Category: Fireballs

New Zealand’s meteor camera network leads to recov...

Posted by James Scott | Mar 26, 2024 | Fireballs, News, Observations, Reports, Results | 0 |

Fireball over North East of France, January 9, 202...

Posted by Tioga Gulon | Feb 28, 2024 | Fireballs, Results | 1 |

A successful Perseid campaign from Revest du Bion,...

Posted by Koen Miskotte | Oct 15, 2023 | Fireballs, Observations, Reports | 0 |

The meteorite-dropping-Pinkster-fireball, 2023 May...

Posted by Paul Roggemans | Aug 1, 2023 | Fireballs | 0 |

2023: Winter, Spring and Midsummer night visual me...

Posted by Koen Miskotte | Jul 20, 2023 | Fireballs, Observations, Reports | 0 |

The latest update on Sar2667 and its meteorites fo...

Posted by Paul Roggemans | Feb 18, 2023 | Fireballs, News | 0 |

Daytime fireball on August 4, 2024 by SonotaCo Network in Japan

by Takashi Sekiguchi | Sep 24, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

Abstract: A daytime fireball was observed simultaneously at three sites on August 4, 2024 at 3h18m11s UTC by SonotaCo Network in Japan. Orbital calculations determined that it was a sporadic meteor, but the parent body candidate...

Impressive fireball over Toledo and Madrid (Sep. 15)

by Jose Maria Madiedo | Sep 17, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

The impressive fireball in this video was recorded over Spain on September 15, at 23:06 local time (equivalent to 21:06 universal time). It was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social...

RW1 delivered a nice fireball north of the Philippines as predicted

by Paul Roggemans | Sep 4, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

The object coded CAQTDL2 was discovered by the Mt Lemmon Survey G96 observatory, with a diameter of less than 3 meters and predicted to enter the atmosphere at 16h39m±15m UT in the north of the Philippines. This asteroid RW1...

Two fireballs 21 August 2024 recorded by Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN)

by Jose Maria Madiedo | Aug 29, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

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...

Meteorite fall over Spain 29 May 2024

by Paul Roggemans | May 31, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

News from the meteor library: 18 May 2024 superbolide over the Iberian Peninsula

by Roberto Gorelli | May 29, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The 18 May 2024 superbolide over the Iberian Peninsula: USG space sensors and ground-based independent observations This article has been...

Spectacular fireball over Spain and Portugal

by Paul Roggemans | May 19, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

New Zealand’s meteor camera network leads to recovery of the Tekapo/Takapō meteorite

by James Scott | Mar 26, 2024 | Fireballs, News, Observations, Reports, Results | 0 |

By James M. Scott, Denis Vida, Dennis Behan, Mia R. Boothroyd, Daniel L. Burgin, David Grieg,...

Fireball over North East of France, January 9, 2024

by Tioga Gulon | Feb 28, 2024 | Fireballs, Results | 1 |

On January 9, 2024, at 21:45:55.0 UTC, an object entered vertically to the atmosphere and produced...

3rd February 2024 23:46 IST Fireball over Mumbai, India

by Ravi Jagtiani | Feb 6, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

Couple of flights headed West must have seen this and marvelled. This event follows a 5:37 am fireball on the 30th of January 2024. That make’s it 2 in 5 days!. Camera azimuth ~ 302° , elevation ~ 32° For the lack of...

30th January 2024 05:37 IST, Fireball over Mumbai, India

by Ravi Jagtiani | Feb 6, 2024 | Fireballs | 0 |

A bright, slow fireball streaked through the sky over Mumbai as the city slept. Trajectory : ~ NE to SW heading towards the Arabian Sea. Camera azimuth ~ 302° , elevation ~ 32° For the lack of participating stations and pairing...