07 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 7NOV2011

Paris hosts meteorite hunt
The Australian
"We usually have to go to the Saharan desert," said Alain Carion, a mineral scientist and meteorite dealer from Paris. "All we have to do now is take a commuter train." The meteorite fell on Draveil, south of the French capital, in the summer, ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Orange, Texas Meteor ...
Meteor sighted moving from NW to SE South of Orange, (SouthEast) Texas. (over Gulf of ...Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor...
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Astronomical curiousity
The Union of Grass Valley
It is equipped with a state-of-the-art telescope and various computers, some of which are used for what Watson calls “meteor work.” It's all designed to not only look at the night sky, but to also produce photographs and videos of heavenly objects. ... (Wayne Watson, TX)



elp allsky: Nova Scotia, Canada Bright Meteor Fireball 06NOV2011
By elp allsky
Dave W.-Nova Scotia, Canada: hi at around 8 30 pm tonight, 6 nov 2011 i saw a very fast very bright, and either very close or very large object streak accross the sky over my house, in bear river nova scotia, it was travelling north east as a ...
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New model to gauge destruction giant meteorite hitting Earth can cause
ANI via Yahoo! India News Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:26 AM PST
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Researchers have come out with a new model to gain a deeper insight into the level of destruction a giant meteorite striking the Earth can cause.