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Spanish Fireball and Meteorite Research Network (SPMN) reported the brightest Geminid fireball observed in 30 years of its operation on Saturday, December 14, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Four bright fireballs associated with the Geminids meteor shower were observed over the skies of Spain on December 14, 2024.<\/p>\n The fourth fireball, observed at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of approximately -14, was the brightest fireball recorded by the SPMN in its 30 years of operation. The fireball disintegrated approximately 62 km (38.5 miles) above sea level between Astorga and Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n The fireballs were detected by multiple video stations across Spain and reported in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, the Community of Madrid, the Valencian Community, Extremadura, the Balearic Islands, and the Region of Murcia.<\/p>\n The first fireball was observed at 02:31 UTC with a magnitude of approximately -10. The second fireball appeared about three hours later, at 05:35 UTC, with a magnitude of roughly -9. The third fireball was reported at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of -9 and was only observed over the Canary Islands and Morocco.<\/p>\n
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