Orionids 2017 from Spain
This video shows an accelerated view (a “meteor-lapse”) of the meteor activity recorded during the peak of the 2017 Orionds. The images were obtained by one of the cameras operating in the framework of the SMART...
Read MorePosted by Jose Maria Madiedo | Oct 22, 2017 | News |
This video shows an accelerated view (a “meteor-lapse”) of the meteor activity recorded during the peak of the 2017 Orionds. The images were obtained by one of the cameras operating in the framework of the SMART...
Read MorePosted by Jose Maria Madiedo | Sep 13, 2017 | Fireballs, News |
This amazing fireball was recorded on the night of 12 September 2017 at 3:35 local time (1:35 universal time). The event was produced over Spain by a fragment from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere. The fireball began at a...
Read MorePosted by Jose Maria Madiedo | Aug 6, 2017 | Fireballs, News |
This beautifull Perseid fireball was recorded on 5 August 2017 at 4:20 local time (2:20 universal time). It was produced by a fragment of Comet Swift-Tuttle that impacted the atmosphere at about 210.000 km/h. The fireball began...
Read MorePosted by Jose Maria Madiedo | Jul 27, 2017 | Fireballs |
This stunning fireball overflew Toledo and Madrid on July 27 at 00:35 local time (22:35 Universal Time on July 26). The event was produced by a rock from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at around 54.000 km/h. The fireball...
Read MorePosted by Jose Maria Madiedo | Jul 4, 2017 | Fireballs, News |
This sporadic fireball overflew the Mediterranean Sea on 4 July 2017 at 0:09 UT (2:09 local time). According to the preliminary analysis of this event, the bolide began at an altitude of about 80 km above the sea level and ended...
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