05 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 5AUG2010

Pictures of the day

Telegraph.co.uk
Experts from the University of Arizona are puzzling whether the strange 'bullseye' shaped crater - half-a-mile wide - was formed by a meteor strike hit ...


NASA decides Canada is the perfect substitute for space

DVICE
The Haughton Meteor Crater is over 1800 miles due north of the USA-Canada border on Devon Island, and as you can see it's pretty barren up there. ...


NASA Chat: Perseid Meteor Shower

NASA
This year's Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug. 12-13, and it promises to be one of the best displays of the year. If forecasters are correct, ...

Perseid meteor shower event at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Keremeos Review
The combination of dark skies there, and the meteor shower being near peak, should provide a good show. Admission is free. Bring blanket or lounge chair to ...

Astronomy Students, Faculty to Lead Viewing of Meteor Shower

ValpoLife.com (blog)
Valparaiso University astronomy students and professor Bruce Hrivnak will lead a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 13 at Taltree Arboretum. ...

Meteor shower show at Lake

BCLocalNews
Aldergrove Lake Regional Park hosts an all night family event, with the annual Meteor Shower Watch Star Gazing from 8 pm to 6 am, Wednesday, August 11. ...

Comets And Meteor Showers

2 min Video
NASA: Comets And Meteor Showers (Perseid Meteor Shower). --- Please subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com ...


Year's best meteor shower about to begin

Montreal Gazette
The next couple of weeks offers a great double-bill: a showing of a planetary alignment and the year's best meteor shower. If you have been looking low in ...

No northern lights, but maybe a meteor shower

Foster's Daily Democrat
By JASON CLAFFEY A natural laser show making a rare appearance across the northern United States border will likely be missed here — though a passing ...


5 Things to Do This Weekend (Aug. 6-8)

Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
The Perseids Meteor Shower is on display in the night skies, and it's starting to peak. The best place to look is to the northeast after midnight. ...

Better view of northern lights tonight

Hamilton Spectator
Skywatchers in Hamilton are in for a double treat this week, Northern Lights tonight and a meteor shower next week. Forecast clear skies tonight should give ...


Northern lights brighten Michigan sky

The Detroit News
The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking in the wee hours of Aug. 12, according to astronomers. Because the moon won't be bright that night, people should ...
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Look Up: What's in the Sky This Week?

DCist.com
Let's discuss the unusually low curtains of light first, and then you can skip below the fold for our annual August meteor shower. ...
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Dog days are Sirius ones

NorthJersey.com
For night folk, August is the time of the Perseids meteor shower. They peak on Aug. 12. Our point is that summer's here and it's time for carpe diem. ...
A big telescope, planet news and the Perseids

Seattle Times
11 and 12, look for the Perseid meteor shower in the northeast. Away from city lights and late at night, you may see as many as 100 meteors per hour. ...


Perseids meteor shower viewing planned at Thompson Lake landing at Emiquon

Canton Daily Ledger
Martin will present an introduction to the annual Perseid meteor shower under the dark skies o Emiquon Preserve. The Sangamon Astronomical Society will also ...


UFO files from National Archive allow believers to revisit 'Welsh Roswell'

The Guardian
The military thought that it was most likely a bolide – a meteor which enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. The Whitehall file adds that "a private ...

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