Meteor/Meteorite News 10AUG2010

Incoming CME could spark high-latitude auroras
Space Weather News for August 9, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

INCOMING CME: The solar eruption of August 7th might affect Earth after all. Newly-arriving data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) show a CME heading our way with a significant Earth-directed component. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the cloud arrives on August 10th. A movie of the CME is featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com

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Perseid Meteor Shower Unleashes Bright Fireball
Space.com
By Tariq Malik The Perseid meteor shower is peaking this week and announced its annual August arrival with a bright fireball over Alabama, NASA officials ...

Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe
SPACE.com Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:04 AM PDT
In the mountains of New Mexico, scientists have found evidence for an ancient meteorite strike -- even though the impact crater is long gone.　...

The August issue of Meteorite-Times is now up.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm

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Perseid Fireballs 9 august 2010 from Italy

here image and video two perseid fireball:
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/bolidi-e-superbolidi-riprese-video-f30/fireball-perseide-20100808_021707-t1193.htm

http://meteore.forumattivo.com/bolidi-e-superbolidi-riprese-video-f30/fireball-perseide-20100809_012453-1-ut-t1194.htm

Best Regards, Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN ( Italian Meteor and TLE Network )
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Another Italian fireball of the Perseids captured last night

Another fireball of the Perseids captured
last night, 08/08/2010 at 22:27:14, T.U.,
visual magnitude about -7.
Regards to all, Maurizio Eltri Venice, Italy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkbftSDqR0
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Clouds could ruin chances of seeing major meteor shower

The Local.de
The night sky over Germany will be ablaze this week as the annual Perseids meteor shower takes place, but cloud cover may scupper some stargazers' plans, ...

Perseid meteor shower 2010: Nasa says stargazers to enjoy dazzling space show Telegraph.co.uk British stargazers are this week set for one of the most spectacular views of a meteor shower in recent memory, Nasa scientists say. ...

Twin treat in night sky

Calcutta Telegraph
Stargazers are in for a busy week with the peak activity of a meteor shower coinciding with Venus, Mars and Saturn forming a small planetary triangle in the ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12-13, 2010, Moon conditions ideal for ...

Examiner.com
The 2010 Perseid meteor shower should be a spectacular show. This year's Perseid meteor shower should peak early during the night of August 12, 2010. ...

Galloway great for meteor shower

Galloway Today
GALLOWAY Forest Dark Sky Park could be a major hot spot for stargazers later this week as one of Britain's biggest meteor showers is due to hit the skies. ...

meteor-viewing cruise Aug. 11 Cape Gazette Fisherman's Wharf will host its first Meteor Shower Cruise from 10 pm, Wednesday, Aug. 11, to 6 am, Thursday, Aug. 12. This cruise will take viewers out ...

Putting on a show ReporterHerald.com The Larimer County Fair comes to an end this week, just as a meteor shower arrives. The annual Road Knights Blue Light Special car show and an appearance by ... Just ask us: What's up with meteor shower? Madison.com A. StarDate Online (www.stardate.org), the education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory, explains that a meteor shower is an ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Watching

Isthmus Daily Page
437-5210 Perseid Meteor Shower Event, Thursday, August 12th, 8:00 pm at Donald Park, Pop's Knoll Picnic Area. Donald Park Partnering with Madison ...

It's that time of year: Watch the Perseid Meteor showers

WHYY
A treat for star gazers this week as the Perseid meteor showers come into view. What is a meteor anyway? And what makes it shower? ...

Perfect Conditions For Seeing Stars This Week FOX 40 News WICZ TV The Perseid meteor showers are expected to light up local skies this week, peaking at a rate of one shooting star every minute. ... See all stories on this topic »

Another solar ejection to reach earth Tuesday WKYC-TV Also, August is the month of the annual Perseid meteor showers that are building toward a peak on August 12th. Observers are counting as many as 20 Perseids ...