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31 October 2015

Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower

Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower
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Asteroid 2015 TB145 - Live Webcast
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Started on Oct 30, 2015
Tracking asteroid 2015 TB145 live, demonstrating a new program for continuous tracking of minor planets.

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Asteroid 2015 TB145
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Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' Could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower
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All eyes are on the "Great Pumpkin" asteroid ahead of its Halloween close approach. Asteroid 2015 TB145 still poses no threat to Earth, but it does continue to deliver some surprises. The latest observations reveal meteoroids associated with the asteroid are unlikely to hit Earth, but, if anything changes, they could put on a show for some skywatchers, particularly in Asia.

The 1,300-foot-wide asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered less than three weeks ago and will be zoom past Earth at a completely safe distance of approximately 310,000 miles. Without any fear of impact, the asteroid provides an ample opportunity for scientific research, according to NASA. The latest observations indicate asteroid 2015 TB145 may be a dormant comet complete with meteoroids.http://www.ibtimes.com/halloween-aste...

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10 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10AUG2014

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2014
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Australian Perseid Meteor Shower - Morning August 13, 2014
Astroblog ⋅ Ian Musgrave
The Perseid Meteor Shower runs from July 17–August 24, and peaks on the ... Despite this being a quite reasonable meteor shower in the northern ...

Violent History Of Bunburra Rockhole Meteorite
redOrbit - 12 hours
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Seven years ago, the Bunburra Rockhole Meteorite fell on the Western Australia (WA) ..

Meteorite hits car windshield in California trim 88068513 53CE 456C A922 192D9E5884C9
YouTube ⋅ 00:30
Meteorite hit my windshield on HWY 85 in Saratoga, CA 8-8-14. Such force it splinters of glass into the empty passenger seat. See other example in ... UNKNOWN

Tips to photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower
The Desert Sun
You can get lucky and catch a meteor with the first shot or you can be like me. I got the image above at around 2:30 AM after 4 hours of shooting.

'One-of-a-kind' meteorite unveils violent past of Earth's solar system
ANI via Yahoo! India News - 16 hours
Melbourne, Aug 09 (ANI): A volcanic meteorite recovered in Western Australia has helped researchers uncover the fierce past Earth's solar ...

'One-of-a-kind' meteorite unveils violent past of Earth's solar system
New Kerala - 6 hours
A volcanic meteorite recovered in Western Australia has helped researchers uncover the fierce past Earth's solar system.

Remembering famous East Riding meteorite
The Press - 13 hours
ARCHIVISTS at East Riding Council are appealing to people to check their attics and cupboard for historic documents that could shed light on ...

Watch the Perseid meteor showers at Blackwater Falls State Park
Huntington Herald Dispatch
DAVIS, W.Va. -- On a clear, dark night, the Perseid meteor shower makes dreams come true for anyone interested in astronomy and night sky ...

Where to see it: Supermoon, Perseid meteor shower to illuminate the sky
MSN Weather
The Perseid meteor showers flash across skies annually in August when the Earth passes through debris trails of shattered comets. Set to peak Aug.

'Extra Supermoon' & Perseid Meteor Shower to Light Up Weekend Sky
Fox News Insider
Stop and stargaze this weekend as an “extra supermoon” and Perseid meteor shower are set to light up the sky. A supermoon is when the full moon is ...

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

23 May 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23MAY2014

Potential Weekend Meteor Shower Will Pelt the Moon Too!
by Bob King- Universe Today - May 21, 2014
If the hoped-for meteor blast materializes this Friday night / Saturday
morning (May 23-24) Earth won't be the only world getting peppered with
debris strewn by comet 209P/LINEAR. The moon will zoom through the comet's
dusty filaments in tandem with us....


Earth to Experience a Never-Before-Seen Meteor Shower May 23-24
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 305 views

10 Tips For Photographing Meteor Showers (Get Reay For Tomorrow's Shower!) - DIY Photography
DIYPhotography.net -Hacking Photography, One Picture At A Time ⋅ Guest Author
Photographing a meteor shower is more like photographing a time-lapse than traditional still photos. You can never anticipate where or when a ...

How to hear tomorrow night's meteor shower - Holy Kaw!
Holy Kaw! ⋅ Kate Rinsema
Just in case it's cloudy where you are tomorrow night when the new Camelopardalis meteor shower is set to hit, check out how you can still tune into ...

NASA Mars Weathercam Helps Find Big New Crater
Researchers have discovered on the Red Planet the largest fresh meteor-impact crater ever firmly documented with before-and-after images. ...

NASA finds fresh Mars meteor crater, likens it to Chelyabinsk impact
Los Angeles Times
We keep such careful tabs on Mars that scientists have pinpointed, to the day, when a meteor smacked into the Red Planet, leaving a crater about half ...

Video: Meteor caught on camera during fireworks display - Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk
A Meteor is unexpectedly caught on film in the middle of a fireworks display in the US.

Cemelopardalid Meteor Shower May Be Storm of Fireballs; When to Watch, Where to Find It  -Leesburg Patch News ⋅ Greg Hambrick
Astronomers are united in their assessment of whether the spakin' new May Cameloparid meteor shower, due this weekend, will be the best celestial ...

Possible New Meteor Shower May 24th…Will it Sizzle or Fizzle? | The Quad-Cities Daily
The Quad-Cities Daily ⋅ Ronald Blake
FLORENCE-Astronomers are predicting a possible new meteor shower for the night of May 23rd/24th.Meteor showers occur when the Earth enters a ...

A once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower may be on its way -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net - Signs of the Times
sott.net
Skywatchers in North America may be in for a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower this weekend if the May Camelopardalis light up the night sky early ...

Weekend Meteor Shower | SkyNews
skynews.ca
This coming Friday night/Saturday morning (May 23/24), sky watchers may get to witness a new meteorshower resulting from debris shed by the faint ...

Comet 209P/LINEAR Meteor Shower | Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute
nasa.gov
A new meteor shower, called May Camelopardalis, is expected to peak in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 24, with some forecasters ...

New Meteor Shower Friday Night: How to See It | Space.com
space.com
Learn about how you can prepare to see the new meteor shower Friday (May 23) night.

Russian Meteor: Chelyabinsk Asteroid Had Violent Past
MAY 22, 2014 02:39 PM ET // BY IRENE KLOTZ
Shock veins typically form when the parent body of a meteor or asteroid collides with a larger object in space. Heat and pressure from the impact cause rock to melt. It later reforms bearing vein-shaped patterns. ...

The awesome forces behind the Chelyabinsk fireball
Southland Times
Most of the 20-metre wide asteroid that blazed over Chelyabinsk in southwestern Siberia on February 15, 2013, was incinerated in a bright fireball, the ...

Chelyabinsk Meteorite Collided With Asteroid Before Hitting Earth
Discover - 8 hours
The chunk of space rock that streaked across a Siberian sky in February 2013 left its mark via tweets and viral videos shared around the ...

Dazzling meteorite shower to be seen in Israel
Haaretz Daily - 6 hours
Shower expected on Friday morning; best to watch it before dawn, as earth passes through tail of comet discovered in 2004.

NASA 'Go' to Start Building 2016 Mars Lander
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 8 hours
The next NASA robot to touch down on the surface of Mars will soon begin taking shape. NASA's InSight Mars lander, which is scheduled to ...

Earth to Experience a Never-Before-Seen Meteor Shower May 23-24 (Video) See n Share ...
beforeitsnews.com
(Before It's News). Earth to Experience a Never-Before-Seen Meteor Shower May 23-24. May 22 2014. Are you geared-up for this show in the sky?

What Are Meteor Outbursts & Why Do They Occur? : Planets, Stars & More - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 02:46
A meteor outburst are meteor showers that we are not expecting. Find out aboutmeteor outbursts and why they occur with help from an experienced ...

Major meteor shower could delight N. America May 23-24
GlobalPost
Skywatchers in the United States and Canada could see a one-of-a-kind meteor shower late Friday night and early Saturday, astronomers say.

Meteor Shower Could Be Meteor Storm
KWTX
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (May 22, 2014) A meteor shower that should be visible, weather permitting, from around 9:30 p.m. Friday to around 6 a.m. ...

Catch the meteor at LIGO
KEPR 19
Catch the meteor at LIGO ... Science buffs and stargazers have a chance to check out LIGO during an upcoming meteor shower. The facility is home to ...

Meteor Shower Expected Fri Night to Sat Morning
1340 WJOL
The weather forcast is looking great for the holiday weekend, and means great viewing in the skies for Friday night's meteor shower, scheduled to run ...

Meteor shower may dazzle South Florida - Sun Sentinel
sun-sentinel.com
South Florida stargazers may be treated to a veritable meteor storm early Saturday and Sunday as the Earth passes through debris left by a newly ...

New meteor shower, the Camelopardalids, expected Friday - News - MSN CA
msn.com
A meteor shower that has never been seen before is expected to hit Friday night and into Saturday; and it could be spectacular.

NASA Teams with Web Tech Company Slooh to Bring Universe to Everyone and Help Protect Earth Too
The live astronomy events on which NASA and Slooh will partner include the
LINEAR comet meteor shower, occurring Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May 24.
Slooh will provide live feeds of the event from 6 p.m. EDT Friday to 3 a.m.
Saturday on the company's website and the UStream feed for NASA's Marshall
Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc

Psychedelic Meteor Storm THIS weekend! - The Psychedelic Experience - Shroomery Message ...
shroomery.org
So who else is planning on tripping to the potential meteor storm this weekend!? They say there could be up to 1k meteors and hour (~15 per minute)! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING; NOW I HAVE HEARD OF EVERYTHING!

Meteor strike hits Plymouth...but don't worry, it was in 1623.
Plymouth Herald
It is one of only a dozen officially recognised meteorites to have hit England in the last 1,000 years. The strike is detailed in a book from the 1820s, ...

Telescope Reviews: Fireball Meteor Shower May 23rd/24th - Cloudy Nights
cloudynights.com
I remember being at a shower when I was just a kid, I am thinking around 1982. It was summer and we were in Vantage, WA at a boat race. That night ...

SPECTACULAR: A meteor shower is going to be seen early Friday morning in Israel, sort of like ...
JEWSNEWS ⋅ admin
SPECTACULAR: A meteor shower is going to be seen early Friday morning in Israel, sort of like this from 2013. Posted on 5/22/2014 by admin. Tweet.

NASA: New Meteor Shower Could Rival Perseids « CBS Sacramento
cbslocal.com
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It could rival the famed Perseid meteor shower from later in the summer, or it could be a dud. But, NASA scientists are ...

10 Tips - How To Photograph A Meteor Shower - Shutter Muse
shuttermuse.com
These 10 simple tips will show you how to photograph a meteor shower and capture amazing photos of showers such as Perseids, Geminids and ...

Meteor shower - The Homestretch - CBC Player
cbc.ca
Astronomy author and photographer Alan Dyer tells us about a meteor shower happening this weekend.

Interview Alert - Wayne State astronomy professor available to discuss raremeteor shower ...
Wayne State University Public Relations ⋅ Wayne State University
A rare meteor shower is expected to light up the night sky Saturday, May 24 as Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris produced by the faint ...

The Camel-what? Your guide to viewing the one-time-only Camelopardalis meteor shower ...
catholic.org
Friday night could offer the most spectacular meteor shower of their lives with as many as 1,000 meteors per hour between 1 A.M. and 3 A.M. Eastern ...

Chelyabinsk Meteorite Was Struck By An Asteroid Before Hitting Earth
io9
Scientists studying the fragments of the Chelyabinsk meteorite have concluded that the object was separated from its parent body after being struck by ...

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

11 May 2014

Camelopardalids! Here come the Camelopardalids! !!! 23/24MAY2014

Camelopardalids Meteor Shower! 
Here come the Camelopardalids! !!!
Meteor Storm May 23 and 24 With Up To 1000 Shooting Stars An Hour??? Maybe!!! ...???
Stay up or get up EARLY and watch!  This will be the first time that history will record the event...

ScienceCasts: NASA on the Lookout for a New Meteor Shower
Posted to YouYube by ScienceAtNASA 36,344 views
Sky watchers in North America could witness a new meteor shower on May 24th when, for the first time, Earth passes through a cloud of dust from periodic comet 209P/LINEAR.

Meteor Storm May 23 and 24 With Up To 1000 Shooting Stars An Hour! - Ontario Stargazing ...
ontariostargazing.ca
Sky watchers look up for potential meteor storm May 23 and 24. When and where to see it!

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13 August 2013

Perseid Meteor Shower NASA Live View 12/13AUG2013

Perseid Meteor Shower Live View  12/13AUG2013 NASA Live Feed


Started on Aug 12, 2013
WATCH LIVE: Perseid Meteor Shower 2013 - NASA Live Feed
Welcome to NASA's live feed of the Perseid meteor shower, which will be at its peak tonight, with the best viewing time figuring to be between 10pm ET and 4:30am PT. Enlarge to full screen for best experience.

2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

27 July 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JUL2013 - Early

Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower 2013: When, How ...
The Delta Aquarids in 2013 will be seen from 27-29 July, but will be drowned in moonlight ...
ibtimes.co.uk

Summer Streakers: The Summer Meteor Showers of 2013Yahoo! News
For Northern Hemisphere observers, the latter half of July on into August is usually regarded as "meteor viewing season," with one of the best displays of the ... 
IBTimes.co.uk
The Delta Aquarids meteor shower is happening this weekend. It can be seen across the planet and sky watchers in the southern hemisphere and northern ...

Perseid meteor shower: Coming soon to a sky near you
Christian Science Monitor
Perseid meteor shower: Beloved by skywatchers, 2013 will be an excellent one for the Perseid meteor shower. The moon will set before midnight on the peak ...

TIMELINE: The largest meteor falls through history
MINING.com
Roxana Torre made this infographic, viewable after the jump, that looks at 600 years of meteor finds and counting the number of falls. "On the map it's easy to ...

Perseid Fireballs - NASA Science - Science@NASA
New research by NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office shows that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other--the Perseids. This year's Perseid ...
EarthSky
New NASA research shows that one annual meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other – the Perseids. This year's Perseid peak is just around the ...

NASA research shows Perseid meteor shower to peak August 12th ...Clarksville Online
“We have found that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any ... The data point to the Perseids as the 'fireball champion' of annual meteor showers. 

The 2013 Perseid Meteor ShowerYubaNet (press release)
"We have found that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any ... The data point to the Perseids as the 'fireball champion' of annual meteor showers.

NASA Flooded with Asteroid Exploration Ideas
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A NASA call for novel ideas on how to tackle its ambitious mission to capture an asteroid and park it near the moon has paid off in spades, with the agency receiving hundreds of proposals from potential partners.
SPACE.com

Comet ISON Blazes with Distant Galaxies in Stunning Hubble Photo
A spectacular new photo gives a deep-space view of Comet ISON, which could put on a dazzling show when it zooms through the inner solar system in late November.
SPACE.com

Western-led 'international beam team' solves ...
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For more information, visit http://communications.uwo.ca/media/agepuzzle/ By directing energy ...
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Perseid Fireballs - NASA Science - Science@NASA
New research by NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office shows that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other--the Perseids. This year's Perseid ...science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at.../26jul_perseids/
GMA News
Jason Gunders in Queensland, Australia captured this Eta Aquarid meteor. He wrote, "The picture is composed of three individual shots stacked on top of each ...

GoLocalProv
The August Perseid meteor shower is a sight to behold; enjoy a night of ... It still amazes me that many folks are uninformed about the nature of meteor showers.

The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower
YubaNet (press release)
July 26, 2013 - In astronomy, there's nothing quite like a bright meteor streaking across the glittering canopy of a moonless night sky. The unexpected flash of ...

What is a meteor shower, anyway? – Starts With A Bang
Ethan
Here in the Solar System, meteor showers are one of the things we take for granted on Earth. In particular, the Perseids is peaking in just a few weeks. The most ...Starts With A Bang 
NPT Staff
The annual Perseid Meteor showers are coming up next month, and the Mojave Desert Land Trust is throwing a party to watch the star show.National Parks Traveler

'Best' Meteor Shower Arrives In August | Video | Space.com
In a recent study done by NASA's Meteor Environment Office, the Perseids take the prize for delivering the most viewable fireballs. The shower peaks on August ...
www.space.com/22129-best-meteor-shower-arrives-in-august-...

Black Hole Devours Cosmic Cloud - The Countdown #27
Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 08:23 AM PDT
The Countdown is a biweekly video show highlighting the top space news stories. In this special episode: The Other Blue Planet, Neptune's New Moon, Sizing Up Neutron Stars,Meteorite Reveals History of Mars' Crust and Black Hole Devours Cosmic Cloud...Continue reading
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22 April 2013

Meteors April 22, 2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Show - AWB and Global Astronomy Month

Meteors April 22, 2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Show
Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) 
Sponsors GAM- GAM Global Astronomy Month 2013
The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks on the evening and early morning hours of 22APR2013.  If you have good weather and are patient you may see as many as 20-30 meteors per hour or more.  Get away from city lights, pull out your lawn chair or lay down on the ground and watch the show! Make it a family or friends event!
 The meteors will be coming from the direction of Lyra (see the map below); if you don"t know where Lyra is just look up and see where the meteor light show is originating from. Bring along warm clothes or a sleeping bag to keep yourself warm.  The best time for watching will be 11'00 pm until about 5'30 am (just prior to Sun up). The peak viewing time will be from 2'00 am - 4'30 am.'
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
Dirk Ross
 - Astronomers Without Borders Tokyo, Japan / Japan Night Sky Watch
This is what you might see 22/23 April 2013.
Composite of Lyrid Meteors -2 or brighter from El Paso, TX-Sandia Sentinel Meteor Fireball Camera- 22-23APR2011
N is up, E is left - Click image to enlarge
Copyright 2011 Jim Gamble, El Paso All Sky
Star Map to Find Lyra
"Click on Image to Enlarge."
GAM Global Astronomy Month 2013
You are not to late to join GAM 2013
1 to 22 AprilInternational Earth and Sky Photo Contest
1 to 30 April30 Nights of Star Peace - Program for astronomy clubs!
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3 to 29 AprilMoon Watch - Click the tab at the top for all observing dates 
5 to 28 AprilAstroArt - Click the tab at the top for all event dates
5 to 11 AprilInternational Dark Sky Week
20 AprilGlobal Star Party   
20 AprilStars for All (online observing event)
20 to 22 AprilLyrid Meteor Watch
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28 AprilCosmic Concert (online live event)
29 April to 8 MayGLOBE at Night
30 AprilCosmic Depths (online observing event)
Visit the AWB GAM Website!
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/global-astronomy-month-2013.html

If youi wish to join the Astronomers Without Borders -AWB or support the AWB  anywhere in the world please contact me for details;  thank you!  
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11 August 2012

NASA with Bill Cooke: NASA Chat- Stay Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids

NASA with Bill Cooke: NASA Chat- Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!  11/12AUG2012


Editor's note: The 2012 Perseids peak is underway tonight! Here are some viewing tips from NASA astronomer Bill Cooke:
"Regardless of your time zone, the Perseids should become visible about 10 p.m. local time, with rates increasing till dawn. Observers with clear dark skies can expect rates of one per minute or thereabouts. Standard meteor viewing applies. Lie on your back (blanket, sleeping bag, lawn chair) and look straight up. Don't use binoculars or telescopes -- they have too small a field of view -- and don't look towards the radiant in Perseus, as the meteors in the direction will have short trains and be less spectacular. Avoid looking at the waning crescent moon if possible.


Escape the heat of the waning days of summer for an evening of sky watching. The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 11 through the morning of August 12. Perseid rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in the night sky. A waning crescent moon will interfere slightly with this year's show, but viewing should definitely be worth a look!

On the night of Aug. 11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer your questions about the 2012 Perseid meteor shower via an "Up All Night" live chat. To join the chat, simply return to this page and log in. CHAT IS NOW LIVE! The chat experts will be available to answer questions between the hours of 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. EDT, beginning the evening of Aug. 11 and continuing into the morning of Aug. 12.  ...(more) http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html

Thank you NASA and Bill Cooke & Team at NASA for their continued three years of support for
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

09 August 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor*Meteorite News 09AUG2012

A First Nation Wants the Royal Alberta Museum to ...
2 min
A 150-kilogram meteorite that fell to earth centuries ago is pitting First Nations people northeast ...
dailymotion.com

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
35 sec
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 ...
minnesota.cbslocal.com/.../persceid-meteor-shower-is-underwa...

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 ...
stardate.org/nightsky/august-2012-perseid-meteor-shower

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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05 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 5AUG2010

Pictures of the day

Telegraph.co.uk
Experts from the University of Arizona are puzzling whether the strange 'bullseye' shaped crater - half-a-mile wide - was formed by a meteor strike hit ...


NASA decides Canada is the perfect substitute for space

DVICE
The Haughton Meteor Crater is over 1800 miles due north of the USA-Canada border on Devon Island, and as you can see it's pretty barren up there. ...


NASA Chat: Perseid Meteor Shower

NASA
This year's Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug. 12-13, and it promises to be one of the best displays of the year. If forecasters are correct, ...

Perseid meteor shower event at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Keremeos Review
The combination of dark skies there, and the meteor shower being near peak, should provide a good show. Admission is free. Bring blanket or lounge chair to ...

Astronomy Students, Faculty to Lead Viewing of Meteor Shower

ValpoLife.com (blog)
Valparaiso University astronomy students and professor Bruce Hrivnak will lead a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 13 at Taltree Arboretum. ...

Meteor shower show at Lake

BCLocalNews
Aldergrove Lake Regional Park hosts an all night family event, with the annual Meteor Shower Watch Star Gazing from 8 pm to 6 am, Wednesday, August 11. ...

Comets And Meteor Showers

2 min Video
NASA: Comets And Meteor Showers (Perseid Meteor Shower). --- Please subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com ...


Year's best meteor shower about to begin

Montreal Gazette
The next couple of weeks offers a great double-bill: a showing of a planetary alignment and the year's best meteor shower. If you have been looking low in ...

No northern lights, but maybe a meteor shower

Foster's Daily Democrat
By JASON CLAFFEY A natural laser show making a rare appearance across the northern United States border will likely be missed here — though a passing ...


5 Things to Do This Weekend (Aug. 6-8)

Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
The Perseids Meteor Shower is on display in the night skies, and it's starting to peak. The best place to look is to the northeast after midnight. ...

Better view of northern lights tonight

Hamilton Spectator
Skywatchers in Hamilton are in for a double treat this week, Northern Lights tonight and a meteor shower next week. Forecast clear skies tonight should give ...


Northern lights brighten Michigan sky

The Detroit News
The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking in the wee hours of Aug. 12, according to astronomers. Because the moon won't be bright that night, people should ...
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Look Up: What's in the Sky This Week?

DCist.com
Let's discuss the unusually low curtains of light first, and then you can skip below the fold for our annual August meteor shower. ...
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Dog days are Sirius ones

NorthJersey.com
For night folk, August is the time of the Perseids meteor shower. They peak on Aug. 12. Our point is that summer's here and it's time for carpe diem. ...
A big telescope, planet news and the Perseids

Seattle Times
11 and 12, look for the Perseid meteor shower in the northeast. Away from city lights and late at night, you may see as many as 100 meteors per hour. ...


Perseids meteor shower viewing planned at Thompson Lake landing at Emiquon

Canton Daily Ledger
Martin will present an introduction to the annual Perseid meteor shower under the dark skies o Emiquon Preserve. The Sangamon Astronomical Society will also ...


UFO files from National Archive allow believers to revisit 'Welsh Roswell'

The Guardian
The military thought that it was most likely a bolide – a meteor which enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. The Whitehall file adds that "a private ...

17 November 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 17NOV09

Indian Skies To Be Lit Up With Annual Meteor Shower With A Slight Difference

AHN
New Delhi, India (AHN) - Stargazers in India are in for a treat on Tuesday and Wednesday when the Leonid Meteor Showers will lit up the night sky from ...


Leonid meteor shower will be tough to see in Atlanta tonight

Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Kristi E. Swartz Clouds rolling into metro Atlanta will likely make it difficult to view the Leonid meteor shower, a local astronomer said. ...

Leonid meteor shower… Yawn, is it time yet?

Christian Science Monitor
By Jimmy Orr | November 17, 2009 edition If you've got a feeling of Deja Vu all over again (HT Yogi Berra), it's because we had the Perseids meteor shower ...

Moments in Time

The Lincoln Tribune
30, 1954, the first known modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Ala., when a meteorite weighing 8.5 pounds crashes ...

Running wild through the new Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Pegasus News
On the way out, I ogled the extremely rare 400-pound pallasite meteorite from the Brenham meteorite field in Kansas (not a good place to put a car lot, ...

Asia, North America to enjoy big meteor shower early Tuesday

USA Today
Sky watchers in North America will get a chance to witness, weather permitting, the annual Leonid meteor shower early Tuesday, but the best spot for viewing ...

Meteor Shower November 2009

番禺网
According to NASA, the best time to view the Leonid meteor shower is after 1:30 am EST on 17th November however, you can also view the free show after the ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2009: Peak Time

Only Kent (blog)
For those of you who want to see the 2009 Leonid meteor shower at its best, tomorrow is said to be the best time to witness that. According to reports from ...

Nearly 1 Million Facebook Users Watching The Lenoid Meteor Showers

AllFacebook (blog)
Tonight millions of people around the world will stare up at the sky to watch meteors crash into our atmosphere resulting in beautiful explosions (as long ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Set For Early Tuesday Morning

MyFox Chicago
The Leonid meteor shower will peak between 1 am and dawn wherever you live, and the best view will be where there are no city lights. ...

Photos: Giant Jellyfish, Idaho Boy Kills Bear & Leonid Meteor Shower

Post Chronicle
by Staff Monday Mix: Giant jellyfish are swarming Japan, an 11-year-old Idaho Boy kills bear who was an unwanted guest and the Leonid meteor shower peaks ...

Meteor Shower Early Tomorrow Morning

Go Blue Ridge (blog)
A very strong meteor shower will be visible to all of us living on the east coast of North America early tomorrow morning. According to MSNBC, the Lenoid ...

Meteor shower to peak in Asia (8:30 am)

Sun.Star
THE Leonids meteor shower will have its major peak in Asia. It will also appear in some parts of the United States. In Metro Manila, the outburst of Leonids ...

The Gawker Guide to Watching Tonight's Leonid Meteor Shower

Gawker
When they're not killing dinosaurs or being blown up by Bruce Willis meteors sure are nice-looking. Tonight, the annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its ...
Leonid may put on a show for Alaskans tonight

Anchorage Daily News
The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak Tuesday, and the first displays will be visible beginning about midnight local time, according to NASA. ...

God's fireworks

Ahmedabad Mirror
Apart from organising special programmes on meteorites, Science City has made arrangements for Amdavadis to experience this celestial occurrence at Dehgam ...

Leonid meteor shower visibility might be hindered by clouds in Grand Rapids ...

MLive.com
By The Grand Rapids Press staff Matt kirkwoodgrand RAPIDS -- The November 2009 Leonid meteor shower may be visible tonight, despite obviously overcast skies ...

Leonid meteor shower 2009 to peak early Tuesday morning

Los Angeles Times
Sky-watchers in North America can expect to see up to 30 meteors hourly tonight as the annual Leonid meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of Tuesday, Nov. ...
Meteor shower is returning

Augusta Chronicle
By Tom Corwin | Staff Writer Debris from centuries ago will create a light show 60 miles overhead early Tuesday as the Leonids meteor shower makes its ...
Forecast: Clear, with a chance of meteor showers

La Crosse Tribune
Astronomers are predicting that this year's Leonid meteor showers will be particularly strong, with shooting stars appearing every couple of minutes over ...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight -- wee hours Tuesday provide best ...

Pegasus News
John McClelland on Restaurant review: Metzler's Bar-BQ in Denton: I'll have to try it. I drive by the University location all the time and never think to do ...