12 August 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2011

Can't see the Perseid meteor shower? Listen to it
Los Angeles Times
The 2011 Perseid meteor shower peaks Saturday night. The bummer? It coincides with a full moon, so your chances of getting to see the annual celestial show are rather low. (Darn that beautiful ambient moonlight!) But if you want to know what you're ...



we saw a green fireball, page 1
In the distance (approx 200 yards) we saw a green fireball shoot across the sky. From our vantage point, the object appeared to be about 5-10 meters in ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread739220/pg1



Moonlight and meteors
Record-Searchlight
Record Searchlight file photo A meteor streaks across the sky at Whiskeytown during a previous Perseid meteor shower. The shower will be taking place Saturday night. Greg Barnette/Record Searchlight file photo Members of Sister on the Fly get together ...



Recommended: Make the most of the meteors
msnbc.com
Brian Emfinger photographed this Perseid fireball in 2009. (More photos at RealClearWx.com.) By Alan Boyle August's Perseid meteor shower ranks among the year's most popular sky shows, and provides a great opportunity to drink in a big gulp of ...



Perseid Meteor Shower 2011: Why You Can't See The Celestial Event
Huffington Post
It seems the moon's going to be putting a damper on Thursday's typically stunning meteor shower. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to catch it. This year's summer meteor shower happens to coincide with a full moon, so it seems these little ...



U46 planetarium reaches new heights with new digital projector
Chicago Sun-Times
John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media ELGIN — The best viewing of the Perseid meteor shower will be Friday night, with the moon at your back, according to Peggy Hernandez, School District U46's planetarium teacher. She modeled what the sky will look ...



2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for Aug. 12-18, 2011
Plain Dealer (blog)
Full Moon Hike and Meteor Shower. Campfire following the hike. The hike will end at the observation mound to watch the Perseid meteor shower. 9:30 pm Saturday. Summit County Metro Parks. FA Seiberling Nature Realm/Visitors Center, 1828 Smith Road, ...



Spaceships, Meteors, and Moonlight - NASA Science
According to the International Meteor Organization, worldwide observers now are counting more than a dozen Perseids per hour with more to come on August ...
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science.../09aug_perseids2011/



PAGASA: Perseids meteor shower to peak Aug 13 - Nation - GMA News ...
If weather permits, stargazers will get a treat this month with the Perseids meteor shower in the early morning hours of Aug. 13.
www.gmanews.tv/.../pagasa-perseids-meteor-shower-to-peak-a...




Perseid Meteor Shower to Peak This Weekend
National Geographic
Kicking off what's become an annual ritual for many stargazers, the Perseid meteorshower is set to peak tomorrow night with its dazzling flurry of shooting stars. (See Perseid pictures.) Peaking late Friday through early Saturday, this year's cosmic ...
Montsec seeks to attract tourists with the meteor shower in ...
By B.B
by 350.org Montsec seeks to attract tourists with the meteor shower in October Lleida. (EFE) .- The Montsec Astronomical Park (PAM) has launched a new.
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Perseids peak Friday Aug. 12 | Southgate Amateur Radio News
The Perseid meteor shower peaks on Friday night August 12 and should produce good meteorscatter contacts on the Amateur Radio 50, 70 and 144 MHz bands.
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The Bucklin Corner - Linn County Leader Meteorite
Linn County Leader
By Ed Ktichen Meteorites are rare and hard to find. But if found, can be worth a lot of money. About three weeks ago a black stone caught my eye amongst the plethora of white stones in the Linn County Leader parking lot. A celestial, 'diamond in the ...



Aussie meteorite holds secret to life
Sky News Australia
meteorite that crashed into outback Australia nearly forty years ago holds evidences that life on Earth began in space. News.com.au reports NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic ...




Climate Change Update (11 August 2011) Meteor ...
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Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. International observers ...
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Perseid Meteor Shower to peak August 11-13
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link: Perseid meteor shower to peak August 12-13 theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
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 2011 The Year of Meteors!