The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18AUG2014

Irvine, California Meteor 17AUG2014 Video
Irvine, California Meteor Video
17AUG2014 Approx. 20"01 PDT

Curiosity Mars rover prepares for fourth rock drilling

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Cygnus Cargo Carrier Concludes with Fiery Reentry Aug. 17 – Amazing Astronaut Photos
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The flight of the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo carrier concluded this morning, Sunday Aug. 17, in a spectacular fireball as planned upon ..

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG20...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014

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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 Kamyar Marashi novato, ca. united states 23:08/ Pacific pm 3sec south to north white streak moon not sure looked like it was a star getting brighter then streaked and dissapeared

17AUG2014 Timo Nanda JULIAN, CALIFORNIA 23:03:00 4-5 SECONDS. S-W;WEST MOVING TO THE RIGHT, I WAS FACING SOUTH IT WAS A BRIGHT STREAK THE DOT INCREASINGLY THICK, WITH BITS OF DEBRIS FLYING OFF, THEN IT SORT OF EXPLODED! THE EXPLOSION HAD A GREEN RIGN OF LIGHT AROUNF THE PARIMETER. THE TAIL WAS VERY BRIGHT, THE EXPOSION ITSELF WAS ABOUT 10 TIMES BIGGER THAN VENUS. YES IN ADDITION TO SEEING THE AMAZING METEOR IN THE SKY, LATER THAT NIGHT IN THE SAME AREA OF THE SKY THERE WAS AN EMORMOUS CLOUD THAT HAD SUSTAINED LIGHTNING FLASHES.

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2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014

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California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014
v.1 c2014 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth

Check your security cameras!
Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
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Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!  Tell them about this website and event.
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 David Maggard Glendale, CA 8:20:00 3 sec West direct west. West to north bound interstate 5 fwy Whitish trail which dissipated quickly White color bright as Venus Pill owing vapor No

17AUG2014 Robert Long Beach, California, United States PDT, 8:02 pm 2 seconds Western sky, right to left, downard around 50 degree angle head appeared white, tail orange, no sound probably brighter than Venus none observed best guess of bearing 280

17AUG2014 Martin Gaskell for Scott Peden Santa Cruz, California, USa 20:05:00 less than 1 second From (158.5, 23.5) to (162.0, 16.7) (Az-alt) very white mag -14 no Coordinates of start and stop derived from photograph of nearby trees. Start and stop accurate to about +/- 2 degrees

17AUG2014 Gena Barton Placerville, CA, USA 19:55 PDT Very short 1 -3 seconds East in the Sky, moving North to South, I was facing the East Bright light caught my eye, the light narrowed and dissapeared as it moved towards the horizon The sky was still light from recent sunset, the meteor was about as bright as the moon Bright ball tailing off I wonder who elese saw it?

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!