Stunning fireball over south of Spain (Aug. 21)

This stunning bolide was spotted from Spain on August 21, at 22:33 local time (equivalent to 20:33 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses from Spain and Portugal, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 80,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the provinces of Sevilla and Huelva (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 82 km over the locality of Villaverde del Río (province of Sevilla), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 32 km over Pantano de Zufre (province of Huelva).

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), 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).

See more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMMBS5-m2Pg

Fireball over Portugal (Aug. 21)

The bright fireball in this video was recorded from Spain on August 21, at 22:28 local time (equivalent to 20:28 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 a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 206,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. It began at an altitude of about 125 km over the locality of Sabugueiro (Portugal), moved southwest, and ended at a height of around 87 km over the Atlantic Ocean. 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), 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).

See more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgWvHmhhGvI