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Meteor seen in the skies over the West Midlands
expressandstar.com
Astronomers said the meteor, which had a long, blue and green tail, had burned up as it entered the atmosphere over northern Europe. Twitter user Matt (@Mattmbr) contacted us with his account of the strange sight. He said: "We were heading home to ...
'Fireball In Sky' Meteor Shoots Overhead
Wrexham.com
Just after 9pm tonight we had reports of a fireball shooting across the night sky. Thefireball, possibly a meteor or space junk burning up, was zooming across the sky from South to North. It was described as being green in colour with a yellow or red ...
30JAN2013ROBIN MAITLANDLUDLOW/ ENGLAND21.06 PM2 SECONDSE-W I WAS FACING NORTHLARGE GREEN FIREBALLINTENSE LIKE FIREWORKNOFADED OUT BEFORE GOING BELOW HORIZON
30JAN2013JUDY THOMASGateshead, Tyne & Wear. UK21:02 GMT5 SecondsNORTHBRIGHT WHITEReally bright - like Venus?Looked like a ball/compactVery dramatic
30JAN2013Melanie LockwoodEasington,Co Durham England21.015seceast right to left facing northBluemoondidnt seelooked very close to ground then just disintergrated
30JAN2013PamelaPITLOCHRY, PERTHSHIRE, UK21.047 secN-SGreeny - blueBrighter than VenusNoCovered short distance and then just disappeared.
30JAN2013Richard HowardSheffield, UK21:00 GMT5-6 secsStart between Mizar and Alkaid in URSA MAJOR travelling towards Deneb [5 Cyg] N-E to N I was facing North Greenish WhiteV bright white hotsplit into 2-3 fragmentsturned dull orange and dissapeared close to the horizon
30JAN2013mark gittingsTamworth england UK21. 15 ish3-4 sece-wblue greenmoonyesreally BIG !!!
30JAN2013john rosswellingborough, england21.153 secE-W, facing northbright greensunnostarted high falling to horizon
30JAN2013kurt whjtenottingham england ukGMT approx 21.152_ 3 secondsnorthbright greenbrighternoawesome
30JAN2013Steve TaylorHull 54N 0E21:15 GMT5NE-NWBright GreenVenusSparks in tailLike Green Firework Rocket
30JAN2013Ewen KirkHumbie, East Lothian, ScotlandAround 21:00 GMT6-7 secondsSE - NW Lit up whole sky with a green glow from behind me, turned and saw blue/green meteor fly overhead. About 2-3 minutes later heard what sounded like an explosion/sonic boom...Very bright, a little brighter than the moonYes, saw small piece fall from tailHave noticed other people mentioning this on twitter as far as Highlands and Essex...
30JAN2013Duncanedinburgh21.15 gmt10facing east traveling east to westwhite/bluemoonnoround shape, no tail
30JAN2013hannahHEMSWORTH, NR PONTFRACT, UK21:03GMT5 SECNWGREEN BALL WITH LONG TRAIL OFF YELLOWY ORANGE WITH SPARKLES, WAS SAT IN SAT SO HEARD NOTHINGGREEN BIT WAS BRIGHTLITTLE SPARKLES OF ENDFI WAS AT WF9 4NW . AMAZING SITE
30JAN2013Glenn QuickfallSkegness Lincolnshire21:01:00Few secondsSWOrange/whiteBright as the moon.Couldn't tellJust sat watching TV and it caught my eye, was quite large
30JAN2013AnnaBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND21:03:007 or 8 secondsI was facing between 20-30 degrees NE. Meteor was seen travelling diagonally and steadily from NE to SW heading towards groundIncredibly bright green orb (size of a pea in sight) with slight glowing white tail.Bright as the moon at leastDid not see signs of fragmentationI was driving at the time unfortunately and could not capture an image
30JAN2013Mark Hutchinsonsheffield UK21.32East to WestWhite, Greenmoon very brighta little tracenon
30JAN2013Tom PaturetOlM Luxembourg Europe+-22:35+-6from north to southno special colorlike a sylvester rocket when it's flyingi could see small burning particules falling offno other comments
30JAN2013jamie thorpeDarlington, county durham, united kingdom2103 hrs GMT3 - 4 secondsnne-nnw dropping at approximately 20°bright fireball (venus brightness) with trailvenusnonone
30JAN2013M EdwardsBELTON, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE21:00GMTVisible for a few maybe 3-5 seconds dropping rapidlyNE TO SWOrange ball with large trail of orange sparks. Looked up and saw it falling rapidly no sound.Flame orangespark trail quite largetoo quick to get phone out let alone take pic. Dropping rapidly. Was hard to tell if small and close or large and far away! Dropping probably at 25 degrees off vertical
30JAN2013A WallaceCheadle, UK09:02 GMT5 secNW of sky travelling SE to NWBright green, no soundWas brighter than Venus NoBehind a thin veil of high cloud appeared as a small bright disc
30JAN2013Mark PaiceNr Steppingley, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND21:10est GMT2-3 SecondsTravelling S-N, E of M1 MotorwayGreen fireballBrighter than the full moonYesAppearance of a giant green firework falling and moving North rapidly
30JAN2013Graham HallLeeds,West Yorkshire,England20:59 GMTApprox 4 SecondsFacing East - Meteor Entered East then burned up to the North (maybe N-N-W).Bright white in the main. Some greenish/yellow when burning outBrightest object in sky for 2 seconds. Thought it was a very near aircraft at first. Certainly much brighter than Jupiter which was clearly visible.In last 1/2 second fanned out into fragmentsI regularly go away from city centre to observe meteor showers. This was the brightest I've ever witnessed.
30JAN2013RACHEL5 miles South of BOROUGHBRIDGENORTH YORKSHIRE, UK21.00 GMT6 sNNE-NNW, looking North. Crossed sky (view impaired by buildings) at an angle of approx 20 degrees from the horizontal.GREEN, no soundhalf moon brightnessNo fragmentation, short tail green/yellowLargest meteor/burning space debris I have seen
30/01/13William HayterWare, Hertfordshire, UK21:30 approx. I can't remember exactly.Probably ten seconds maximum, maybe eight seconds.I was facing North. It appeared to be travelling from S-E to N-W. it seemed to be travelling in a descending direction, but ultimately just disappeared off the horizon.Vivid bright Green with bright White too. At first I thought it was a firework because of the colours, but it's movement soon discounted that as an option.Fairly bright. Like a firework.No, it appeared as a solid object.None.
30JAN2013garysheffield uk9.10pm3 SecN-E Right to LeftWhite ball with very light green around the front & sides with a small tail. If i had a 3ft football & was looking at it from 75ft away & 15ft high. That was the size of it.moonnobright luminous green around front & sides with small vapour trail
30JAN2013Kelly athertonEccles manchester greater manchester englandLondon time 9.00 ish5-7 secondsRight to leftGreen fireball Moon No but it had a sort of trail after itIt looked like a green fireball with a sort of tail that trailed after it!
30JAN2013shaun willocksShrewsbury Shropshire. u k21about 12 secondsn edim white3 inch ball with a 3 foot tapered taildull moonnonone
30JAN2013M BennettBirmingham, UK21:15 GMT5 secsDown, right to left, facing N-EGreen with yellow/white tailMoonNoTravelled slow towards ground, before loosing sight behind trees
30JAN2013JessBirmingham UK21033United KingdomFirey orangeVenusNoOnly caught part of the fall when I looked up from my phone and saw it in the sky over some buildings.
Experts: Mysterious fireball in sky likely falling satellite WSLS An object that looked like a giant fireball made a brief appearance in the sky at around 9:30pm Sunday -- and while no one can say with 100 percent certainty what it was, experts tell us they have a pretty good idea. Aerospace Corporation -- a ...
Possible theory for "fireball" seen in night sky Sunday
WDBJ7
Here's a new theory that may explain the "fireball" people saw in the sky last night. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner says "space junk may have burned up in the Earth's atmosphere and that light would have been visible to people along the East Coast." ...
Dozens Report "Fireball" Streak Across the Sky Sunday Night
WSET
Lynchburg, VA - Dozens of viewers, nearing over 100 as of Sunday Night, report seeing a very bright "fireball" streak across the night sky. Witnesses report a vivid tail of fire-like red particles extending from the fireball. The fireball was likely a ...
Forensic Astronomer Cracks the Case of Historic Meteor Procession Scientific American (blog) It was a cloudy winter night along the northeastern United States in February 1913, so most people might not have noticed anything unusual around 9 PM, but for a lucky few with clearer conditions — and a penchant for staring up at the night sky ...
Soviet Satellite Re-entry, NOT Meteor After All
PA VA GA Long Duration Meteor ~21:30 EST 27JAN2013
UPDATE COSMOS 1484 Soviet satellite re-entry seen on radar!
At ~21:30 EST, 27JAN2013, an old 2500 kg (~5500 lb!) Soviet satellite fell from orbit over the eastern US. The resulting fireball traced a path from Ohio all the way to Georgia, on a north-to-south and slightly westerly path. Eyewitnesses reported the event over a similarly large area. ...and man oh man does it ever show up on radar! The satellite broke up into dozens or hundreds of small, angular metallic fragments which reflect radar pulses extremely well. Weather radar shows the signatures of falling debris from central Ohio into Georgia. http://www.galacticanalytics.com/cosmos-1484-deorbit-28-jan-2013-0228-utc/
It would be very difficult for us to accurately model the dark flight of these fragments, as we don't know either their density or aerodynamic properties. But it is entirely likely that pieces will be found somewhere along the path of the satellite. Also, an eyewitness in Georgia reported sonic booms associated with the falling object. This indicates that a large (very large?) body or bodies may have landed in the vicinity of Atlanta.
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27JAN2013 Daniel Phillips Williams Township, PA USA 9:45 pm, EST approx. 20 seconds Object moving Right to Left in the West (we were facing West) Red ball with long yellow tail brightness like a larger Mars, as the fireball was reddish, not star-bright not that we saw was much more prominent than any meteors we have previously seen, and the red color with yellow tail was unique to us.
27JAN2013 Will Krepps Over Richmond VA 2130 20 sec S Yellow Orange less than moon more than venus flame trailer horizontal to ground
27JAN2013 Krepps Midlothian, VA 2130 20 sec South Yellow orange - silent Brighter than venus trail of fire moving horizontal to horizon
7JAN2013 keiota stone mountain, GA USA 21:30:00 unknown n-s orange/white moon no did not see parts breaking away.. but I did see multiple balls in sky. About 6-8 balls.
27JAN2013 Reid Decatur Ga 2130 4 sec n-s Blue Venus no 4 tails
27JAN2013 john suwanee, ga 2130 5-10sec s red fire like Sun 7-8 fireballs biggest shower I've seen 2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!
Wisconsin State Journal The most familiar of these events is the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks around the 12th night of August each year. "There are many meteor showers, although most produce only a few meteors per hour and are noticed only by experts," Lattis said.
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Death Valley Dreamlapse: 2012 Geminid meteor shower EarthSky (blog) This video, by Sunchaser Pictures, shows the December, 2012 peak of the Geminid meteor shower over Death Valley in California, in high definition. It also captures video startrails and other night sky activity. The videographers claim that: A “UFO ...
Oman contributed 16% of world's meteorite finds in 2011
Fri, 25 Jan, 2013 05:23 PM PST
(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The discovery of several meteorites, including a host of Martian and lunar rocks, in the deserts of Oman in the recent past has lent international recognition to the ... (Also concerning NEW Oman Meteorite and Rock Law)
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Book review: Mousetronaut Washington Times Meteor dreams of going to space, but the other mice know Meteor will not be chosen for the mission. However, Meteor caught the eye of the shuttle commander, and when the time comes, Meteor is chosen. While the other five mice are nervous about the ...
Alien space rocks EXPLODE in fireball over Japan
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Japanese star-gazers have been all a-buzz this week after a fireball lit up the night sky before crashing to earth in Saitama prefecture, a little north-west of Tokyo. News of the fireball started to flood Twitter in the early hours of last Sunday ...
Bright fireball / meteor. California. January 17, 2013.
YouTube
Exceptionally bright Fireball. Reported to be near magnitude -20, (brighter than full moon) in California this morning. Lights up entire sky. Reports of lasting fragments, which may be visible through the trees, at end of video. Audio was recording ...
100th Anniversary: Uncovering The Range Of The Great Meteor Procession Of ...
RedOrbit
As the anniversary of a spectacular meteor procession that lit up the night skies nearly a hundred years ago approaches, astronomers from Texas State University and the Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ) have taken the call to answer some ...
Scientist 'finds extra-terrestrial fossils in meteor fragment'
Pakistan Daily Times
Share | |. Scientist 'finds extra-terrestrial fossils in meteor fragment'. A controversial British scientist claims to have found 'proof' that aliens exist - after cracking open a lump of rock which he believes fell to earth in a meteorite shower ...
Celestial sleuths track historic meteor procession to South Atlantic
Phys.Org
(Phys.org)—A century ago, one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever recorded lit up the skies when a grand procession of meteors blazed their way through the Earth's atmosphere. The event made headlines from Toronto to Pennsylvania and New ...
Celestial Sleuths Track Historic Meteor Procession to South Atlantic
Space Ref (press release)
A meteor procession occurs when an Earth-grazing meteor breaks up upon entering the atmosphere, creating multiple meteors traveling in nearly identical paths. Instead of plunging down through the atmosphere and burning up within a second or two, ...
Russia Says Siberian Meteor Field Contains "Trillions Of Carats" Of Diamonds
Worldcrunch
The Russians have know since the 1970s of this 35-million-year-old and 62-mile wide meteor site known as Poigai, but have kept it a secret in an effort to control the market fed by their other mines and production of artificial diamonds. A Siberian ...
Fall That Glitters: Microscopy Reveals Stained-Glass Beauty in Ancient Meteorites[Slide Show]
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 04:34 AM PST
Meteorite researcher Alan E. Rubin of the University of California, Los Angeles, recently examined 91 thin sections of 53 chondrites (fragments of ancient asteroids) to learn something about the environment that surrounded the chondrites when they first formed--before they became constituents of asteroids and before planets made their debut in the solar system. He recounts his efforts, and what ...
'Alien life' found in meteorite that crash-landed in Sri Lanka in December
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 01:36 AM PST
A top British scientist has claimed that he has found proof of extraterrestrial life after he discovered tiny fossils of algae, similar to the kind found in seaweed, in a meteorite fragment that crash landed in central Sri Lanka in December.
Tiny, weird rocks in Healdsburg, Dry Creek areas are remains of meteorites
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
It turns out those rocks are tektites, part meteor and part earth, and are designated Healdsburgites after where they were first found, said Rolfe Erickson, a Sonoma State University geology professor emeritus who has been studying them for 20 years ...
Fireball across skies in West was flaming comet
Sacramento Bee
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A California researcher says that fireball seen streaking across Western skies last week was a flaming comet. The brilliant streak of light was spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco before dawn on Jan.
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Is That A UFO In This Timelapse Video Of A Meteor Shower? Popular Science A few hardworking filmmakers from indie film company Sunchaser Pictures trekked out to Death Valley's remote Eureka Dunes during the Geminid Meteor Shower peak in mid-December, and the result is some truly wonderous ...
Asteroid Vesta more like Earth than realized, study shows Mon, 21 Jan, 2013 01:28 AM PST The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.
Meteorite may offer clues on asteroid Vesta's inner life Sun, 20 Jan, 2013 08:39 PM PST A study suggests the asteroid may be more like Earth and the solar system's other rocky planets than scientists had realized. The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.
Meteor expert joins investigation into infamous 'Windsor Hum' Western News The Government of Canada launched a new study today to identify the cause of the so-called 'Windsor Hum,' which will be conducted, in part, by renowned Western University astronomer Peter Brown. Teaming with University of Windsor's Colin Novak, Brown ...
Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday morning Daily Review Online Turned out, it wasn't a transformer but a meteor being transformed. The spectacular bright light in the sky that stunned Young and other Bay Area residents was an exploding meteor called a fireball, said Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben ...
Fireball Lights up California Skies HispanicBusiness.com Early risers in Northern California reported a fireball lighting up the predawn sky Thursday, and began calling in reports of a possible meteor. Reports staring coming in about 5:25 a.m. PST from people across California and as far away as Fernley, Nev ...
Huge Fireball Over Japan - 1/20/2013
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20JAN2013EllenMusahino, TOKYO, JAPAN3:40 a.m.2-3 secEvery bright yellowish whiteThere was a flash and then a diving star bright as the moon with a long and beautiful tailLittle sparks along the tailIt was bright enough to be confused with the flash of a camera in a dark room
20JAN2013A ShorbNasu, Tochigi, Japan2:42 JSTaround 5 secondstravelling West to Easta large flash of light like lightning followed by a bluish-green ball maybe moon? seemed very closenot that I could seeI've found some youtube videos of the meteorite from near Tokyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzW2vJofmCU&feature=player_embedded and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCrOb4luF0I&feature=player_embedded
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Expert: Meteor reported by dozens of people in California, Nevada probably ... The Republic RENO, Nevada — A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday. The American Meteor Society based in New York has received reports from about 50 people in ...
Fireball lights up sky over Central Coast, SF KSBW The Central Coast A fireball seen across a wide swath of the West, from San Francisco to the Central Coast to Nevada, might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean. The American Meteor Society said it received about 80 reports from people across California and Nevada who ...
'Ball Of Fire' Lights Up Bay Area Skies CBS Local 'Ball Of Fire' Lights Up Bay Area Skies. January 17, 2013 3:42 PM. View Comments. Ameteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) ...
Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada Sacramento Bee RENO, Nev. -- A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday. The American Meteor Society based in New York has received reports from about 50 people in ...
Update: Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San Francisco Reno Gazette-Journal Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society said his New York-based group has received about 50 reports from people in California and Nevada who saw the brilliant streak of light at 5:21 a.m. Thursday morning. Lunsford says while most reports about ...
Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada San Jose Mercury News RENO, Nev.—An expert says a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean. Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society says his New York-based group has received about 50 ...
Fireball lights up California skies UPI.com 18 (UPI) -- Early risers in Northern California reported a fireball lighting up the predawn sky Thursday, and began calling in reports of a possible meteor. Reports staring coming in about 5:25 a.m. PST from people across California and as far away as ...
Bright light in sky may have been fireball News10.net Fireballs are meteors that explode, becoming highly visible. He said the brilliant event was not related to any meteor shower, and that fireball sightings are "rogue events" and fairly rare. It is close to impossible to measure or track fireballs since ...
