January 9th 2022
Although some minor fireball were detected during the first week of 2022, the first really impressive and big fireball, with a brightness that exceeds that of the full moon, happened at 00h18 of January 9th.
SMART Project’s detectors operated at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Seville, El Aljarafe, Huelva and La Hita (Toledo), registered this event.
Two of the external cameras of Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also could record this nice object.
December 17th 2021
During last week, we could observe many fireballs above our skies. Most of them are Geminids.
The brightest Geminid, until now, happened on December 14th above Almería east coast. This fireball was registered with the SMART Project’s detectors operated at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), La Hita (Toledo), Seville, Huelva and Aljarafe observatories.
In addition, as usual, some of the external surveillance cameras of Calar Alto Observatory in Almería could follow this event.
December 11th 2021
The same day as previous event (December 7th), but this occasion at 21h31 UT, another spectacular fireball illuminates the skies of Granada (South Spain)
The phenomena was registered with the SMART Project’s detector located at the observatories of Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), and Seville.
Two of the external cameras of Calar Alto Observatory in Almería, also registered this event.
December 7th 2021
A new bright fireball flew the skies between provinces of Seville and Cordoba in south Spain. This event took place on last December 7th at 01h13 UT.
The object was registered with the SMART Project’s detectors operated at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), La Hita (Toledo), Seville, Aljarafe, Huelva and Madrid observatories.
This time, two of the external cameras located at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería could also follow this fireball.
December 5th 2021
At 04h08 UT of last December 4th, an impressive fireball crossed the skies from North Africa to south of Ibiza Island.
As the angle of penetration into our atmosphere was very low, the object bounced off the atmosphere. Its final altitude was higher than the initial one converting it into an Earth Grazer fireball.
SMART Project's detectors operated at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierran Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Aljarafe and Huelva observatories, registered this event.
Some of the external cameras of Calar Alto Observatory, also recorded this event.
- Fireball above Ciudad Real province (mid-south Spain) on the first of December 2021
- Bright fireball in front of Cádiz coast (Southwest Spain) on November 28th
- Fireballs on November 7th and 8th 2021
- Fireball above Valencia (east Spain) on October 13th 2021
- Bright fireball above Badajoz province on September 15th 2021
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