The Latest Worldwide Meteor*Meteorite News 09AUG2012

A First Nation Wants the Royal Alberta Museum to ...
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A 150-kilogram meteorite that fell to earth centuries ago is pitting First Nations people northeast ...
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Stargazers Get Set for Meteor Showers
Patch.com
11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer questions about the 2012 Perseid meteor shower via an "Up All Night" live chat. To join the chat, go to this page and log in.

Public can watch meteor shower at state park
Sacramento Bee
GLASGOW, Ky. -- Barren River Lake State Resort Park is offering a chance to view the Perseidsmeteor shower away from city lights and learn more about the event this weekend at the park in south-central Kentucky. The Louisville Astronomical Society ...

Chico observatory will open for Perseid meteor shower Saturday
Enterprise-Record
CHICO — A waning moon will provide the perfect backdrop for the annual Perseid meteor shower, and the Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory will be open for the event Saturday night. The observatory, in upper Bidwell Park by Horseshoe Lake, opens at ...

STARS ABOVE: Awesome meteor shower graces the skies
West Island Gazette
For skywatchers, August will be a busy month, with a meteor shower and multiple planetary close encounters. For early-bird skywatchers, the goddess of love, Venus, dominates the dawn skies in the east, perched firmly in the constellation of Gemini, the ...

Perseids Meteor Shower To Take Place This Weekend
27east.com
But the Montauk Observatory Inc. is promoting just that with a sponsored viewing of the Perseid meteor shower, an annual spectacle that is visible to the naked eye, on Saturday night. The viewing will take place at the Montauk County Park around 9 p.m...

Perseid meteor shower will hit peak on Saturday
TG Daily
If you want a good look at a meteor shower, you'd better head outside this Saturday. Every year, the Perseid meteor shower provides a dazzling show for people lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the night sky at the right place and the right time. And ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Will Dazzle This Weekend
Patch.com
The Perseid Meteor shower has some added bonuses this year: it will occur on a night when the moon is in its waning crescent phase, which means the moonlight won't interfere with your view of the dashing meteors, according to Astronomy.com. And it's on ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 11 to 12
The Epoch Times
One of the biggest meteor displays of the year, the Perseid meteor shower, is coming up this weekend. The shower's peak may produce up to 100 meteors per hour, according to NASA. The best time to watch will be the night of Aug. 11–12, although the ...

At the State Parks
Door County Advocate
Celebrate the phenomenal Perseid Meteor Shower this week at Newport State Park. On clear nights every summer, when Earth crosses paths with Comet Swift-Tuttle, the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere is ablaze with the Perseid shower, a display of as ...

Meteor shower: Perseids peak this weekend
KPIC News
13, 2010," YouNews reporter rowdey wrote. EUGENE, Ore. - With clear skies in the forecast and the moon waning to a slender crescent by this weekend, conditions will be prime for the annual Perseids meteor shower. The showers peak the night of Aug.

meteorite murrysville pa aug 8 2012 - YouTube
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I am so lucky to have caught this meteorite falling to earth in my little town. I just hope one doesn ...
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Alberta meteorite sparks battle for sacred rock
CBC.ca
A 150-kilogram meteorite that fell to earth centuries ago is pitting First Nations people northeast of Edmonton against the Royal Alberta Museum. To the Cree, "pahpamiyhaw asiniy," is a sacred rock containing the face of the creator, but to scientists ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Is Underway « CBS Minnesota
The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway this week and peaks out this coming Saturday night into Sunday morning, said WCCO Radio Meteorologist ...
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Perseid Meteor Shower, August 11, 2012 | StarDate Online
The Perseid meteor shower sprinkles the night sky with “shooting stars” in August , with the best viewing around the night of August 11. The Perseids generally ...
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Perseid meteor shower visible this week
GlobalPost
A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky early August 12, 2008 near Rogers Spring in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The meteor display, known as the Perseid shower because it appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the ...

Boots on the tundra, eyes on Mars
London Free Press
A joint effort between Western's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration and the Canadian Space Agency, the team spent nearly two weeks on Victoria Island conducting a geological survey on a newly discovered meteor impact crater. Their mission was ...

Come to meteor shower watch at the Binbrook Conservation Area
Grand River Sachem
If you plan to attend, bring a blanket, groundsheet or lounge chair, because lying down is one of the best ways to enjoy the meteor shower. Also, protect yourself from biting mosquitoes by applying repellent and wearing pants and a long-sleeved shirt.

See a meteor shower in the August sky
Florida Times-Union
The Perseid meteor shower will peak during the evening of Sunday-Monday. In a dark location with clear skies, the Perseids offer more than 100 meteors, or “shooting stars,” per hour. Realistically, however, an observer in Florida will notice about one ...

Lights Over Grayson Again – UFOs or Early Meteor Shower?
Patch.com
Last month, Grayson was mentioned on the UFO Stalker website for the third time this year. The first reporting was in February, then again in May, and finally there was a reporting on July 16. Whatever these reported unidentified flying objects are ...

Meteor showers set to light up sky on Aug 13
Times of India
This particular light show, Perseids meteor shower, is made of a stream of particles left behind by the giant Swift-Tuttle comet. "With the meteor shower peaking on the night of August 13, one can expect around 60 light streaks per hour," said ...

Stargazing at the dunes Saturday
Post-Tribune
This is the park's sixth annual Perseid Meteor Stargaze. Stargazing runs from 8:30 p.m. — with prime viewing starting at 9 p.m. until the park closes at 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at the pavilion. The stargazing is hosted by the state park's ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08AUG2012

Astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell dies
His iconic 76m (249ft) telescope was completed in 1957. Within days of it becoming operational, it tracked the rocket that carried Sputnik 1 into orbit.
The telescope and his other contributions to radio astronomy led to him being knighted in 1961.The structure remains the third largest steerable telescope in the world and plays a key role in global research on pulsating stars, testing extreme physics theories including Einstein's general theory of relativity. ...

Alberta meteorite sparks battle for sacred rock
cbc news
A 150-kilogram meteorite that fell to earth centuries ago is pitting First Nations people northeast of Edmonton against the Royal Alberta Museum.
To the Cree, "pahpamiyhaw asiniy," is a sacred rock containing the face of the creator, but to scientists, it's a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite, one of the largest in Canada. ...

Extra, extra: 'Meteor' struck Portsmouth island 100 years ago!
EastBayRI.com
PORTSMOUTH — With a terrific report that was heard for a radius of from 15 to 20 miles about the country, a huge meteor fell into the Seaconnet river near the home of Capt. Nathaniel B. Church in Tiverton last night causing a vibration in the ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 28-August 3, 2012 - The Transient Sky
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American ...
https://transientsky.wordpress.com/.../meteor-activity-outlook-...

Viewing the 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower | American Meteor Society
Perseid meteors can be seen from anywhere in the northern hemisphere during the month of August. They can be seen during the late evening hours but are ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../viewing-the-2012-perseid-meteor-sho...

Sediment cores reveal arctic warm periods
Deutsche Welle Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:31 AM PDT
Sediment from an ancient meteorite crater in Siberia shows the Arctic was much warmer at times during the last three million years than it is today. DW spoke to Martin Melles who directed the drilling operation.

The Astrobiology Analytical Lab at Goddard
SpaceDaily Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:28 AM PDT
A liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer in NASA Goddard's Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory analyzes carbonaceous meteoriteextracts. (Credit: NASA Goddard/Becky Strauss)

Perseid meteor shower to light up sky from August 11 to 13, NASA scientists say
WPTV
Those in the northern hemisphere will have the opportunity to see the Perseid meteorshower between Aug. 11 and 13. The shower will peak on the night of August 12, according to the International Meteor Organization and The American Meteor Society.

View the Perseid Meteor Shower at Emiquon
Aledo Times Record
The University of Illinois Springfield's Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon and the Dickson Mounds Museum will host a lecture and live viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the Emiquon Preserve near Lewistown. The lecture ...

Perseids Meteor Shower To Dazzle Temecula Skies This Weekend
Patch.com
new_asset_attachment_attributes. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally appeared July 22, but as the Perseids meteor shower approaches, we wanted to remind residents that the skies will be putting on quite a show this weekend! According to the National ...

Meteor shower viewing planned Sunday
Argus Press
OWOSSO TWP. — Come out to DeVries Nature Conservancy at 9 p.m. Sunday for a Star Gazing Party. With help from the Longway Planetarium of Flint, DNC will host a star party for area residents and budding astronomers to get a glimpse of our night sky.

Onalaska Observatory to Hold Star Party for Perseid Meteor Shower
Centralia Chronicle
It's that time of year again; the Perseid meteor showers are on the way. To help observers, the Herold Observatory and Onalaska Science Center will be open throughout the night this Saturday. This will be a dusk-to-dawn event; participants are welcome ...

Astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell dies
His iconic 76m (249ft) telescope was completed in 1957. Within days of it becoming operational, it tracked the rocket that carried Sputnik 1 into orbit.
The telescope and his other contributions to radio astronomy led to him being knighted in 1961.The structure remains the third largest steerable telescope in the world and plays a key role in global research on pulsating stars, testing extreme physics theories including Einstein's general theory of relativity. ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07AUG2012 - blog*spot
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
On the night of Saturday, August 11 when the morning crescent moon appears in the sky just hours before the Sun, the Perseids meteor shower will begin. The times are approximate, but the constellation Perseus rises in the northeast sky at ...
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Perseid meteor shower this week
Boston.com
For professional and amateur astronomers the Perseid meteor shower is one of the more anticipated events of the year. This annual event occurs as the result of a comet discovered 150 years ago. Back in Americans Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle ...

Perseid Meteor Shower
NTV
Presentation on Perseids and current night sky begins 9:30p; telescopic observing offered 10-11p with meteor observing 11p - overnight. Free admission to Crystal Lake; overnight camp fees apply for campers. Bring reclining lawn chairs, blankets and ...

2012 Perseid Meteor Shower Will Dazzle on Aug. 11, 12
Patch.com
According to Astronomy.com, the Perseid Meteor shower has some added bonuses on Aug. 11-12, 2012: it will occur on a night when the moon is in its waning crescent phase, which means the moonlight won't interfere with your view of the dashing meteors, ...

Feast your eyes on the Red Planet and meteor shower
San Antonio Express
By the time you read this, the Mars Science Lab spacecraft will have dropped Curiosity on the Red Planet. Hopefully all went well, and we'll soon discover if one of the most compelling planets of our solar system ever supported a viable place for ...

A bird, a plane or a meteor?
Deccan Herald
Indians will be able to witness the beautiful Perseid meteor showers which will illuminate the night sky on August 11 and 12. The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak around the 12th of August every year; its meteors can be seen for about three weeks ...

Seeing the Perseids Meteors this year - 11 - 12 Aug, 2012
NorthumberlandView.ca
The Perseids annual meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers. This year there is not much moon to spoil the event unlike last year. Here are the events in and around Toronto to observe the meteors: Date: Saturday August 11 evening, ...

Campground at Joshua Tree to open in time for meteor shower
Southwest Riverside News Network
Joshua Tree National Park will reopen its Ryan Campground next weekend to open up more spots during the Perseid meteor shower, a park spokesman said this week. Joshua Tree National Park will reopen its Ryan Campground next weekend to open up ...

Starwatch: A weekend meteor shower party
Post-Bulletin
It's one of the two best annual meteor showers, and this year moonlight won't get in the way like it did last year, when a full moon washed out many of the meteors. When the Perseids peak Aug. 11-12, the skies will definitely be dark, as we'll only ...

Park hosting weekend of fun
Review Times
9:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday: Perseids Meteor Shower Hike to the Dam. Meet at shelterhouse #3 off of Township Road 229 for a one-mile night-hike to the dam, where we will watch the northeastern sky for nature's annual meteor shower show. In event of ...

Conditions are good to see meteor shower
The Olympian
The meteor show is expected to peak the night of Aug. 12-13. The waning moon will not rise until 1:12 a.m. on Aug. 12 and 2:05 a.m. Aug. 13. Viewing the event last year was made very difficult by a full moon. Experts are predicting the shower to ...

Bentsen State Park to host Perseid meteor shower party Saturday
Monitor
Pack a blanket and bring a pocketful of wishes for the Perseid meteor shower party, which starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission. To take advantage of the peak night of the month-long show, you'll need to ...

Shooting Stars Make a Growing Show in Oregon Skies
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
(Oregon Coast) - The peak of the big meteor showers of the year is just days away, and OMSI will host two viewing parties of the stellar phenomenon on August 12 in the Columbia Gorge and the Oregon coast range. (Above: star viewing at Cannon Beach) ...

Dinosaurs Were Never Able To Catch A Break
WebProNews Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:29 PM PDT
I think we can all agree that Dinosaurs never got a fair shake. We would be riding on giant lizards and keeping T-Rexes as pets if it wasnât for a giant meteorite. As it turns out, the dinosaurs were far

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06AUG2012

Conditions are good to see meteor shower
TheNewsTribune.com
A crescent moon should not pose a problem to viewing the Perseid meteor shower next week. But as any Northwest astronomy buff will attest, clouds could be another issue. The meteor show is expected to peak the night of Aug. 12-13. The waning moon will ...

Perseid meteor shower on view this weekend
TheNewsTribune.com
RICHLAND, Wash. -- The Perseid meteor shower peaks during the night of Saturday, Aug. 11 in the summer's most popular display of "shooting stars." Under a dark sky, tens of meteors are visible each hour. During some years, I've counted more than 300 ...

Joshua Tree National Park prepares for peak of Perseid meteor shower
The Desert Sun
Hacienda Heights residents (from left) Will Su, 22, Kalvin Kwong, 21, Tiffany Fan, 21, Sharon Soong, 20, and Jane Woo, 20, arrived at Joshua Tree National Park in hopes of seeing a clear view of the Perseid meteor shower in 2008 in Joshua Tree ...

View the Perseids meteor shower from Beech Hill
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald (subscription)
Rockport — Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites stargazers of all ages to view the Perseids meteor shower from its Beech Hill Preserve on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Though the early morning hours may be best for sighting the most meteors...

Meteor shower peaks tonight, hampered by moon - Technology ...
An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't expect too much, experts say.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-hampe...

Increasing Meteor Activity: NASA's All Sky Fireball Network detected ...
Last night, NASA's All Sky Fireball Network detected 17 Venus-bright meteors. The orbits of the meteoroids, color-coded by velocity, are shown in the diagram ...
www.sott.net/.../248823-Increasing-Meteor-Activity-NASA-s-...

Watch out for meteor showers this weekend - The Philippine Star ...
Residents of Mindanao can watch out for meteor showers this weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ...
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId...

ScienceCasts: Meteor Smoke Makes Strange Clouds // Current TV
A key ingredient of Earth's strangest clouds does not come from Earth. New data from NASA's ...
current.com/.../93861348_sciencecasts-meteor-smoke-makes-s...

August Perseid Meteor Shower Has Long Legacy, Bright Future ...
From Yahoo! News: Exactly 150 summers ago, stargazers were admiring a beautiful new comet. Discovered in mid-July 1862 by Americans Lewis Swift and ...
news.yahoo.com/august-perseid-meteor-shower-long-legacy-b...

Flagstaff History: Statehood meteor stirred things up in Holbrook
Arizona Daily Sun
From 1887: Copies of the revised Territorial Statutes have arrived. Of particular interest "Any person having or carrying concealed any dirk, dirk-knife, bowie knife, slingshot, brass-knuckles or pistol or any other weapon, within any city, village or ...

River of Stars – Perseids Meteor Shower Aug. 11 at Barren River
Bowling Green Daily News
Come out and make a shooting star craft at 4 p.m., enjoy dinner in the Driftwood Restaurant, and learn a little more about the Perseids meteor shower at the Literature and Lecture session at 6:30 p.m. After the lecture, you can be a Barren River Star ...

Time for the annual Perseid meteor shower
HeraldNet
The Geminid meteor shower in December is said to put on a slightly better show with more meteors or "shooting stars" per hour, but watching the Perseids is a lot more comfortable, and this year the peak of the shower is on a Saturday night. Even though ...

All-sky camera captures fireball over Melbourne -- Fire in the Sky ...
Meteor 2 Aug 2012, filmed from Melbourne, Australia....
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Perseid meteor shower is going on now! But, will peak this week!
Mcalester News Capital
McALESTER — Stargazers and at home astronomers, Aug. 12, invite friends and leave the telescopes in the house for there will be more than enough “shooting stars” to wish upon able to be seen with the naked eye and Phillip Scott, Astronomy and Physics ...

Be Ready to Enjoy the Annual Perseid Meteor Shower
French Tribune
All those, who want to watch the upcoming Perseid meteor showers, can head towards the park, a park spokesman said on Friday. The peak activity of this annual Perseid meteor event will take place on Saturday Aug. 11 and thus the park rangers will start ...

New Mars rover to land in intriguing giant crater
Sacramento Bee
Gale Crater was gouged by a meteor impact more than 3 billion years ago. Over time, scientists believe sediments filled in the 96-mile-wide crater and winds sculpted the 3-mile-high mountain, called Mount Sharp. Mount Sharp's stack of rock layers can ...

Looking Up: Perseids meteor shower - the highlight of summer
Helena Daily World
Marking the height of summer year after year is the Perseids meteor shower, one of the strongest of displays. This year is highly favored, with only a crescent moon in the pre-dawn sky. Meteors can be seen any night of the year, and there are a great ...

The 2012 Perseid meteor shower | International Meteor Organization
The typical maximum of the Perseids falls into a period between 12h and 14h30m UT on 2012 August 12. Although the Moon is a waning crescent, three days ...
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Meteor activity ticks up helps spawn extraterrestrial clouds on ...
Bright fireball meteor captured from Dayton Ohio on video camera by John Chumack on ... Meteoractivity's been picking up in recent days as we approach the ...
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks in August
GoLocalProv
The upcoming Perseid meteor shower of August is the most widely observed meteorshower of the year. This ranking is because families are spending more time outdoors during the summer season, enjoying cookouts, camping, or any other assortment of ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: Joshua Tree National Park to Re-Open Campground
Patch.com
Joshua Tree National Park rangers plan to re-open Ryan Campground for the nights of Aug. 10 to Aug. 12 to make room for people who want to watch the upcoming Perseid meteor showers, a park spokesman said Friday. The annual Perseid meteor event is ...

Perseids Meteor Shower to Display Up to 50 Meteors Per Hour Next Week
Latinos Post
According to Brevard Times, the Perseids meteor shower will be viewable all over the world, but to see Perseids also depends on the moon. A full moon will disturb the aurora of the meteors, making it difficult to see. The best hours to view the meteor ...

Perseid meteor shower set to put on a great show
Astronomy Magazine
If you ask most skygazers to name their favorite meteor shower, the odds are good that “Perseid” will be the first word out of their mouths. This annual shower seemingly has it all: It offers a consistently high rate of meteors year after year; it ...

Joshua Tree National Park to reopen campground for meteor shower
Valley News
JOSHUA TREE - Joshua Tree National Park will reopen its Ryan Campground next weekend to open up more spots during the Perseid meteor shower, a park spokesman said today. The 31-site campground, which is usually closed in summer when there are ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!