03 November 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03NOV2016

Perth, Western Australia Fireball Meteor 02NOV2016 w/ Fragmentation
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Perth, Western Australia Fireball Meteor 19"07 Local 02NOV2016 w/ Fragmentation
NASA's New Asteroid Alert System Gives 5 Whole Days of Warning
Universe Today
It was a 10,000 ton meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk Oblast, injuring 1500 people and damaging an estimated 3,000 building in 6 cities.

Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite
Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet's sky.Iron-nickel meteorites are a common class of space rocks found on Earth, and previous examples have been seen on Mars, but this one, called "Egg Rock....

Meteor Strike
YouTube
Nova Documentary: Meteor Strike - On February 15, 2013, a 7000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth's atmosphere over Russia with the power of 30 ...

Evening meteor fireball lights up skies from Ontario to Massachusetts
Signs of the Times
More than 160 reports The AMS has received over 160 reports so far about of a fireball event over seen over Pennsylvania on November 1st, 2016 ...

Multiple people across northeast report seeing fireball Tuesday night
wivb.com
Primarily seen in Pennsylvania, the fireball was also spotted over a number of northeastern states, including New York. Many people in Buffalo said ...

Fireball Flashes Across WNY Sky Tuesday
RochesterFirst
According to the American Meteor Society, this is called a bolide. It only lasted about a second or two, but was impressive for those who saw it!

November supermoon and meteor showers: Amazing astronomical events you can see with the ...
Mirror.co.uk
In fact, the supermoon will be the biggest one since 1948 - it'll be roughly 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average full moon. The reason for the ...

What are these 'fireballs' in the sky?
WTAE Pittsburgh
It is no wonder that Pittsburgh's Action News 4 has been getting reports of a fireball in the sky, as the South Taurid Meteor Shower is nearing its peak.

November features two meteor showers and a supermoon for Cincinnati-area stargazers
WCPO
But if we can catch a break from Mother Nature, we've got two different meteor showers and one of the biggest supermoons we've seen in nearly 70 ...

Night Sky: Colder but cooler stargazing in 'November'
Canada News
Look on Friday night, midnight till dawn, for the Southern Taurid meteor shower, know for bright fireballs. Look high in the east for the constellation ...

Slow-moving fireballs a feature of Taurid meteor shower this week
MyPalmBeachPost
The Taurids meteor shower is firing this week and although it's not the most robust show in the universe, it is notable for producing one of the most ...

(Oct., 24/25 2016) Orionid observations from North Florida
Meteor News
I'm still trying to play catch up on reporting all the meteor observations Brenda and I made this week for the post maximum of the 2016 Orionid Meteor ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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