equivalent to 3:56 universal time). It overflew Morocco and 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 238,000 km/h. The fireball began at an altitude of about 120 km over Tizi Ntassa, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 84 km over the locality of Zawyat Ribat.

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).


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Meteor fireball over south of Spain (March 2)

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This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on March 2, at 22:39 local time (equivalent to 21:39 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 97,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the provinces of Almería, Granada, and Jaén (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 101 km over the locality of Chirivel (province of Almería), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 41 km over the locality of Arroyo Frío (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 Ayora (Valencia), 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).


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Meteor fireball lights up San Francisco Bay Area sky on March 2

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NBC Bay Area viewers shared videos recorded early Thursday morning showing a meteor lighting up the pitch-black sky.

One of the videos from a viewer in Vallejo shows a streaking light come into frame before lighting up the night sky.

Another video recorded by a viewer in San Ramon shows a similar sight.

Astronomer Gerald McKeegan with Chabot Space and Science Center confirmed the fireball was indeed a meteor, saying it likely started out as a small asteroid in space before burning up when it entered the atmosphere.

A log of unconfirmed and pending "fireball reports" from the American Meteor Society shows other residents across the Bay Area spotted the meteor after 2:20 a.m. Thursday.


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Meteor fireball lights up sky over Japan on February 28

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Stunning footage shows the moment a blazing fireball lit up the night sky over Japan.

This video from Natori in Miyagi prefecture shows the bright meteor shooting overheard as sky gazers marvelled below.

It was captured on the night of Tuesday, 28 February, just before 8pm.

According to Nasa, a fireball is described as a bright meteor that is spectacular enough to be seen over a very wide area.

They reach a visual magnitude of -3 or brighter when from the observer.


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Meteor fireball over Illinois and 2 other states on March 2

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We received 9 reports about a fireball seen over IL, IN and MI on Thursday, March 2nd 2023 around 06:44 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Washington, Oregon and British Columbia on March 1

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We received 14 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia, OR and WA on Wednesday, March 1st 2023 around 08:45 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.


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Meteor fireball over Belgium and adjacent countries on February 28

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We received 174 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Île-de-France, Baden-Württemberg, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bruxelles, Drenthe, England, Esch-sur-Alzette, Friesland, Gelderland, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Hessen, Kanton Esch an der Alzette, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland and Nordrhein-West on Tuesday, February 28th 2023 around 23:24 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.


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Meteor fireball over Indiana and other states on February 28

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We received 12 reports about a fireball seen over AR, IN, KS, KY, MO and TN on Tuesday, February 28th 2023 around 04:23 UT.

For this event, we received one video and 2 photos.