Alpha-Capricornid from comet 169P/NEAT over Almería's coast


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As expected, another bright Alpha-Capricornid fireball from comet 169P/NEAT meteoroid has been observed, in this case in front of Almería's coast (south Spain) on July 26, 2015 at 04:26 UT.

This fireball impacted the atmosphere at an altitude of 100 km with a speed of about 80.000 km/h. As you can see from the path projection image below, the object follow a northeast direction and it was extiguished at an altitude of about 73 km above the sea level. 

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On the video below, you can observe some reflections below the fireball. These are the spectral emission lines of this object.