Meteor/Meteorite News 8AUG2010

SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH:
On Saturday, August 7th, magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 erupted. NASA spacecraft and many amateur astronomers photographed the blast, which produced a strong M1-class solar flare and hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space--apparently just missing the sun-Earth line. The explosion also made whooshing sounds in the loudspeakers of some shortwave radios. Visit http://spaceweather.com

for audio recordings and movies of this latest solar event. ...

AURORA RECAP: Last week's geomagnetic storm sparked Northern Lights as far south as Iowa in the United States, and some nice Southern Lights over Antarctica. For the latest images, start browsing here: http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01aug10_page4.htm

Astronomy Festival this week at Black Canyon

Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE - Colorado A free Astronomy Festival this week at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park offers solar gazing and a midnight meteor watch as the ...

Perseid meteors peak next week

Baltimore Sun (blog)
It's nearly time to start watching for the annual Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids, dust debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, peak next Thursday night ...

Cosmic Log - Get the most out of the meteor show

This year's Perseid meteor shower is shaping up as a beaut. The big night is next Thursday, but anytime now is a great time for skywatching - not only to ...

Perseid meteor shower to awe onlookers Examiner.com The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to awe onlookers next week with spectacular shooting stars. Next Thursday August 12th is the peak night for viewing, ...

CALENDAR: The Week Ahead (Aug. 9-15)

Montreal Gazette
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to hit its peak tonight. Opening in theatres today: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Eat Pray Love and The Expendables ...

Planet Parade and Perseid Meteor Shower in coming weeks

Kingsville Record
... skies the next couple of weeks as Mother Nature has a double-header in store -- an evening planetary show back-to-back with the Perseid meteor shower. ...

Perseid meteor shower spectacle

Examiner.com
By roughly 10pm, the planets and the moon will set and the fabulous Perseid meteor shower will begin. Streaks of falling debris from the trail of the Comet ...

'Astronomy parks' gearing up for Aug. 12 meteors

CTV.ca
Interpreters at Nova Scotia's Kejimkujik National Park are gearing-up to wow visitors with the wonders of the annual August 12 Perseid Meteor Shower under ...

Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower

You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night. ...

Meteor shower to light up the sky

WLUK
Astronomers say stargazers could be treated to a spectacular meteor shower next week.

Get the most out of the meteor show

msnbc.com (blog)
A Perseid meteor streaks toward the horizon in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Aug. 12, 2008. August's annual meteor shower is shaping up as a particularly ...

Look Up! Rare 3-Planet Sky Triangle Plus Stellar Meteor Shower

Space.com
This impressive gathering comes ahead of the annual Perseid meteor shower, a shooting star fest that will be at its best Aug. 11 to 13. ...

Excellent Perseid Meteor Shower Expected Aug. 11-13 Space.com By Joe Rao Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower — the Perseid meteor shower ... See all stories on this topic »

Mountain UFO sighting 'a combination of natural phenomena' GO Outdoors A simultaneous meteor shower and Earth tremor in the Berwyn Mountains were responsible for an incident dubbed "the Welsh Roswell", according to the Ministry ...

Events that won't make you break your piggy bank this week OregonLive.com 10 am-3 pm Saturday, Farm Far Away, 30866 S. Oswalt Road, Colton; free; 503-824-2233 Perseid Meteor Shower Watch OMSI, Rose City Astronomers and other ...