This amazing bolide was spotted from Spain on October 19 at 6:01 local time (equivalent to 4:01 universal time). It was as bright as the full Moon, captivating skywatchers across the region.
The event was caused by a rock—known as a meteoroid—from a comet that entered the Earth’s atmosphere traveling at approximately 249,000 km/h. This spectacular fireball overflew Spain, beginning its visible trajectory at an altitude of about 140 km over Fresno de la Ribera in the province of Zamora. It traveled westward and ended at a height of around 82 km over Villardiegua de la Ribera, also in Zamora.
This bright meteor was recorded as part of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN). Observations were made from meteor-observing stations located across Spain, including Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla.
The event has been analyzed by Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, the principal investigator of the SMART project from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). In the SWEMN database, this meteor is cataloged under the code SWEMN20251019_040112.
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