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Meteor fireball over Michigan and Ontario on February 24

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We received 22 reports about a fireball seen over MI and Ontario on Saturday, February 24th 2024 around 02:31 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Fireball meteor over Ireland on February 20

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A fireball meteor was spotted over County Down on Tuesday evening about 5.45 pm.

The footage was taken by a car's dash cam while heading south at temple roundabout on the A24 towards Ballynahinch. Video credit: @CyclingDown Via X


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Meteor fireball over New York and other states on February 21

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We received 391 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DC, DE, Delaware, MA, Maryland, MD, MI, NC, New Jersey, New York, NJ, North Carolina, NY, OH, Ohio, Ontario, PA, Pennsylvania, VA, Virginia, West Virginia and WV on Wednesday, February 21st 2024 around 23:48 UT.

For this event, we received 12 videos and 5 photos.


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Meteor fireball over over Spain (February 18)

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The stunning fireball in this video was recorded over Spain on 2024 February 18, at 23:08 local time (equivalent to 22:08 universal time). It was almost as bright as 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 an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 54,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the province of A Coruña (region of Galicia, northwest of Spain). It began at an altitude of about 89 km over the locality of Teixeiro (province of A Coruña), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 25 km over the locality of A Torre de San Bartolomeu (province of A Coruña).

The preliminary analysis of this event shows that the rock was not fully destroyed: a small part of the meteoroid could have survived and reach the ground as a meteorite.

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), and Coruña. The event has been analyzed by the team headed by Dr. Jose M. Madiedo (principal investigator of the SMART project), from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).


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Meteor fireball over England, Netherlands, France and Belgium on February 19

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We received 86 reports about a fireball seen over England, Friesland, Hauts-de-France, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, Vlaams Gewest, Zeeland and Zuid-Holland on Monday, February 19th 2024 around 17:46 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Murcia, Spain on February 16

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A dazzling fireball streaked across the night sky in the Region of Murcia on February 16, captivating residents and prompting numerous calls to emergency services. The spectacle, visible from various points across the community, occurred around 6:45 a.m. Witnesses in Bullas, the Alberca district in Murcia, and Cartagena reported sightings.

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Believed to be a meteorite or bolide, the celestial phenomenon left observers in awe as it gracefully shot across the night skies. While eyewitnesses marveled at the fiery display on Twitter, the space rock's descent remains unseen.


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Bright meteor fireball over Japan on February 18

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A bright fireball streamed this morning! This is a view of the fireball at 3:10:06 on February 18, 2024, as captured by a camera pointed north from Fuji. It brightened at the end and lit up the sky like lightning. It was a scattered meteor.


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Bright meteor fireball over Antalya, Türkiye on February 16

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An object falling from the sky in the evening hours in Antalya's Kepez district caused great excitement.

The images captured on mobile phone cameras spread rapidly on social media. Many people claimed that this object was a meteor.

Eyewitnesses stated that they saw a bright light falling in the sky and then heard a loud noise.

However, it is not yet known exactly where this object fell. Comments were made on social media about a meteor falling in Antalya.


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Meteor fireball over Texas and 3 other states on February 13

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We received 28 reports about a fireball seen over Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, February 14th 2024 around 00:53 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Illinois and other states February 10

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We received 19 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, KS, MO and NE on Saturday, February 10th 2024 around 01:50 UT.

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