03 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 3NOV2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 29-November 4, 2011 | American ...
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-october-...



Meteor shower! :: NASA's The Space Place
If it's time for a meteor shower, you won't need a telescope, binoculars, or a high mountain to have a "star gazing" party. You might need a warm sleeping bag ...
spaceplace.nasa.gov/meteor-shower/


Weatherwatch: Mystery goo may be 'manna from heaven'
The Guardian
As one account described in 1910, "Among the Welsh peasants there is a belief that when a meteor falls to the earth it becomes reduced to a mass of jelly. This they name pwdre ser." The name is pronounced "poodra sair" and means star-rot. ... 


Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Idaho Meteor 30OCT2011
Saw the initial impact of a meteor, coming almost directly from Polaris. It traveled South West, starting about 45 degrees above the north horizon, and moving all ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../idaho-meteor-30oct20...

Mysterious Findings in Jasper Yard
CBS 42 Birmingham Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:41 PM PDT
JASPER, Ala. (WIAT) - It came from the sky, at least, that's what one family says.  They say something mysterious landed in their yard in Jasper. Keeping her eyes to the sky, Martha Pearl  believes this crater in her front yard was caused by a meteorite.  Her family says a four foot hole was full of glowing rocks which burned for three days.  Some skeptics are groaning ... saying it's nothing ... (Meteorite Fall (Hole) Hoax- Alabama)