17 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17NOV2011

Leonid Meteor Shower « CBS Minnesota
The annual Leonid Meteor shower peaks out tonight but especially Thursday morning between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m..
minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/leonid-meteor-shower/



Leonid meteor shower set to peak Technology & science Space Space ...
When the Earth passes through a cloud of debris, it sometimes produces displays known as meteorshowers. One famous annual shower, known as the Leonids, ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/technology_and_science-space/



Largest pallasite meteorite on display at TJC
KLTV
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Weighing in at 1430 pounds, the world's largest oriented pallasite meteorite fell to Earth about 10000 years ago and was excavated from a field in rural Kansas in October 2005. The Brenham meteorite, named for the Kansas town where ...



Prime viewing ahead for Leonid meteor shower
USA Today
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Sky watchers will have two good times Thursday and Friday night to view this year's Leonid meteor shower in the USA. On both days, just around midnight and at around 3 am local time, those who stay up should be rewarded ... 


UFO spotted in Seattle what was it?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
The Seattle Astronomical Society told the Times that several pieces of space junk passed over Seattle Tuesday night — a military satellite and two Soviet rockets. It's also possible that the UFO was a meteor since the Leonid shower peaks Thursday. ...

Lights in night sky puzzle Puget Sound residents
KING5.com
The Federal Aviation Administration says it wasn't a plane. The National Weather Service says it wasn't weather related. He didn't think the bright objects were meteors, which are certainly fast but not terribly bright. The Leonid meteor shower was ...



Moon May Outshine Leonid Meteor Shower Peak Tonight
Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight (Nov. 17), but bright moonlight is threatening to wash out this year's light display. The annual Leonid meteorshower is expected to reach peak activity tonight at ...



Join astronomers for lecture series
YorkRegion.com
The Leonids meteor shower of mid-November is generally not remarkable, generating just onemeteor every four or five minutes. But every 33 years, it undergoes a transformation. On some occasions, such as in 1833 and 1966, it became spectacular, ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Hawley, Texas SW ...
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor Capture 03:35 AM 16NOV2011 - Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky -Kevin Palivec Any sighting reports? Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and ...
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Leonid Meteor Shower 2011: Annual Celestial Light Show Peaks This Week
Huffington Post
The annual Leonid meteor shower is scheduled to hit its peak on Thursday night. But unfortunately, the stars are not aligned (sorry, we couldn't resist) for the best viewing. Here's why: A meteorshower occurs when Earth passes through debris left by a ...



Record meteorite on display at TJC
KYTX
By Anthony Austin - email EAST TEXAS (KYTX) -- It may look like a big rock to you, but what you're looking at is a very rare pallasite meteorite. "I think it's just amazing for it to be here, for us to experience," Grace Community School student Lexie ...