07 October 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 7OCT2011


Draconid Meteor Shower May Be a Storm Saturday, but Will Anyone See?
Fox News
By Joe Rao For meteor enthusiasts, the month of October usually means watching for the reliable Orionid meteors late in the month. But this year could bring a "surprise" October meteor shower: the long dormant Draconid meteor shower, will again come...


Draconid meteor shower coming this weekend
Los Angeles Times
The Draconid meteor shower is expected to begin its display Saturday, and NASA says it could be a dazzling year for the usually humdrum meteor shower ... if only we could see it. "We're predicting as many as 750 meteors per hour," Bill Cooke of NASA's ...




Blue-green object seen in sky may be part of meteor shower
Central Florida News 13
It's likely the object seen was an early example of a forecasted meteor shower. NASA officials say a strong Draconid outburst is expected to begin on Oct. 8, but will be hard to see due to lunar glare from a near-full moon. 
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LARGE INCREASE IN METEOR STRIKES ALL OVER ...
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LARGE INCREASE IN METEOR STRIKES ALL OVER THE WORLD AS REPORTED BY MISS GREELY
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