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At 20:54 UT on September 15, 2025, a bright fireball was observed crossing the Mediterranean Sea in a southerly direction, leaving behind a short trail of light.
The phenomenon was recorded by the SMART Project detectors operating at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Otura (Granada), El Arenosillo (Huelva), La Hita (Toledo), and Seville.
Two of the Calar Alto Observatory’s outdoor cameras also captured this beautiful event.
The preliminary analysis was carried out by Professor José María Madiedo of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). His findings are as follows:
- Type of event: Cometary
- Initial velocity: 88,000 km/h
- Initial altitude: 110 km
- Final altitude: 67 km
Below are videos recorded by the Calar Alto Observatory’s outdoor cameras.
Calar Alto (CAHA) fireball detection station, together with the one at the Observatory of Sierra Nevada (IAA-CSIC) and others placed at different locations in Spain, are part of the S.M.A.R.T. project led by Professor José María Madiedo (IAA) to track that kind of objects. Specifically, Calar Alto (CAHA) station and the one at Sierra Nevada (IAA-CSIC) constitute a collaboration agreement between the IAA researcher José María Madiedo and both institutions.