October 14th 2024

Last October 10th 2024, a magnificent aurora borealis illuminated skies around all Europe. Even on such southern places as Calar Alto Observatory, Almería (South Spain), the aurora could be observed plenty of red light. May be the most impressive effect were the pillars, an unusual phenomena rarely seen on southern latitudes like Almería.

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October 7th 2024

 A fireball with a nice last fulguration could be observed last October 6^th at 03h36 UT.

This object was registered with the SMART Project detectors operated at Calar Alto (Almería), La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Huelva and Seville observatories.

Two of the external cameras located at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also recorded this event. 

16 de septiembre de 2024

On September 16 at 20:50 UT, a fireball was observed in the skies of Spain, which fragmented into two pieces as it passed through the Earth's atmosphere. This phenomenon was barely visible due to the time it occurred, at dusk. Unfortunately, a detailed analysis of the event could not be carried out, as it was only captured by the cameras of the Calar Alto Observatory (Almería) of the SMART Project.

September 15, 2024

On September 15 at 21:06 UT, the province of Toledo witnessed a brilliant fireball that crossed the sky towards Madrid, illuminating the night on its journey northward.

This astonishing event was captured by the detectors of the SMART Project, located at various observation points: Calar Alto (Almería), Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Olocau (Valencia), and Faro de Cullera (Valencia).

Additionally, on this occasion, two of the external surveillance cameras at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería managed to capture the magnificent phenomenon, providing us with unique images of this spectacular celestial event.

August 22nd 2024

Two firewalls were registered with the SMART Project’s detector operated at Calar Alto (Almería), La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Huelva and Seville observatories.

The first one took place at 20h28 UT, while the second one a few minutes after, and much brighter, at 20h33 UT.

Two of the external cameras operated at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería, could also record both events.