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, ...

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300g 'meteorite' crashes through roof of Thai house. 28JUN2016

300g 'meteorite' crashes through roof of Thai house. 28JUN2016
As reported in today's Bangkok Post.
Via: RSOE-EDIS.
Excerpt: "Department head Sarawut Tuantam said the rock’s crust was charcoal black, indicating it had been burned entering Earth's atmosphere at very high speeds. The test also found the chunk contained large amount of iron and was attracted by a magnet."
Please visit the original article for full details.

• Latitude: 16.84N,100.23E (NW Thailand).
• Time: 07:26AM Local / 00:26AM UTC

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Analysis of St. Patrick's day fireball over the UK

Analysis of St. Patrick's day fireball over the UK
reported by  meteordetective
An excellent follow-up to the 'St. Patrick's Day' meteor (which was widely reported and seen across much of England) has been posted at The Watchers website.  It seems like the meteor was, perhaps, part of a (fast-moving) Comet?

Please visit, read and return!

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17-Mar-2016: Large bolide seen across the UK

As reported earlier today, by UK Meteor Observation Network:
reported by  meteordetective
"Very large fireball reported by public was first noticed by our Church Crookham station at 3:16 this morning. It momentarily overloaded the camera with light and with second video we will be able to triangulate and calculate the orbit soon."

Please visit their webpage to view multiple views of the bolide, which was captured by cameras across the UK - including the Natural History Museum in London.

The Daily Mirror reports that the bolide might have been observed from Germany, too.  BBC, amongst others, are reporting on the bolide too.

Meteorites may have been produced.  Stay tuned for updates from UKMON - regarding trajectory.

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2 x Major USA fireball events: Sunday 06-March-2016

2 x Major USA fireball events: Sunday 06-March-2016
reported by  meteordetective
INITIAL POSTING: Mon-07-Mar-2016: 07:20GMT
Update 6) Tue 08-Mar-2015, 19:35Z

A video of what might be a third event at 21:45 Pacific has been posted to Youtube on XenonRocket's Channel.  I'm unable (no e-mail address available) to contact the YouTuber directly, but here's the embedded video.  According to the directions & location provided, the meteor seems to be travelling NE->SW.

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Update 5) Tue-08-Mar-2015, 05:00Z

Overnight, I had a witness from the Dallas event e-mail me a full set of answers to the Sightings Questionnaire, which was invaluable in assessing the Texas sighting of 20:45 Central Time on Sunday 6-March-2016.

It would appear to have been a large bolide (-4 mag.) travelling South-North on a moderate descending trajectory.  The witness described the bolide as "Light orange in front with blue long tail. Very blue almost totally round in front then narrowing tail. Not like a far away shooting star."  Note the use of the word "round".  With regard to size, the witness states that it was: "Rounded front part was about size of thumb" (at arm's length), so the bolide was clearly large in size.

I'm still struggling to find any photos or videos of the event, so if you should find any, please let me know?

Thank you.


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Update 4) Mon-07-Mar-2015, 19Z43.

Second confirmation that the 8:15 pm is a distinct and separate (and I believe to be space-trash at this point) event - compared to the slightly later 20:26 event (which looks like a proper fireball).  Second witness suggests that the space-trash landed east of route 101 - after coming-in at a steep angle.


No media coverage??

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Update 3) Mon-07-Mar-2016, 18Z53.

Well, it seems that at least one of the California events was something man-made re-entering our atmosphere.  I've also had a report by e-mail of a potentially earlier event - around 8:10pm Pacific Time.  Here's the first video I've seen of what I strongly suspect is NOT a meteor/meteorite (at least for one of the California sightings).

Posted to Youtube by "Turtle Poster": 645 views.

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Update 2) Mon-07-Mar-2016, 09:10 GMT

The first video has surfaced on YouTube.

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Update 1 ) Mon-07-Mar-2016, 08:26 GMT

It looks like 2 events, 2 hours apart.  Initial reports are that the California fireball' was very large, although the 15-20 seconds sighting-length of the CA event suggests space-trash?  More data needed, please!

a) Texas, 20:45 Central Time / 02:45GMT
b) California, 20:25 Pacific Time / 04:25 GMT

I've checked by telephone with Vandenburg AF Base and they were not aware of any launches etc.

AMS' pending queue does not reflect the traffic that LunarMeteoriteHunters has been receiving, but AMS has both events in pending status.

END UPDATE

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Website traffic & a couple of e-mails suggest that there's been a major event over California USA on Sunday evening at +/- 8:30PM local time, with a second report from Dallas, TX for a similar time (don't know whether the events are related/same at this point).

If you witnessed this event and/or have images / video which you are happy to be posted (with credit) here on Lunar Meteorite Hunters website/blog, then please e-mail meteordetective@gmail.com with the following information, if possible.

1) Time and location of sighting

2) Angle from observer to the object in the sky - i.e. 90 deg. = overhead to 0 deg. = ground-level.

3) Estimated elevation/height of the object(s)

4) Apparent direction of travel: decent angle (e.g. 45 deg. down) + azimuth (N to S etc)

5) Estimated size of the object(s) - using your thumb/thumbnail at arm's length as a comparison.

6) Velocity:  How many seconds to cross what portion (e.g. 1/2) of the sky

7) Brightness - (see http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/MagScale.html for specific examples).

8) Fragmentation?

9) Sound?

10) Colour(s)?

11) Smell in the air?

12) Impact or shockwave damage?

Thank you for your contributions and information.  My intention is to post more information, along with the best images & videos - once I have more detail.


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Major bolide over North Scotland, 29-Feb-2016!

Major bolide over North Scotland, 29-Feb-2016!
reported by  meteordetective
** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 23:24Z.

Well, it seems that the excitement and news coverage of this event were equally high.  All data, reports and first-hand sightings which I've seen in the 24 hours since the meteor buzzed the Scottish highlands - point towards a near-miss (for a surface impact).

According to a report which was included in the Independent's coverage, people could smell burning afterwards: "Here in Carrbridge we saw it very clearly as a bright blue light for three or four seconds at 6.45pm followed by a distinct burning smell in the air for a few minutes after."  (Carrbridge is 33km / 20mi SE of Inverness).  If it's true that you could smell burning and that burning was a direct result of the meteor and nothing else, it seems to me that Scotland just had a close-call.

Mark Dammer's update on the Highland Weather Facebook page gave additional clues:

"Looking south from our living room I noticed the sky suddenly lighting up extremely bright for a few seconds. The light was flickering and in a blue / green color. After about 3-5 minutes I could hear two explosions. It sounded like a very low frequency rumble coming from a great distance. (Estimated distance for 3-5 minutes would be between 60 - 100 Km.)"  Unfortunately, he didn't mention where he lives.

Professor Keith Horne, from St Andrews University, on the BBC's NE Scotland website, stated:

"..this one would have been about 10cm (4in) across." and "...it probably burnt up at an altitude of 20 miles (32km) without any pieces reaching Earth."

I'm not so sure that I agree with his analysis.  Something which burns-up at 20 miles in the sky is unlikely to leave a burning smell on the ground just minutes after the event.  What I saw looked significantly larger than 10cm across, too.

Kudos and thanks to Ian Sample (Science Editor of The Guardian) for being on-the-ball and for being helpful, and likewise to the senders of the report I received from Seaham Harbour, County Durham.

For those of you whom are already familiar with Genesis, here's a little something on the sky-watching theme to enjoy.  For those of you unfamiliar with Genesis, this was "prog(ressive) rock" at its finest.

Keep your eyes on the skies.

** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 07:54Z.

Many people have reported a major bolide sighting over Northern Scotland during the evening of Mon 29-Feb-2016.  I'm still collating/determining all the information, but it looks to have tracked ESE->WNW at around 18:45Z.  The bolide turned night in to day for a few seconds.

This appears to be an unknown/undetected meteor/meteorite.  Of the latest 3 discoveries, the closest (by time/date proximity) is 2016 DL1 with a close-approach of 4.68LD at 01-March at 18:22Z, but I don't think the Scottish bolide and 2016 DL1 are related, at the moment.

There are several dashcam and security camera recordings of the event.  The best, so far, was by Dee Scholes, whom caught the meteor whilst driving near Glenlivet, Scotland.

A second, HD, video which shows the meteor itself has been published to Youtube by the owner of the dashcam and has allowed a track of East-to-West (at an approximate latitude of 57.2º) west of Aberdeen to be established (and coordinated with the Glenlivet sighting). (Click thumbnail to enlarge screenshot, below).

The meteor appears to have produced one or more sonic booms and disintegrated during descent, so there *may* be meteorites on the ground on a track of, roughly, Aberdeen-Aviemore-Fort Augustus...but likely further west than this, too.

Links:

1. Telegraph article
2. Highlands & Islands Weather page on Facebook
3. Herald Scotland article
4. Sauchen Aberdeenshire sighting

If you have any other details, information, photos, videos etc, please contact meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.

Thank you.

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Meteor Observed: NE Coast of Morocco, Friday 19 Feb 2016, 19:06Z

Meteor Observed: NE Coast of Morocco, Friday 19 Feb 2016, 19:06Z
reported by meteordetective
"Fireball observed over Morocco on 19 Feb. 2016, at 19h 06 m UT. The event was recorded by several meteor observing stations operated by the University of Huelva in Spain."
Direction of travel: NNW -> SSE, Descent angle: +/- 30 degrees. Approx Lat/Long: 35.65N,4.90W.
Posted to YouTube by Meteors.

185 Views at time of posting:
www.meteoroides.net/Universidad de Huelva

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Inadequate Twinkle and Green Fireballs from the Past repost of 11JUN09

New Mexico green fireball painting
by Mrs. Lincoln La Paz,
April 7, 1952 LIFE Magazine

Excerpts From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs
for the full story.

Early green fireballs

The earliest reports came from late November 1948, but were at first dismissed as military green flares. Then on the night of December 5, two separate plane crews in New Mexico, one military and one civilian, asserted that they had each seen strange green lights, though about 20 minutes apart. The military pilots were near Las Vegas, New Mexico, and described the light as intense, and if a flare, it was the strangest one they had ever seen. The civilian pilot was near Albuquerque and described the light as pale green. It appeared to come straight at them on a collision course, forcing the pilot to swerve the plane.
In addition, on the same night, a dozen green fireballs were seen traveling generally north to south between 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. by security guards at military installations in the vicinity of Albuquerque and Las Vegas, New Mexico. The sightings near Albuquerque were at Sandia base, a highly sensitive installation where atomic bombs were assembled near Kirtland Air Force Base. The next night, a similar green light was again spotted for a few seconds over Sandia base.
AFOSI consulted Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, an astronomer from the University of New Mexico and a world renowned meteor expert who had previously worked on top-secret military projects. LaPaz himself saw a "green fireball" on December 12, which was also seen at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, enabling LaPaz to determine the trajectory using triangulation. From this LaPaz discovered that the center of the trajectory was straight over Los Alamos.

Project Twinkle

Finally, on December 20 after nearly a year of foot-dragging, the instrument observation program was approved and Project Twinkle was born. The first instrument post (consisting of two officers) was established at Holloman Air Force Base in February 1950. Only one other instrument post was ever set up. LaPaz criticized Project Twinkle as inadequate, arguing the green fireballs were worthy of "intensive, systematic investigation". Twinkle did manage to record a few events, but the data collected was said to be incomplete in the final Twinkle report. Besides, it was stated, no funding had been provided for follow-up data analysis. In addition, the fireball activity near the observation posts seemed to virtually disappear, as noted in a report from September: "It may be considered significant that fireballs have ceased abruptly as soon as a systematic watch was set up."
Over the objections of LaPaz and others, the final report on Project Twinkle concluded the green lights were probably a natural event, maybe sunspot activity or an unusual concentration of meteors. The report stated, "There has been no indication that even the somewhat strange observations often called 'Green Fireballs' are anything but natural phenomena." Twinkle was discontinued in December 1951.
Despite efforts of the final Twinkle report to downplay the fireballs and other studied UFO phenomena as natural, a follow-up report in February 1952 from the USAF Directorate of Intelligence disagreed:

The Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat has suggested that this project not be declassified for a variety of reasons, chief among which is that no scientific explanation for any of the fireballs and other phenomena was revealed by the report and that some reputable scientists still believe that the observed phenomena are man-made.

It was also stated that some of the scientists continued to believe they were Russian spy devices. Besides LaPaz, this included Dr. Anthony Mirarchi, the first director of Project Twinkle.
The following month, another letter from the Directorate of Intelligence to the Research Division of the Directorate of Research and Development again stated that the report should not be publicly released, since no real solution had been provided:

It is believed that a release of the information to the public in its present condition would cause undue speculation and give rise to unwarranted fears among the populace such as occurred in previous releases on unidentified flying objects. This results from releases when there has been no real solution.

Read the full story at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs


reposteed- 29MAY2015
original post 11/06/2009 14:25 Japan Standard Time

The Day the Mesozoic Died: The meteor that killed the dinosaurs

The Day the Mesozoic Died: The meteor that killed the dinosaurs
The Day the Mesozoic Died: The meteor that killed the dinosaurs
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Asteroid / Meteoroid Airbursts in Recorded History

Asteroid / Meteoroid Airbursts in Recorded World History

*subject to editing 28JUN2014

modified data/text excerpts from Original Data/Article at Wikipedia

Date, Location, Coordinates, Yield of explosion (TNT equivalent), Height of explosion, Notes

2014.01.02
mid-Atlantic Ocean
11.7°N 40.3°W
Asteroid 2014 AA, discovered on 1 January 2014 by Richard Kowalski at the Mount Lemmon Survey, the second asteroid detected before Earth impact.[42]

2013.10.26
heard in Montreal, Ottawa, and New York state [37] [38] [39] [40]

< 1 tonne of TNT (< 4.2 GJ) [41] Montreal bolide 

2013.04.30
North Atlantic Ocean

10–20 kilotons Infrasound detection [29] 

2013.02.15
near Chelyabinsk, Russia
54°30′N61°30′E
500 kilotonnes of TNT (2,100 TJ) [34] Estimated 30–50 km [35] Chelyabinsk meteor [36] (Largest meteor airburst known since Tunguska in 1908) 

2012.04.22
air burst centered near La Grange, California
37°6′N120°5′W
4 kilotonnes of TNT (17 TJ) [32] 30–47 km [33] Sutter's Mill meteorite. Numerous fragments from object recovered. Analysis determined it was a Carbonaceous chondrite. 

2010.09.03
South Pacific Ocean

>20 kilotons Infrasound detection [29] 

2009.10.08
coastal region of Bone Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

04°30′00″S120°00′00″E
31–50 kilotonnes of TNT (130–210 TJ) 25 km (16 mi) No meteoritic material found (most likely fell into the ocean).[31] Occurred ~03:00 UTC; ~11:00 local time.[31] 

2008.10.07
Nubian Desert, Sudan
20°48′00″N32°12′00″E
0.9–2.1 kilotonnes of TNT (3.8–8.8 TJ) 37 km (23 mi) 2008 TC3, the first asteroid detected before impacting Earth;discovered by Richard Kowalski at the Mount Lemmon Survey,. It was the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to its entry into the atmosphere as a meteor.[43]

2007.09.28
Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

40 km (25 mi) Superbolide that was observed as far as northern Lapland.[30] Meteoritic material was suspected to have landed southeast of Oulu but none has been found.[citation needed] 

2006.12.09
Egypt

10–20 kilotons Infrasound detection [29] 

2004.10.07
Indian Ocean

10–20 kilotons Infrasound detection [29] 

2004.09.03
200 km off shore Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
69°S 27°E
12 kilotonnes of TNT (50 TJ) 28–30 km (17–19 mi) Asteroid 7–10 meters in diameter. Coordinates are for dust trail observed an hour after event by NASA's Aqua satellite. Event was observed also by military satellites and by infrasound stations. Dust was observed 7 hours after event by LIDAR in Davis Station.[28] 

2002.09.25
The Vitim River basin near the town of Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
58.27°N 113.45°E
0.2–2 kilotonnes of TNT (0.84–8.37 TJ) 30km Vitim event or Bodaybo event [27] 

2002.06.06
Mediterranean Sea, 230 km north-northeast of Benghazi, Libya
34°N 21°E
12–26 kilotonnes of TNT (50–109 TJ)[25] [26] [23] Eastern Mediterranean event 

2000.01.18
over Whitehorse, Yukon
60°43′N135°03′W
1.7 kiloton [23] One airburst at ~08:00, fragments recovered Tagish Lake meteorite.[24] 

1997.12.09
150 km south of Nuuk, Greenland
62°54′N50°06′W
>0.064 kilotonnes of TNT (0.27 TJ) >25 km (16 mi) One airburst at 46 km, three more breakups detected between 25 and 30 km. No remains found so far. Yield only based on luminosity, i.e. the total energy might have been considerably larger.[22] 

1994.02.01
300 km south of Kosrae, Micronesia
2.6°N164.1°E
11 kilotonnes of TNT (46 TJ) 21–34 km (13–21 mi) Marshall Islands fireball (4–14 meters in diameter). Two fragments exploded at 34 km and 21 km of altitude. This impact was observed by space based infrared (IR) sensors operated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and by visible wavelength sensors operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).[21] 

1994.01.18
Cando, Spain Cando event 

1993.01.19
Lugo, Northern Italy

>10 kilotonnes of TNT (42 TJ) 30 km Superbolide airburst caused by the breakup of a low density meteoroid traveling at approximately 26 km/s.[20] 

1967.02.05
Vilna, Alberta

0.6 kilotonnes of TNT (2.5 TJ) 13 km (8 mi) Two very small fragments found - 48 milligrams (0.0017 oz) and 94 milligrams (0.0033 oz). Stored at University of Alberta, in Edmonton.[18] Photographed.[19] 

1966.09.17
Lake Huron, Michigan–Ontario

0.6 kilotonnes of TNT (2.5 TJ) 13 km (8 mi) No material from meteorite found. Photographed bolide body.[17] 

1965.03.31
Revelstoke, British Columbia

0.6 kilotonnes of TNT (2.5 TJ) 13 km (8 mi) 1 g (0.035 oz) material from meteorite found. Sometimes placed in Southeastern Canada on May 31.[16] 

1963.08.03
Approximately 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) south of South Africa51°S 24°E
176–356 kilotonnes of TNT (740–1,490 TJ) A bolide was detected infrasonically approximately 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) west-south-west of the Prince Edward Islands off the coast of South Africa by a U.S. government instrument network designed to detect atmospheric explosions.[15] 

1947.02.12
Sikhote-Alin Mountains in eastern Siberia, Primorsky Krai, Russia
46°09′36″N134°39′12″E
10 kilotonnes of TNT (42 TJ) Sikhote-Alin meteorite. Estimated explosive yield of 10 kt equivalent.[14]
1941.04.09 Ural mountains, Katav-Ivanovo district of Chelyabinsk region Russia Катавский болид (Katavsky bolide). Residents of several localities had seen a fireball flying at a high speed in the dark sky, followed by roaring likened to the sound of a speeding steam locomotive. Fragments were left as a result of the event.[citation needed] 

1938.06.24
Chicora, Pennsylvania United States

On June 24, 1938 a meteorite fell in the vicinity of Chicora. Named the "Chicora Meteor", the 450+ tonne meteorite exploded approximately twelve miles above the Earth's surface.[13] 

1932.12.08
Arroyomolinos de León, Spain
38°01′00″N6°25′00″W
190 kilotonnes of TNT (790 TJ) 15.7 km (9.8 mi) Shattered windows. Likely connected to the δ-Arietids meteor shower.[12] 

1930.08.13
Curuçá River Area, Amazonas, Brazil
5°11′S71°38′W
9–5,000 kilotonnes of TNT (38–20,920 TJ) Generally assumed to be generated by three meteor fragments. An astrobleme of 1 km was found on the ground, but may be related to an older feature.[7][8] [9] [10] [11] It is also known as Brazilian Tunguska or Curuçá Event.[9] 

1919.11.26
Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana, USA
42°N 86°W
A gigantic meteor was seen approaching from the east. A brilliant flash of light, thunder and an earthquake lasting 3 minutes were reported. Considerable damage to property and broken windows were reported over a very large area as well as disruption to telegraph, telephone and electrical power systems.[6] 

1908.06.30
60 kilometres (37 mi) west-northwest of Vanavara [5] in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
60°53′09″N101°53′40″E
10–15 megatonnes of TNT (42,000–63,000 TJ) 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Tunguska event  (Largest meteor airburst known in modern history.)

1899.03.12
Near Helsinki in Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

20 km (12 mi) Produced the largest amount of meteoritic debris ever found on Finnish soil, weighing 328 kilograms in total. Bjurböle Meteorite [4] The heaviest single meteorite weighs 80 kilograms and it is currently located in the Finnish Museum of Natural History.[citation needed] 

1872.11.13
Near the Seven Stones reef, off Cornwall in United Kingdom
50°033′00″N6°04′00″E
Exploded over a light vessel, at ~02:00, "showering the deck with cinders."[3] 

1859.11.5
Near New York City in United States

The meteor was witnessed by many in the region, including residents of New York City, as it passed overhead. The fireball exploded over Toms River, New Jersey. The concussion from the explosion shook houses miles from the epicenter. The sound from the explosion lasted for nearly two minutes, and was described as continuous cannon fire.[1] [2]

Excerpt -Data Source- Wikipedia- Author/s unknown

article edit incomplete 28JUN2014-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_air_bursts

Thank you to the author/s of this compilation in Wikipedia past and future!

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"Meteor" by Chloe Chia -My Star

 "Meteor" by Chloe Chia -My Star
 "Meteor" by Chloe Chia -My Star
Published on Sep 22, 2013 by Enagram 2 views

Chloe was kind enough to write, sing, and produce this song at my challenge; she is a very special person.  The video shows six performers, but they are all Chloe in overlapped scenes.  

Chloe you are a true Star!  Keep showing your multiple talents! Chloe,  Thank you!

More of Chloe and Enagram Music can be found here-Please help support her work by visiting her YouTube and giving words of support.

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Meteor
Meteor meteor in the sky
Up above the world so high
Streaks of fire in the night
Why art thou a blazing light

You are nonpareil
The onliest one around
You are the long forgotten
treasure that's been found
But then you hide,
Yet again you hide.

Meteor meteor in the sky
Are you lonely up so high
Burning deeply in the night
What's left but a trail of light

You are nonpareil
The onliest one around
You are the star that lights up
hearts from deep within
You are all I need
You are all we need

So never be ashamed
You are more than you know it

Meteor meteor in the sky
Up above the world so high
Streaks of fire in the night
In the darkness you're the light

Meteor meteor in the sky
Don't be lonely up so high
Burning deeply in the night
Even when it's cold outside

Chloe!
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02JUN2013

Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at the end of July ...
During July and August, the Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower will produce up to 15 meteors per hour.
www.astronomy.com/News.../2013%20Delta%20Aquarids.asp...

Suspected meteor seen tonight over parts of the US | Comet ISON ...
The American Meteor Society is investigating reports of a potential meteor seen over Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and West Virginia. It was spotted tonight May ...
www.cometisonnews.com/.../suspected-meteor-tonight-may-3...

Moon and Earth clobbered at the same time
Almanac Weekly
This past March 17, an unusual number of deep-penetrating meteor fireballs tore through our atmosphere. Brilliant and eye-catching, their paths revealed that they'd been traveling together through space, along identical paths. That same night ...

Meteorites Treated By Different Cultures in Unique Ways
Guardian Express
Modern Hawaiian Japanese must open the collars of their kimono if a meteor is coming in their direction to welcome the good luck. 5. In the Philippines, a knot must be tied in a handkerchief before the light is extinguished. 6. People who believed that ...

Meteor spotted over Florence, South Carolina - Signs of the Times
Florence - If you saw what is described as a "fireball" around 11:05 p.m. last night , you were not alone. The Recorder received a report about a meteor flying over ...
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MBIQ Detects Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor 11MAY2013

MBIQ Detects Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor approx. 21'28 EDT 11MAY2013

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Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor approx. 21'28 EDT 11MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
11MAY2013 Jason D Conway, MI - USA 21:40 EST no more than 3 seconds Northern Sky E-W green streak then flashed out brighter than the moon unknown it looked very close.

11MAY2013 Nick Mt. Pleasant MI 21:20:00 5 secs right to left...downward heading north..we were facing north east very bright white moon yes from the sides of it close to the head it was amazing hope someone finds it....and gains super powers or finds some anamantium

11MAY2013 Ernie Larson Montague, MI, USA 21:28:00 about 7 seconds. I was facing east and it was travaling from south to north. looked to be above oceana county A very large green fire ball that fell apart slowly It was very bright kinda like the moon but green. Yes there where some. It was the most amazing color and size ive ever seen and im 31. Ive seen a lot of meteor showers and such and nothing compairs to this not even on tv.

MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Dearborn Heights, Michigan arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Ontario / Michigan Meteor 09FEB2013" by searching for meteor sighting michigan.

10:56:46 -- 35 minutes ago
Interlochen, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for ball of green light in sky 5/11/2013 michigan interlochen.
11:02:56 -- 28 minutes ago

Boyne City, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over northern michigan.
11:14:32 -- 16 minutes ago

Oxford, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteor over ortonville tonight.11:19:09 -- 11 minutes ago

All Meteor Sighting Reports can be seen at-
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Argentina Bolide Meteor Fireball 21APR2013

Meteor in Argentina (21/4/2013) the lights along several provinces at about 03'30 am
Bola de Fuego Y Luz en el Norte -  
Meteorites on the Ground!!! Now just to find them!

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Argentina Bolide Seen in SIX Northern Provinces including Santiago del Estro Province,Tucuman, Cordoba, La Rioja, Santa Fe, Chaco. Argentina Bolide Meteor 21APR2013
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IF you saw this bolide meteor event please file a meteor sighting report; Spanish is ok!; thank you! 

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There should be meteorites found from this event and we need the local peoples to assist.  Thank you! 

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Video of the actual bolide and not just the flash!
Skip to time mark 2'53 to see the bolide!!!
TEKIS AND METEOROS ^^
Posted on YouTube by tuteloko 301 views
Skip to time mark 2'53 to see the bolide!!!
Weight of body at least 1 ton; there are meteorites on the ground! If anyone knows the coordinates LAT/LON of the concert please email me.  LunarMeteoriteHunter AT gmail DOT com    Thank you!


Meteor in Argentina (21/4/2013) the lights along five provinces
Posted to YouTube by ToniAmazing7 67 views
The event is said to have been seen in at least five northern provinces and to have been followed by a roar and shaking as it passed.  The witness, Gustavo Carabajal, on the TV being interviewed is from Santiago del Estro, Argentina.
Note that some of the video shown on the TV report is NOT from the Argentina event, but that of the 22MAR2013 meteor event in Maryland, USA.

BEST videos YET Actual REAL videos!
Meteorito iluminó el cielo de Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Meteorito iluminó el cielo de Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Posted on YouTube by dinobutcher66 301 views

REAL Videos of the event!
Meteorito Argentina hace que la noche se vuelva en día por unos segundos Meteorito Argentina hace que la noche se vuelva en día por unos segundos
Posted to YouTube by maxanimeweeblycom 5 views
Two REAL videos of the event, along with one fake from a different meteor event, shown in this TV report-
Conmoción en el norte del país por un extraño fenómeno en el cielo

Commotion in the north of the country by a strange phenomenon in the sky

...witnesses to the event, around 3:30 in the morning Today.
Santiagueños Thousands claim to have seen a fireball across the sky, illuminating and making the night into day for a few seconds.... More SEE-
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1574941-conmocion-en-el-norte-del-pais-por-un-extrano-fenomeno-en-el-cielo

Fireball caused fear in northern Argentina
Inhabitants of Catamarca, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero were surprised this morning after a suspected meteor crossed the sky and completely illuminated at night
Sunday, April 21, 2013 9:21

"The light was very intense, first green, then took a white, and finally became a fireball. Seconds after it happened, he felt a tremor and a buzz similar to that of the shock wave that happens to an explosion, "assured neighbors north of the city to the portal El Nuevo Diario.
Posted by BarrioOeste.com
https://www.barriooeste.com/index.php/nacionales/2830-bola-de-fuego-causo-temor-en-el-norte-argentino

Thank you to Carolina Paolucci for the news tip!

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MBIQ Detects DAYTIME South Africa Bolide Fireball Meteor 12MAR2013

MBIQ  Detects DAYTIME South Africa Bolide Fireball Meteor 12:30:00 12MAR2013
Meteorites likely produced and on the ground!

South Africa Bolide 12MAR2013
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Make a meteor sighting report-
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Contrary to SA News reports-
The object was NOT the size of a marble. This object was in the order of 10s-100s kg, maybe up to half the size of a VW bug or a full bug, to be seen in daytime and produce sonics.  Hopefully they will find a competent scientist to comment.  Since there was no fragmentation reported I suspect that it may be an iron meteoroid that entered the atmosphere.  I also suspect given the reports that we have a new meteorite to be found on the ground.  

Best,  Dirk Ross...Tokyo

SA NEWS finally two days after-

http://afrikaans.news24.com/Sci-tech/Nuus/Kapenaars-gons-oor-vuurbal-20130313

http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Dont-panic-over-meteor-astronomer-20130313

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/exploding-meteorite-seen-in-sa-sky-1.1485408

My Cell recordered the area as Mitchells Plain, but I was travelling from Ottery towards Athlone and spotted the meteor at corner of Ottery Road and Lansdowne Roads. It was amazing but a bit too late for a video it came down too fast and just suddenly there was a big ball of white smoke.
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Photo taken through car windscreen of smoke "cloud" from meteor near Malmesbury, SA
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Initial Sighting Reports-
12MAR2013 Hein Maij Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa 12h30 5 seconds E-W, facing South Bright white light then explosion Very white bright Could not see none

12MAR2013 Danni Cape Town 12:30:00 3-5secs N-S Bright Bright white Same as Sun no Bright burning thing shooting down

12MAR2013 Leon Coetzee Cape Town SA 12:45:00 5 sec S-W Briliant White Whitest White Like Spot light No Part falling off. Very big white ball with                              Very big white ball with long white tail About 10 to 15 km away. Then explosion. No more light just huge ball of smoke. Most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. Very exited. Dont know why not on the news. Didn't  any  body else see it?????????      
                    
12MAR2013 Ray Lowe somerset west 12.3 10secs west-east bright red & white, lots of cloud no debris same sun none seen no photo

12MAR2013 Sandra Nortje Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa about 12:25 GMT-2 3 seconds SW-NE A yellowish tail Less than the sun, more than the moon No Something of a split tail, brighter on the outsides than in the middle

I was driving from Montagu, SA to Ashton, SA and just 1km before Ashton, SA I saw this bright light on my right hand side. My eyes caught it immediately. It was this big fire ball coming down to earth with a lot of smoke at the end. I did told a people but they think I talk nonsense but on the other hand it was really really beautiful to see such a thing for 5 seconds. Thank you Jean Visser

25 plus Reports!
For all sighting reports, see-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

MBIQ Data Set-
South Africa arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for news on "cloud" in the sky cape town 12 march 2013.
21:41:07 -- 29 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: South Africa Fireball Meteor 13FEB2013" by searching for meteorite in south africa.
21:45:20 -- 25 minutes ago

Boksburg, Gauteng arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor spotted today .
21:48:16 -- 22 minutes ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for news meteorite cape today.
21:48:25 -- 22 minutes ago

Philadelphia, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor.
21:55:11 -- 16 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: South Africa Fireball Meteor 13FEB2013" by searching for meteorite news south africa.
22:00:54 -- 10 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball sigting.
22:02:12 -- 9 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for explode meteor cape town 12 march 2013.
22:08:46 -- 3 minutes ago

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UK Bolide Meteor Fireball 30JAN2013

UK Bolide Meteor Fireball ~21:03 GMT 30JAN2013

Meteor or Space Debris seen night sky near Birmingham Airport 30JAN13
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Now over90 Reports;  thank you all! (link)

Initial Sighting Reports:

30JAN2013 ROBIN MAITLAND LUDLOW/ ENGLAND 21.06 PM 2 SECONDS E-W I WAS FACING NORTH LARGE GREEN FIREBALL INTENSE LIKE FIREWORK NO FADED OUT BEFORE GOING BELOW HORIZON

30JAN2013 JUDY THOMAS Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. UK 21:02 GMT 5 Seconds NORTH BRIGHT WHITE Really bright - like Venus? Looked like a ball/compact Very dramatic

30JAN2013 Melanie Lockwood Easington,Co Durham England 21.01 5sec east right to left facing north Blue moon didnt see looked very close to ground then just disintergrated

30JAN2013 Pamela PITLOCHRY, PERTHSHIRE, UK 21.04 7 sec N-S Greeny - blue Brighter than Venus No Covered short distance and then just disappeared.

30JAN2013 Richard Howard Sheffield, UK 21:00 GMT 5-6 secs Start between Mizar and Alkaid in URSA MAJOR travelling towards Deneb [5 Cyg]    N-E to N  I was facing North Greenish White V bright white hot split into 2-3 fragments turned dull orange and dissapeared close to the horizon

30JAN2013 mark gittings Tamworth england UK 21. 15 ish 3-4 sec e-w blue green moon yes really BIG !!!

30JAN2013 john ross wellingborough, england 21.15 3 sec E-W, facing north bright green sun no started high falling to horizon

30JAN2013 Neil Ryan Carlton (SELBY), Yorkshire, England 21:20 GMT 1 Second E-W Facing North Bright Green Moon No None

30JAN2013 kurt whjte nottingham england uk GMT approx 21.15 2_ 3 seconds north bright green brighter no awesome

30JAN2013 Steve Taylor Hull  54N 0E 21:15 GMT 5 NE-NW Bright Green Venus Sparks in tail Like Green Firework Rocket

30JAN2013 Ewen Kirk Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland Around 21:00 GMT 6-7 seconds SE - NW Lit up whole sky with a green glow from behind me, turned and saw blue/green meteor fly overhead. About 2-3 minutes later heard what sounded like an explosion/sonic boom... Very bright, a little brighter than the moon Yes, saw small piece fall from tail Have noticed other people mentioning this on twitter as far as Highlands and Essex...

30JAN2013 Duncan edinburgh 21.15 gmt 10 facing east traveling east to west white/blue moon no round shape, no tail

30JAN2013 hannah HEMSWORTH, NR PONTFRACT, UK 21:03GMT 5 SEC NW GREEN BALL WITH LONG TRAIL OFF YELLOWY ORANGE WITH SPARKLES, WAS SAT IN SAT SO HEARD NOTHING GREEN BIT WAS BRIGHT LITTLE SPARKLES OF ENDF I WAS AT WF9 4NW . AMAZING SITE

30JAN2013 Glenn Quickfall Skegness Lincolnshire 21:01:00 Few seconds SW Orange/white Bright as the moon. Couldn't tell Just sat watching TV and it caught my eye, was quite large

30JAN2013 Anna BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 21:03:00 7 or 8 seconds I was facing between 20-30 degrees NE. Meteor was seen travelling diagonally and steadily from NE to SW heading towards ground Incredibly bright green orb (size of a pea in sight) with slight glowing white tail. Bright as the moon at least Did not see signs of fragmentation I was driving at the time unfortunately and could not capture an image

30JAN2013 Mark Hutchinson sheffield UK 21.3 2 East to West White, Green moon very bright a little trace non

30JAN2013 Tom Paturet OlM Luxembourg Europe +-22:35 +-6 from north to south no special color like a sylvester rocket when it's flying i could see small burning particules falling off no other comments

30JAN2013 jamie thorpe Darlington, county durham, united kingdom 2103 hrs GMT 3 - 4 seconds nne-nnw dropping at approximately 20° bright fireball (venus brightness) with trail venus no none

30JAN2013 M Edwards BELTON, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 21:00GMT Visible for a few maybe 3-5 seconds dropping rapidly NE TO  SW Orange ball with large trail of orange sparks. Looked up and saw it falling rapidly no sound. Flame orange spark trail quite large too quick to get phone out let alone take pic. Dropping rapidly. Was hard to tell if small and close or large and far away! Dropping probably at 25 degrees off vertical

30JAN2013 A Wallace Cheadle, UK 09:02 GMT 5 sec NW of sky travelling SE to NW Bright green, no sound Was brighter than Venus No Behind a thin veil of high cloud appeared as a small bright disc

30JAN2013 Mark Paice Nr Steppingley, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND 21:10est GMT 2-3 Seconds Travelling S-N, E of M1 Motorway Green fireball Brighter than the full moon Yes Appearance of a giant green firework falling and moving North rapidly

30JAN2013 Graham Hall Leeds,West Yorkshire,England 20:59 GMT Approx 4 Seconds Facing East - Meteor Entered East then burned up to the North (maybe N-N-W). Bright white in the main. Some greenish/yellow when burning out Brightest object in sky for 2 seconds. Thought it was a very near aircraft at first. Certainly much brighter than Jupiter which was clearly visible. In last 1/2 second fanned out into fragments I regularly go away from city centre to observe meteor showers. This was the brightest I've ever witnessed.

30JAN2013 RACHEL 5 miles South of BOROUGHBRIDGENORTH YORKSHIRE, UK 21.00 GMT 6 s NNE-NNW, looking North. Crossed sky (view impaired by buildings) at an angle of approx 20 degrees from the horizontal. GREEN, no sound half moon brightness No fragmentation, short tail green/yellow Largest meteor/burning space debris I have seen

30/01/13 William Hayter Ware, Hertfordshire, UK 21:30 approx. I can't remember exactly. Probably ten seconds maximum, maybe eight seconds. I was facing North. It appeared to be travelling from S-E to N-W. it seemed to be travelling in a descending direction, but ultimately just disappeared off the horizon. Vivid bright Green with bright White too. At first I thought it was a firework because of the colours, but it's movement soon discounted that as an option. Fairly bright. Like a firework. No, it appeared as a solid object. None.

30JAN2013 gary sheffield uk 9.10pm 3 Sec N-E Right to Left White ball with very light green around the front & sides with a small tail. If i had a 3ft football & was looking at it from 75ft away & 15ft high. That was the size of it. moon no bright luminous green around front & sides with small vapour trail

30JAN2013 Kelly atherton Eccles manchester greater manchester england London time 9.00 ish 5-7 seconds Right to left Green fireball Moon No but it had a sort of trail after it It looked like a green fireball with a sort of tail that trailed after it!

30JAN2013 shaun willocks Shrewsbury Shropshire. u k 21 about 12 seconds n e dim white3 inch ball with a 3 foot tapered tail dull moon no none

30JAN2013 M Bennett Birmingham, UK 21:15 GMT 5 secs Down, right to left, facing N-E Green with yellow/white tail Moon No Travelled slow towards ground, before loosing sight behind trees

30JAN2013 Jess Birmingham UK 2103 3 United Kingdom Firey orange Venus No Only caught part of the fall when I looked up from my phone and saw it in the sky over some buildings.

All Meteor Sighting Reports! (link)

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