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New Comet C/2022 F2 (NEOWISE)

Ernesto Guido
Remanzacco Blogspot
Tue, 31 May 2022 22:19 UTC
CBET 5113 & MPEC 2022-G83, issued on 2022, April 06, announce the discovery of a comet (magnitude ~17) in infrared exposures obtained during Mar. 30-Apr. 1 UT with the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (or NEOWISE; formerly the WISE earth-orbiting satellite). The new comet has been designated C/2022 F2 (NEOWISE).

Stacking of 60 unfiltered exposures, 30 seconds each, obtained remotely on 2022, April 3.3 from X02 (Telescope Live, Chile) through a 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD, shows that this object is a comet with a central condensation inside a coma of diameter 19" and a hint of a broad tail 13" long in p.a. 283 degrees, with magnitude of 17.5-17.7 in an aperture of radius 5".5 (Observers E. Bryssinck, M. Rocchetto, E. Guido, M. Fulle, G. Milani, G. Savini, A. Valvasori).

Our confirmation image (click on the images for a bigger version)
C/2022 F2
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Meteor fireball over the northeast of Spain (May 31)


Meteoroides.net
Tue, 31 May 2022 18:39 UTC
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This bolide was spotted over Spain on May 31, at 3:00 local time (equivalent to 1:00 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from comet 73P that hit the atmosphere at about 64,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the north of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 98 km over the province of Teruel, moved east, and ended at a height of around 75 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, La Sagra (Granada), 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).

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Bright meteor fireball in Puerto Rico 5/28/2022

kevinizooropa
YouTube
Sun, 29 May 2022 19:43 UTC
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It even lit up the clouds...so resplendent was a remarkable bolide (bright meteor) that was seen around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday May 28 from various areas of Puerto Rico.

The Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC) captured images of the fast meteor and explained that both the witnesses who observed it, as well as one of the SAC's color cameras.

They perceived that the meteor showed a somewhat greenish color, which suggests it was a space rock with metallic content.

The bright meteor was visible looking north and its trajectory moved even further towards the north of the Island, so the possibility that some fragment reached the mainland, since from somewhere to have survived the fragmentation, it must have occurred over the Atlantic Ocean.


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Meteor fireball over the southeast of Spain (May 28)


Meteoroides.net
Mon, 30 May 2022 19:38 UTC
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This bolide was spotted over Spain on May 28, at 3:19 local time (equivalent to 1:19 universal time). The fireball was observed by casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 56,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 93 km over the province of Jaén, moved southeast, and ended at a height of around 59 km over the province of Almería.

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).

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Meteor fireball over Maine and other states on May 28


American Meteor Society
Sun, 29 May 2022 09:15 UTC
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We received 33 reports about a fireball seen over MA, ME, NH, NY, Québec, Quebec and VT on Sunday, May 29th 2022 around 02:17 UT.

For this event, we received one video.

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Meteor fireball crosses the sky of 4 Brazilian states on May 26

Thalyta Araújo
Clima ao Vivo
Thu, 26 May 2022 10:05 UTC
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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).

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Meteor fireball over Arizona on May 20


American Meteor Society
Thu, 26 May 2022 14:24 UTC
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We received 15 reports about a fireball seen over AZ on Friday, May 20th 2022 around 05:10 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.

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Meteor fireball over British Columbia and Washington on May 22


American Meteor Society
Mon, 23 May 2022 11:04 UTC
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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia and WA on Sunday, May 22nd 2022 around 06:04 UT.

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

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Meteor fireball over the south of Spain (May 18)

Meteoroides.net
YouTube
Wed, 18 May 2022 14:35 UTC
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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).

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Meteor fireball over England on May 16


American Meteor Society
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:37 UTC
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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.

For this event, we received 5 videos and 2 photos.

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