28 December 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28DEC2017

A Possible Meteor Was Spotted In Gray, Maine
MSN.com
A meteor may have been spotted by the National Weather Service Camera in Gray, Maine.


Published on Dec 27, 2017
This video of a likely meteor seen Tuesday night comes courtesy of the National Weather Service security camera in Gray, Maine.
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A possible meteor is reported across New England
YouTube- IBTimes UK
Residents of the northeast region have reported sightings of a possible meteor on 26 December.

Mysterious fireball caught on video lights up New England night sky
Newburgh Journal
The mysterious fireball was visible across the night sky yesterday and could be seen from MA to ME and beyond. No need to check your glasses; it turns out it was seen across Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Canada. A motorist captured the moment a fireball fell through the sky in ...

Tuesday night's fireball was likely a meteor, experts say
WMUR Manchester
“You can never see them when you think you're going to see them. These fireballs, these bright ones are totally random, unpredictable and most of us know about them only after the fact,” local astronomer R.P. Hale said. Experts said they are hoping to learn more about the composition of the meteor and ...

Possible meteor spotted flying over New England
WSB-TV
Residents in the Boston area reported seeing a possible meteor flying through the sky before 6 p.m, according to ABC's Boston affiliate WCVB.

Mysterious fireball caught on video lights up New England night sky
Edmonton Sun
The bright streak Tuesday evening was seen in parts of New England, including southern Maine and New Hampshire. Like many locations across Maine last night, our office security camera captured the stunning meteor just before 6pm. One of our office employees was outside walking up the hill to ...

WATCH: Mysterious fireball seen in New England
WHIO
... — A Bridgton, Maine man says he was driving home from work with a coworker when the ball of what appeared to be fire came streaking across the sky. RELATED: Fireball in Troy caught on WHIO-TV weather camera. He said he was in shock and didn't know what it was or what to do, so he called ...

Experts hope to learn composition of fireball seen across New England Tuesday night
WMUR Manchester
Experts hope to learn composition of fireball seen across New England Tuesday night. Share. Shares. Copy Link. Copy. {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! WMUR. Updated: 11:24 PM EST Dec 27, 2017. Jess Moran. Experts hope to learn composition of fireball seen across New England Tuesday night.

Experts hope to learn composition of fireball seen across New England Tuesday night
MSN.com
People are still talking about the fireball that lit up the skies over New England on Tuesday night.

Watch Video of Fireball in the Sky Over Belmont, Massachusetts Captured by Motorist
India.com
If you are a Hindi film aficionado then you would definitely know the concept of spotting a meteor or a fireball in the sky and wishing on it. Remember Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Well, a motorist in Massachusetts was extremely lucky to film a fireball streaming across the sky and falling towards the ground on ...

'Fireball' Seen in the Sky Across New England, Canada
WLTX.com
(WCSH) - Did you see a ball of fire fly across the sky Tuesday night? No need to check your glasses; it turns out it was seen across Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Canada. At 5:52 p.m., the Mt. Agamenticus webcam in York County captured the meteor, with many people on social ...

Possible meteor spotted flying over New England
WSB Atlanta
According to the American Meteor Society, a meteor of fireball magnitude is brighter than the planet Venus in the morning or night sky. Several thousand fireballs occur in the Earth's atmosphere each day. But the vast majority go unnoticed as they appear over oceans and uninhabited regions or are ...


Chief: Meteor spotted in sky before fire breaks out in White Mountains
WMUR.com
Woodstock's fire chief said the night before, a man said he was driving in the area when he spotted a meteor streaking across the sky. >> Watch raw video of the blaze. Officials are not sure if the meteor, which is referred to as a meteorite if it reaches the ground and survives the impact, caused the fire. (Meteors DO NOT CAUSE FIRES!- LMH)

Meteor captured on dashcam video lights up Northeast sky; seen in Pennsylvania
ClickLancashire
The American Meteor Society received 230 reports about a fireball in the sky the day after Christmas. The object was most possibly a meteor the size of a golf ball passing through the night at 10 to 30 miles per second, before it burned up in the atmosphere. "I saw a bright blue flash while I was out ...

New England Meteor Overwhelmed Witnesses
Guardian Liberty Voice
A New England meteor overwhelmed witnesses in parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The bright fireball streaked across the skies on Dec. 26, 2017, at about 6 p.m. EST. Reports came from more than 230 people who ...

Local residents report seeing meteor shoot across New England sky
The Keene Sentinel
In a tweet Tuesday night, the National Weather Service encouraged those who saw the fireball to report it to the American Meteor Society. At least 230 people across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Quebec reported seeing the fireball Tuesday ...

Watch this meteor flash through the sky
MSN.com
A possible meteor was captured on camera soaring over New England.

Fireball lights up social media, evening sky in New England
Phys.Org
Fireball lights up social media, evening sky in New England. December 27, 2017 by The Associated Press. A fireball that lit up the evening sky ... The National Weather Service in Gray tweeted, "Did you see a fireball or meteor just now?" One social media user tweeted that her parents in Wakefield, New ...

Pieces of fireball over New England may have impacted Earth
NewHampshire.com
“We did have two reports of a delayed sound after the event, which is usually a good sign something survived,” said Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society (AMS). The delayed sound associated with fireballs is like a thunder or boom sound and is the result of a sonic boom or ...

Watch Video of Fireball in the Sky Over Belmont, Massachusetts Captured by Motorist
India.com
If you are a Hindi film aficionado then you would definitely know the concept of spotting a meteor or a fireball in the sky and wishing on it. Remember Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Well, a motorist in Massachusetts was extremely lucky to film a fireball streaming across the sky and falling towards the ground on ...

Over Spain observed a slowly moving meteor
Earth Chronicles
In the sky over the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, December 23, was recorded a slowly moving meteor. The event lasted about 14 seconds before the celestial body.

Astronomers claim giant asteroid 2017 YZ4 will have 'near miss' with planet Earth today
Metro
A newly-discovered asteroid the size of a bus will fly past Earth at a distance close enough to be considered a near miss by astronomers. Asteroid 2017 YZ4 – which was only discovered on Christmas Day – will pass between Earth and the moon at speeds of more than 21,000 mph and at a distance of ...

NASA warning: 'Unseen' asteroid set to skim Earth TODAY
Daily Express
NASA spokesman. The small asteroid is estimated to be between 7 and 15 metres (22.6 to 49 feet) in diameter. Although, relatively small, if it did impact Earth, it could cause injuries. In February 2013, an unknown 19-metre meteor came from nowhere to explode in the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, ...

Asteroid the size of a bus that Nasa only spotted on Christmas Day is set to have a 'near miss' with ...
Daily Mail
A newly-found bus-sized asteroid is due to come 'close' to Earth today - at speeds of more than 21,000 mph (34,000 km/h). Named 2017 YZ4, the asteroid was only spotted on Christmas Day, which means very little could have been done to protect Earth if it were to hit. The asteroid will pass between the ...

Newly Found Asteroid the Size of a Bus to Buzz Earth Today
The Epoch Times
... named after a mythical Greek god that nearly destroyed the Earth, is technically defined as an asteroid, in fact, the first ever to be discovered by satellite. But it's also the parent object that produced a unique meteor shower called the Geminids, something asteroids are, in theory, incapable of producing.

NASA warns 'UNSEEN' asteroid size of BUCKINGHAM PALACE heading for Earth TOMORROW
Daily Star
In February 2013, an unknown 19-metre meteor exploded in the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, with the force of 500,000 tonnes of TNT. The energy released shattered the windows of hundreds of buildings and left more than 1,000 people injured. A NASA spokesman told the Daily Express: “This is the ...

meteor 2017 07 28 22 41 06 (British Columbia, Canada)
YouTube
Captured a meteor North bound Coquihalla hwy just South of Merrit, BC 28 July 2017 at about 10:41 pm.

Event 5474-2017
Fireball event
Events in 2017 5474-2017 KML. AMS received one report about a fireball seen over AK on Wednesday, December 27th 2017 around 18:29 UT. D. Sound. 1 yes. C. Sound. 1 yes. Frag. 1 no. Twitter0. 1 Report. a - Sanford B. Level 2. Show Trajectory. Observers map, Heat map. Without observation ...

Event 5462-2017
Fireball event
Events in 2017 5462-2017 KML. AMS received 3 reports about a fireball seen over Ontario and NY on Wednesday, December 27th 2017 around 04:36 UT. D. Sound. 2 no. C. Sound. 2 no. Frag. 2 no. Twitter0. 3 Reports. a - Jackie K. Level 2. b - Martin B. Level 2. c - Josh C. Level 3. Hide Trajectory.

Events in 2017 5443-2017 KML
Fireball event
AMS received 5 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, England and Bourgogne Franche-Comté on Tuesday, December 26th 2017 around 03:07 UT.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28DEC2017

'A Once in a Lifetime Thing.' People Dazzled By a Surprise Meteor That Soared Across New England
TIME
A meteor sailed across the Northeast skies Tuesday, dazzling dozens of spectators in more than a half-dozen states, experts said. The American Meteor Society, a nonprofit scientific group made up of astronomers, confirmed a meteor was spotted over parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York ...

Possible meteor spotted streaking across New England sky Video
ABC News
People across Massachusetts and Maine saw a mysterious fireball flying across the sky.

Meteor Baffles Stargazers With Spectacular Light Show as it Fell To Earth, Burning Up Across ...
Newsweek
A mysterious fiery blaze that cut across the night's sky from Massachusetts to Maine baffled stargazers last night but was likely a tiny meteor. The Boston Herald reported the meteor, which travelled at between 10 and 30 miles a second as it entered the earth's atmosphere, created the greenish glow in ...

WATCH: Timelapse Video of Possible Meteor
NBC Boston
What appeared to be a meteor or fireball streaked across the New England sky Tuesday evening.

Possible meteor lights up night sky in New England
CBS News
A possible meteor was spotted streaking through the sky over northern New England Tuesday night, CBS Boston reports. The flash of light was captured on video from a webcam at The Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region in York, Maine. It happened at 5:52 p.m.. Residents from several ...

Mysterious fireball lights up the sky over Maine
KFXL
STANDISH, Maine (WGME) -- It's not New Year's yet, but the sky is already lighting up as people across New England described seeing a fireball in the sky.Cameras in Maine captured the flash earlier Tuesday night.One man who saw it said he was driving home.

Fireball lights up social media, evening sky in New England
Charlotte Observer
Never miss a local story. Sign up today for a free 30 day free trial of unlimited digital access. SUBSCRIBE NOW. One social media user tweeted that her parents in Wakefield, New Hampshire, thought it was fireworks. Observers are being encouraged to report what they saw to the American Meteor ...

What's that in the sky? Fireball lights up social media, evening sky in New England
Eagle-Tribune
A fireball that lit up the evening sky is lighting up social media. The bright streak Tuesday evening was seen in parts of New England, including ... The National Weather Service in Gray tweeted, "Did you see a fireball or meteor just now?" One social media user tweeted that her parents in Wakefield, New ...

Fireball report
Report a Fireball
Observer. Name, beth D. Experience Level, 2/5. Remarks, I am sorry I did not add my direction... if you feel it is important, I can figure it out. I was visiting an event in a different town, so I did not have my directional bearings. Lots of people had cameras there, so I hope someone was able to record this, ...

Fireball report
Report a Fireball
Experience Level, 2/5. Remarks, While driving on 495 North I briefly saw the fire ball come in to view a bit ahead of me to the right, it continued a downward and to the right descent first appearing to be green and than fading into a bright white flare till it appeared to burn out just above the tree line.

AMS event #5429-2017
YouTube
This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 5429-2017, Report 132028 (5429a-2017) Credit:L. GUNDRUM.

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