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A 13 kg meteoroid from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner recorded as a bolide during the 2011 draconid outburst
Madiedo Gil, José María
; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Konovalova, N.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J. (2012)
The parent body of the Draconid meteoroid stream is the short period comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. This cometary debris gives rise to an annual display of meteors from about October 6 to October 10, with a maximum activity ... -
A 2010 superbolide produced by a meteoroid from a short period comet
Cruz, J.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María (2013)
In 2009 our team established a me- teor observing station in the Sierra Nevada Astronomi- cal Observatory (Granada, Spain), with the aim to monitor meteor and fireball activity over the south of the Iberian Peninsula ... -
The 2011 Giacobinid outburst : meteoroid flux determination and orbital data by using video imagery from the Spanish fireball network
Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Madiedo Gil, José María; Williams, I. P.; Cortés, J.; Dergham, J.; Pujols, P.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto; Zamorano, J.; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Tapia, Mar; Martín Torres, J.; Lacruz, J.; Rodríguez, Diego; Pruneda, Francesc; Oliva, Armand; Pastor Erades, Juan (2012)
On October 8th, 2011 the Earth encountered the dust trails left by comet 21P/Giacobini- Zinner during its XIX and XX century perihelion approaches. The encounter was forecasted in great detail [1, 2, 3]. Geometic ... -
The 2011 October Draconids outburst – I. Orbital elements, meteoroid fluxes and 21P/Giacobini–Zinner delivered mass to Earth
Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Madiedo Gil, José María; Williams, I. P.; Dergham, J.; Cortés, J.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Zamorano, J.; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto; Rodríguez, Diego; Tapia, Mar; Pujols, P.; Lacruz, J.; Pruneda, Francesc; Oliva, Armand; Pastor Erades, Juan; Marín, Antonio Francisco (Oxford University Press, 2013)
On 2011 October 8, the Earth crossed the dust trails left by comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner during its 19th and 20th century perihelion approaches with the comet being close to perihelion. The geometric circumstances of that ... -
The 2011 October Draconids outburst – II. Meteoroid chemical abundances from fireball spectroscopy
Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Konovalova, N.; Williams, I. P.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (Oxford University Press, 2013)
On October 8, 2011 the Earth crossed dust trails ejected from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner in the late 19th and early 20th Century. This gave rise to an outburst in the activity of the October Draconid meteor shower, and ... -
A 2012 geminid fireball : atmospheric trajectory, orbit and spectrum
Prieto, S.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Zamorano, J.; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis (2013)
Asteroid (3200) Phaeton is the par- ent body of the Geminid meteoroid stream. These par- ticles give rise to one of the strongest annual meteor showers, with an activity period that extends from Nov. 27 to Dec. 28, ... -
An Earth-grazing fireball from the Daytime ζ -Perseid shower observed over Spain on 2012 June 10
Madiedo Gil, José María; Espartero, F.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Pastor, S.; Reyes, J. A. de los (Royal Astronomical Society, 2016)
On 2012 June 10, an Earth-grazer meteor which lasted over 17 s with an absolute magnitude of -4.0 ± 0.5 was observed over Spain. This work focuses on the analysis of this rare event which is, to our knowledge, the faintest ... -
Analisys of a superbolide from a domocloid observed over Spain on 2012 July 13
Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Zamorano, J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Morales, Nicolás; Galadí, D.; Guindos, E. de; Lacruz, J.; Organero, F.; Ana Hernández, Leonor; Fonseca, F.; Tapia, Mar; Gallego, Felipe; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (Oxford University Press, 2013)
A superbolide with an estimated absolute magnitude of−20±1was seen on 2012 July 13 over the centre and south of Spain. This extraordinary event, which was witnessed by numerous casual observers, was recorded in the ... -
Analisys of a superbolide observed over the Iberian Peninsula on July 21, 2012
Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto; Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Zamorano, J.; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Lacruz, J.; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (2013)
A superbolide was observed on July 21, 2012 over the center and south of Spain. The event was recorded in the framework of our continuous fireball monitoring and spectroscopic campaigns. Besides, because of optimal ... -
Analisys of large sporadic meteoroids in the framework on the Spanish meteor network
García, J. M.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Jelinek, M.; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María (2012)
The monitoring of very bright fireball events is one of the aims of the SPanish Meteor Network (SPMN), as these allow us to collect very valuable information on the origin and properties of large meteoroids that can ... -
Asteroid 2002NY40 as a source of meteorite-dropping bolides
Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Lyytinen, E.; Jones, D. C.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Williams, I. P.; Llorca, Jordi; Vítek, Stanislav; Jelinek, M.; Troughton, Blanca; Gálvez, Francisco (Oxford University Press, 2007)
The existence of asteroidal meteoroid streams capable of producing meteorite-dropping bolides has long being invoked, but evidence is scarce. Recent modelling of previously reported associations suggests that the time-scales ... -
A Decade of GRB Follow-Up by BOOTES in Spain (2003–2013)
Jelinek, M.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Mateo Sanguino, Tomás Jesús; Morena, Benito A. de la; Sabau-Graziati, Lola (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)
This article covers ten years of GRB follow-ups by the Spanish BOOTES stations: 71 follow-ups providing 23 detections. Follow-ups by BOOTES-1B from 2005 to 2008 were given in a previous article and are here reviewed and ... -
A deep-penetrating fireball produced by an asteroidal meteoroid
Very bright deep-penetrating fireballs deserve special attention, since these events may give rise to meteorites. Thus, although most meteoroids impacting our atmosphere ablate completely, some fireball events may ... -
Development and continuous spectroscopi campaign in the framework of the Spanish meteor network
Salas, I.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (2013)
One of the aims of the SPanish Meteor Network (SPMN) is the study of the chemical composition of meteoroids from the analysis of the emission spectrum produced when these particles ablate in the atmosphere. Besides, ... -
Emission spectrum and orbital elements of a sporadic fireball imaged in 2011
Marín, D.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Pastor, S.; Reyes, J. A. de los (2013)
The characterisation of physical and chemical properties of meteoroids can be performed from the analysis of meteor and fireball events. This provides useful information about the origin and evolution of meteoroid ... -
A fireball produced by a meteoroid belonging to the delta aquilids stream
Nieto, R.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Zamorano, J.; Izquierdo Gómez, Jaime; Ocaña Gónzalez, Francisco; Sánchez de Miguel, A.; Pastor, S.; Reyes, J. A. de los (2013)
According to Jenniskens [1], the δ- Aquilids are active from April 10 to April 16, with a maximum peak around April 13. It is currently included in the IAU working list of meteor showers with code 131 DAL. The proposed ... -
A fireball produced by a meteoroid following a retrograde orbit
Álvarez, G.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (2013)
One of the systems employed by the SPanish Meteor Network (SPMN) to perform a continuous monitoring of meteor and fireball activity is based on high-sensitivity CCD video cameras. These devices have been commonly used ... -
The Geminid meteoroid stream as a potential meteorite dropper: a case study
Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Cabrera Caño, Jesús (Oxford University Press, 2013)
A Geminid fireball with an absolute magnitude of −13 was observed over the south of Spain on 2009 December 15. This extraordinarily bright event (the brightest Geminid ever recorded by our team) was imaged from two meteor ... -
The impact of neos and their fragments recorded from the ground : ongoing research lines of the spanish fireball network
Madiedo Gil, José María; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Llorca, Jordi; Williams, I. P.; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto; Zamorano, J.; Lanchares, Víctor; Docobo, José A.; Fabregat Llueca, Juan (2009)
A continuous monitoring of the night sky all over Spain will be completed in 2009. This involves the recording over a very large surface area of 500,000 km2, but new CCD and video cameras operated by the Spanish Meteor ... -
Large meteoroids from the 2P/Encke complex : orbital data of 2010 taurids recorded in the framework of the Spanish fireball network
Dergham, J.; Trigo Rodríguez, Josep María; Cortés, J.; Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto; Pujols, P.; Ortiz Moreno, José Luis; Castro Tirado, Alberto J.; Madiedo Gil, José María; Montanyà, J.; Velde, O. van der (2012)
Cometary disruptions are though to be an important source of Near Earth Objects (heareafter NEOs). A continuous monitoring of meteor showers from multistation networks on the ground allows to get valuable orbital ...
