29 July 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 29JUL2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 23-29, 2011 | American Meteor Society
Successful meteor watching can be accomplished by viewing in a direction that places the moon far from your field of view. The situation improves as the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-july-23-2...



meteorobs : Message: (meteorobs) Radio Meteor Workshop just before ...
Dear meteor enthusiasts, No doubt you are aware that the 30th International Meteor Conference will take place in the beautiful town Sibiu, Romania, ...
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/40107



How to photograph tonight's Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Examiner.com
Tonight marks the peak of the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower, a once a year event that can produce stunning pictures. Yes, while meteor watching is a favorite past time for many, other people desire more, namely, photographing the meteors. ...



Mars Attack! UFO Appears on Live TV in Texas
IBTimes
Shocked by the live sighting, viewers speculated it could instead be a shooting star, a meteor, or even an insect reflecting light from the television tower where the camera is mounted, but a UFO, really? The public is still divided, but many viewers ...



NASA's Dawn's Spacecraft Views Dark Side of Vesta
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dawn took this image over Vesta's northern hemisphere after the
spacecraft completed its first passage over the dark side of the giant
asteroid. It is northern hemisphere winter on Vesta now, so its north
pole is in deep shadow. ...




Unseen Comet May Threaten Earth
KSEE
By KSEE News Astronomers say a surprise meteor shower spotted in February was probably caused by cosmic "bread crumbs," dropped by an undiscovered comet that could potentially pose a threat to Earth. The tiny meteoroids that streaked through Earth's ...
comet's orbit indicates possible crash
San Francisco Chronicle
Sixty specialized cameras that operate at UC's Lick Observatory, the Fremont Peak Observatory and a ground-based site, formerly in Mountain View but now in Lodi under a project called Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance, constantly monitor the night ...