The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01AUG2016

August Sky Watch: Perseid Meteor Shower, Planetary Pairings
International Business Times
This month promises a higher than usual peak for the annual Perseid meteor shower and two planetary pairings.

Stargazing in Upstate NY in August: See the Milky Way, Perseid meteor shower
NewYorkUpstate.com
August also marks the return of the Perseids, one of the most consistent - and consistently impressive - meteor showers of the year. The quality of this ...

Supercharged Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Month
Space.com
The Perseids are here: The dazzling meteor shower's peak of activity is Aug. 12, but you can already see its streaks of light peppering the sky.

From Mars to meteor showers, August skies shine brightly
Hutchinson News
A meteor streaks across the night sky late Aug. 12, 2015. The Perseid Meteor showers peak in mid-August and can be one of the better meteor ...

Night Sky August 2016: Perseid meteor showers – how many, how big, and when and how to see ...
Telegraph.co.uk
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12 and, weather permitting, this can produce some stunning meteor activity.

The August night sky
The Guardian
The Perseids meteor shower is a reliable highlight of our August nights, and there are grounds for hoping that we might enjoy a bonanza this year.

In the dark: Enjoy 'Meteors & S'mores' at state parks during Perseid meteor shower
HollandSentinel.com
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources invites the public to catch some great views of the Perseid meteor shower. Complimentary s'mores ...

Obituary: Peter Bus (1951-2016)
Meteor News
It was a sad day and a great shock when the editors of eRadiant heard about the sudden death of their colleague editor, the Dutch comet and meteor ...

Perseids 2015, a global analysis
Meteor News
This was the first time that I made an analyses based on data not provided by DutchMeteor Society observers. The result was rather satisfactory and I ...

UTAAS Perseids Meteor Shower Observation Excursion
Eventbrite
Eventbrite - UofT Amateur Astronomer's Society presents UTAAS Perseids Meteor Shower Observation Excursion - Friday, 12 August 2016 | Saturday, ...

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

RIP: Ingrid Van Houten-Groeneveld (1921-2015), Death Obit.

RIP: Ingrid Van Houten-Groeneveld (1921-2015), Death Obit.

Dear all - Female German-born, Leiden astronomer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld passed away on Monday 30 march, 93 years old. together with her husband Kees Van Houten (who died in 2002) and with Dutch/American astronomer Tom Gehrels (who died in 2011), Ingrid discovered 4605 asteroids, as part of the leiden-palomar survey. many of them have been given a 'Dutch' name (see the 'vHGG'= entries in this list of minor planets with a name that is somehow related to the Netherlands: http://www.astronieuws.nl/NL-plan.html). Asteroid 1674) Groeneveld is named in Ingrid's honour. a funeral service is planned on April 7, 2015.
--Govert Schilling

From: "'Govert Schilling' allesoversterrenkunde@gmail.com" 

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!