06 November 2010

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News & Sightings from Readers- 6NOV2010

NASA Investigates Great Balls of Fire Over Canada - UFOs or Meteors?
Gather.com
The UFOs in the sky over Canada were likely meteors. They were probably actually part of the Taurids meteor shower, which actually come from the comet Encke ...

Meteors From Comet Hartley 2 Amaze Skywatchers
Space.com
By Tariq Malik Stunningly bright fireballs created by meteors from Comet Hartley 2 have amazed skywatchers across the United States lucky enough to spot ...

Return of the Leonids Annual Meteor Shower Arrives This Month ...
In the coming days, skywatchers will likely be hearing much about the impending return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, which graces the night skies of ...

STAR TRAK for November Jupiter and Leonid meteor shower
Jupiter will be easy to see in the south as night falls in November. The best time to observe this bright planet with a telescope will be from dusk to ...

EPOXI Visits Hartley 2 « The Transient Sky – Comets, Asteroids ...
By Carl Hergenrother
Comet News: A New Bright Comet and Rendezvous with Hartley 2 · In The Sky This Month - November 2010 · Meteor Activity Outlook for October 30-November 5, 2010 · Venus and Sirius - 2 Bright Stars in the Evening Sky · Where, ...

Return of the Leonids: Annual Meteor Shower Arrives This Month
Space.com
By Joe Rao In the coming days, skywatchers will likely be hearing much about the impending return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, which graces the night ...

Space Weather News
for Nov. 4, 2010  COMET FLYBY A BIG SUCCESS: This morning's Deep Impact (EPOXI) flyby of Comet Hartley 2 was a success.  The probe is transmitting data to Earth and, even without processing, the first raw images of the comet's core are spectacular.  Visit http://spaceweather.com/


If you saw a meteor fireball or bolide report it here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/report.html

Questions from Readers:
1) "Have there been any recent reports of a bolide meteor that would have been seen in Denver, NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and SW Nebraska around 6 pm local time (Mountain Daylight Time) on October 28th? Some sheriff departments in the region got reports of a green flash in the sky around that time." (contact info)

2) "My children and I saw something large and bright in the eastern sky this morning about 8:15-8:20 mountain standard time this morning (date not specified; I received this email at 11pm 4NOV). We live in Roy, Utah, just North of Salt lake City." (contact info)  

3) "I saw on Nov. 1st at 8:20 PM a very large, orange fireball in northeast Michigan (aka The Thumb). It was very short in duration and led me to believe something had exploded in the sky. I've always thought of meteors as quick little streaks of light so I'm not entirely sure that I in fact saw a meteor. This was such an oddity that I called the local 911 dispatch to report it (thinking something bad had happened to an aircraft). Thanks. -Patrick" (contact info)  

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