The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 2DEC2011

Unidentified fireball crosses sky over Beijing
People's Daily Online
According to the astronomy expert, the object may be a fireball meteor. One amateur astronomer who witnessed the fireball in Tianjin said that the huge flying object appeared at about a quarter past 5 pm. in the northeastern region. ...


吉林降落罕见陨石雨
吉林降落罕见陨石雨. shìjiànjìngguò: 1976 nián 3 yuè 8 rì， jí lín dì qū jiàng luò liǎo yī cì shì jiè lì shǐ shàng hǎn jiàn de yǔn shí yǔ。 yǔn shí yǔ shì yóu yī kē yǔn ...
yizitong.com/time/event.php?rand_id...event_id...l=4


CF man discovers meteorite, again
Cannon Falls Beacon
The curious young kid did some encyclopedia research and suspected he had discovered ameteorite. He saw an article on meteorites in the farming magazine "The Furrow" and, as suggested in the article, sent a sample of the rock to the American Meteorite ...


Rainbow-colored, exploding meteor appears just south of DC
WJLA (blog)
A meteor that was hoisted with its own petard, you say? Go on! The next account of Monday's space shenanigans comes from an unnamed observer in Stafford, Va., at approximately the same time of evening. This witness also says the object flamed out in a ...


elp allsky: Tennessee Meteor Fireball 30nov2011
By elp allsky
Tennessee Meteor Fireball 30nov2011. Email From: Lannie R.-Morrison, TN-5:29 P.M. CST: seen what looked like a bottle rocket shooting across the sky from south to north, at about 40 deg. above horizon, looking east. at approx. 35.5739 ...


Meteor with Persistent Train - National Geographic Photo Contest ...
Submit your entry online to the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest in any of these three categories: People, Places, and Nature. Prizes include $10000 ...
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2011/.../view...


December's Lunar Eclipse and Mystery Meteor Shower « Clark ...
December's Lunar Eclipse and Mystery Meteor Shower. Robert Bigelow. Posted by: Robert Bigelow November 28th, 2011. On the morning of December 10, the ...
www.clarkplanetarium.org/.../december’s-lunar-eclipse-and-m...


Meteor Crater Sample Collection | USGS Astrogeology Science Center
USGS Astrogeology Science Center Meteor Crater Sample Collection lithologies, impact melts, meteoritic fragments, alluvium, and organic debris…and ...
astrogeology.usgs.gov/Page/.../MeteorCraterSampleCollection


American Meteor Society | Astronomy.FM
Tonight we welcome a special guest – Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society, on the occasion of their centenary! Bob talks about observing, recording, ...
astronomy.fm/tag/american-meteor-society/


Catch the winter solstice and a Christmas comet
The Guardian Charlottetown
As fortune dictates, viewing of December's Gemind meteor shower (peak on the night of Dec. 14) will be dramatically reduced due to the gibbous moon. However, as the moon does not rise until around 9 pm that night, there is about a two-hour window of ...

Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor Activity Outlook for November 21-27, 2009 20NOV09

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 21-27, 2009
by Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society
http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html#X2009

As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major showers are active this month,
the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. The addition of strong sporadic rates make November one of the
better months to view meteor activity from north of the equator. ... *For a detailed explanation on the different classes of meteor showers and other astronomical terms, please visit: http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html#X2009

Clear Skies!
Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society