08 December 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 8DEC2011

This Week in Flagstaff History
Arizona Daily Sun
Wednesday night at about 10 pm, a meteor passed over about 20 miles west of Ash Fork. It was estimated to be about 20 feet in diameter and provided a beautiful illumination in the sky. There are said to be many people seeking where it landed hoping to ...



Cameras Catch Fireball Over Japan from 3 Angles - Dec. 4, 2011
YouTube
Same fireball as in previous post, with additional footage from 2 other cameras (3 total) included. As they were just added in the fireball forum :) I personally think it was a meteor or space junk burning up in the atmosphere, FYI. meeworw source: ...



The Geminid Meteor Shower Rounds Off 2011 | meteorwatch.org
This week sees the last of the big scheduled astronomical events of the year in the form of the Geminid meteor shower. Up to 120 meteors per hour could be ...
www.portaltotheuniverse.org/rview/163283/