06 February 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06FEB2012

Fireball streaks through Virginia sky | InsideNova
More than 100 people from New Jersey to North Carolina reported seeing a bright streak of light with a tail shooting through the night sky late Friday.
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Tucson gem show's meteorites give 'rare' a whole new meaning
The Republic
The rarest rocks on Earth are actually chunks of other planets, and Tucson's Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase is ground zero for the meteorite-obsessed. Meteorites — space rocks that survived a fiery plummet through Earth's atmosphere — are the main ...

Meteor hunters zero in on intergalactic treasure
WFAA
They're looking for space treasure — the remnants of a large meteor that streaked across the North Texas sky last week. "I mean, this is all about the world's biggest Easter egg hunt for science people," said Taylor, who's from the Texas Meteorite ...

Huge Fireball Over Tokyo, 2 February 2012 -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Huge Fireball Over Tokyo, 2 February 2012. lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:06 CST. Print this article Discuss on Cassiopaea Forum ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for February 4-10, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
By Carl Hergenrother
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting but you never know when surprises are in store. An errant earthgrazer from the Centaurid ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...