Massive Fireball In The Sky Over Central Spain

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A brilliant fireball, reported as part of a comet, flamed as it streaked
across the sky above the Spanish capital Madrid, and dazzled stargazers
and astronomers...so bright it could be seen across the entire country.

The eye-popping moment was caught on camera by the Hita Observatory as it struck the atmosphere.

Professor José Marie Madiedo, from the University of Huelva caught the
incident on video...

"The collision was so violent that the fragment burst into flames creating
a fireball at an altitude of about 100km."
He added that the comet was traveling at a speed of 75,000
kph before it burned out over the Serranillos Valley.

Reportedly, the flash from the meteor could be seen as far away as Seville and Granada and astronomer Ana Leonor Hernandez from the Astronomical Center of Hite near Toledo saw it too.

"As I was looking there was a flash of light that grew in a matter of seconds. I couldn't stop myself from screaming 'Look!'," said Hernandez. "At that point the group turned round to see it as the fireball became more and more intense."

"It was like an explosion with everything turning white for a few seconds,
like it was broad daylight,"

Madiedo said that thankfully there was no danger that the fireball could have crashed to earth and explained, "There were several flashes of blue and
green until the huge trace faded into a last flash.

We were shouting uncontrollably and we kept our eyes fixed
on the sky as if we were waiting for it to reappear.
We could not believe what we had just seen."...http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/348009

According to observers, the celestial display was so bright it could be seen across the entire country.

The video below was caught on camera by the Hita Observatory at
the University of Huelva at around 11:45pm local time.





http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1380/20130415/massive-fireball-speeding-sky-stuns-skywatchers-video.htm

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science-technology/392152/WATCH-Meteor-fragment-turns-into-massive-fireball-and-lights-up-the-sky

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WOW!

Another one that NASA missed?

Thank the gods we have amateur astronomers watching the sky....