09 July 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 8/9JUL2011

ANGEO - Abstract - Meteor head echo polarization at 930 MHz ...
Meteor head echo polarization at 930 MHz studied with the EISCAT UHF HPLA radar ... The polarization characteristics of 930-MHz meteor head echoes have been ...
www.ann-geophys.net/29/1197/2011/



Meteor Activity Outlook for July 2-8, 2011 | American Meteor Society
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. ... local weather conditions, alertness and experience in watching meteor activity. ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-july-2-8-...



Loud 'boom' rattles Gainesville area
Access North Georgia
A second caller, a few minutes later, said he was sitting by his pool on Mountain View Road, which is off McEver, and saw a "streak across the sky," followed by the loud noise, leading to some speculation that it was a sonic boom caused by a meteor ...




The Encounter with 2011 MD

Kelly Beatty has an interesting article about the recent encounter with 2011 MD.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/125041789.html



Astronomy: Nuclear network detects fireball : Nature : Nature ...
Astronomy: Nuclear network detects fireball. Journal name: Nature; Volume: 475,; Page: 9; Date published: (07 July 2011); DOI: doi:10.1038/475009b ...
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v475/n7354/.../475009b.html