23 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2017

'Fireball' spotted over Donegal, Ireland
MSN.com
Footage has emerged of a "fireball" streaking across the sky in Donegal, Ireland on Saturday. "I was lucky enough of to capture this as it was starting to ...

Meteor Crater
Earth Blog
Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 miles (29 km) west of Winslow in the northern ...

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22 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2017

Fireball over Denmark 20 January 2017
Meteor News
A bright slow moving fireball was captured above Denmark at 06h12m50s UT. It started at 78 km and ended at 50 km elevation with an entrance angle ...

Meteor? New Orleans residents report flash of pinkish light, loud booms, home rattling
Sott
Residents have been reporting something strange happening in Uptown. On multiple occasions, a loud 'boom' has been heard, some even reporting ...

US4985707 US PATENT
Google
Communications link using the ionized trail of a meteor entering the atmosphere at an altitude of approximately 100 kilometers as reflectors to relay ...

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21 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20/21JAN2017


Lava Flow Look-a-Likes
Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]
New CosmoSparks Report:
-- Impact melt flows on the Moon are formed by the high pressures of shock
and melting of rock during an impact event. Once solidified they look like lava flows yet have
unique surface roughness characteristics. ...

january comae berenicids
International Meteor Organization
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 21 – 27, 2017. January 20, 2017 by Robert Lunsford - ...Meteor Showers Calendar. Next major shower peak ...

Remote Russian lake deepens old mystery and ruins 'The X-Files'
CNET
Is it possible a meteor large enough to create an air burst so powerful it could have flattened a major city would have fully disintegrated in the ...

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19 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JAN2017

Bright daylight meteor over Norway in January 2016.
Mysterious Space
Daylight fireball over Scandinavia on January 15. Josip Kardanovic managed to snap a photo of the fireball from Stryn, Norway (Jan 15, 13:47 CET).

Meteor showers set to light up the night sky in 2017
Mackay Daily Mercury
The best time to observe meteor showers is in the early hours of the morning. Depending on the month, 2-4am is usually the best time to see the ...

Curiosity Mars Rover: New Meteorite Find Confirmed
leonarddavid.com
curiosity-mars-rover-new-meteorite-find-confirmed

Terraforming by means of a Meteor/Asteriod impact.
Reddit
Would it be possible to terraform Mars and Venus by means of an asteroid impact? Assuming the impact was controlled, and we could say what its...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 21-27, 2017
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 4 no matter your location. For morning observers the estimated total ...

Events in 2017 214-2017 KML
Fireball event
Report a Fireball · Events · Reports · Log In · Sign up ... AMS received one report about afireball seen over FL on Wednesday, January 18th 2017 ...

Meteor fireball breaks up over Victoria, Australia
Mysterious Space
Wollongong-based amateur astronomer David Finlay said the “massive” fireball was seen about 11.05pm on January 13. “From Melbourne and ...

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18 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2017

Meteor fireball breaks up over Victoria, Australia
Signs of the Times
"From Melbourne and Shepparton, this meteor appeared low to the ground to the north-west, but I suspect it may have been very close to the Mildura ...

Meteor fireball breaks up over Victoria, Australia
Signs of the Times
Wollongong-based amateur astronomer David Finlay said the "massive" fireball was seen about 11.05pm on January 13. "From Melbourne and ...

It's flaming mysterious
Sunraysia Daily
“From Melbourne and Shepparton, this meteor appeared low to the ground to the north-west, but I suspect it may have been very close to the Mildura ...

DAYTIME METEOR FIREBALL OVER NORWAY!!!!
YouTube
https://www.sott.net/article/339933-Daytime-meteor-fireball-explodes-over-Norway.

Daylight fireball over Norway on Jan 15th!
International Meteor Organization
Thin fog was present at the time the fireball appeared, as seen from the Gran video station of the Norwegian Meteor Network. The red circle shows the ...

Daytime meteor fireball explodes over Norway
Signs of the Times
An impressive bright flash appeared above central Norway on January 15, 2017, and was observed from both western and eastern Norway.

Norway Daytime Meteor Fireball Breaks Up and Booms
bended reality.com
According to the Norwegian Meteor Network, the event occurred around 13:48 UTC and was accompanied by a sonic boom a few minutes later, ...

What to do if a meteor hits the Earth
The indy100
And while these close-call occurrences happen often – over 60 times in January alone - what can you do if an asteroid or large meteorite collided with ...

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17 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JAN2017

Daylight fireball over Norway on Jan 15th!
International Meteor Organization
Thin fog was present at the time the fireball appeared, as seen from the Gran video station of the Norwegian Meteor Network. The red circle shows the ...

“Facing Extinction Level Event”: White House Drafts Emergency…
NewZSentinel
Of all the things the Obama Administration could be focused on during its last week in office, a Catastrophic Meteor Impact tops the list? Looking to ...

Teeth of dinosaur embryos may hold clue to species' demise, paleontologists say
UCalgary News
It's been a mystery for ages: Why did all the dinosaurs die off after the meteor strike 65 million years ago? Why were bird and mammal species able to ...

International Meteor Conference
International Meteor Organization
International Meteor Conference ... 2017 International Meteor Organization ...

What happened before the Big Bang?
McGill Tribune
Brandenberger explained that standard Big Bang cosmology also includes the very hot, homogeneous fireball typically associated with the Big Bang.

Meteorite Times January 2017 Issue
The January 2017 issue of Meteorite Times is now up. We have some really great articles this issue and we owe a huge thank you to Martin, Jim, Bob, John, Norm, and Greg. Your support is very much appreciated!

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16 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16JAN2017

Prehistoric Meteorite ‘Shrines’ in Arizona May Be Linked, Says Archaeo-Astronomer
ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY ARIZONA SOUTHWESTERN ARCHAEOLOGY
Two twelfth-century settlements a hundred kilometers apart in Arizona were apparently built by discrete cultures, but they have at least one trait in common: In each complex is a hidden, hollow compartment that once held large chunks of alien iron — fragments of a 50,000-year-old meteorite....

Bright meteor over Norway January 15, 2016
Mysterious Space
Bright meteor over Norway January 15, 2016. By Rassim | 16.01. ... Long exposure frames show meteor. The path and the ... Meteor orbit.  ...

jan 13th meteor
SoWal.com
meteor · Did anyone see the huge blue and orange meteorite going south to north last night? Thread by: lili, Yesterday at 8:32 PM , 5 replies, in forum: ...

170a
American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Gulfport, MS. Latitude, 30° 26' 36.25'' N (30.443402°). Longitude, 89° 5' 35.38'' W (-89.093161°). Elevation, 5.173m. Time and ...

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15 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15JAN2017

Govt Releases Meteor Preparedness Manual
The Real REVO
In an odd bit of pre-transition press, the federal government has released it's preparedness manual for meteor strikes. If you'd like to read it, you can, ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2017
Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory
Join Frosty Drew's astronomers at the Observatory on August 11 and August 12, 2017 weather permitting to watch the Perseid meteor shower.

di
American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Toronto, Ontario (CA). Latitude, 43° 45' 13.31'' N (43.753696°). Longitude, 79° 24' 30.07'' W (-79.408353°). Elevation, 169.129m ...

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14 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14JAN2017

Bright Fireball Meteor Seen Over Seven States
99.1 WFMK
The American Meteor Society received 145 reports of a fireball seen over seven states and Ontario, Canada around 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

Why Has The White House Suddenly Released A Strategy For Dealing With A Catastrophic Meteor ...
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Plenty left to see in January night skies
Craven Herald
This month we have the last of the major meteor showers of the winter. Many people refer to meteors as 'shooting stars'. This one is the Quadrantids ...

Slooh Webcast on the
Space.com
The online Slooh Community Observatory will host a live webcast Thursday (Jan. 12) about the full moon of January, which is known as the "Wolf ...

New Research Reveals Giant Meteor Isn't Only Reason Dinosaurs Went Extinct
Elite Daily
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a velociraptor. Up until now, I've blamed an asteroid for ruining that dream of mine. Well, it looks like there might have ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 14-20, 2017
American Meteor Society
This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will make it difficult to view any meteor activity during the more ...

Meteor Showers for 2017
Griffith Observatory
This table is intended as an aid to meteor watchers in southern California. Meteors are best observed from dark wilderness locations, far from city ...

White House Suddenly Released A Strategy For The Threat Of A Meteor Impact
The Tree of Liberty
Why Has The White House Suddenly Released A Strategy For Dealing With The Threat Of A Catastrophic Meteor Impact? By Michael Snyder, on ...

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13 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JAN2017

WATCH: Ball of fire spotted in sky over Huddersfield
Huddersfield Examiner
This strange sight was spotted over the skies of Huddersfield by Examiner reader Abbey Shaw. And the 22-year-old is convinced it's some kind of ...

It can't be a plane! A mysterious fireball has been spotted in the skies above Yorkshire
Daily Mail
However, despite Shaw's adamance that the sight cannot be a plane, other viewers have pointed out that the supposed fireball is much more likely to ...

The Chelyabinsk Meteor was a part of a potential planet
Satellite PR News (press release)
(1888PressRelease) January 12, 2017 – The studies of the scientists from the Consortium «Extra terra» based at Ural Federal University helped to ...

Upward-moving low-light meteor. I: Observation results
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - Oxford Journals

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American Meteor Society receives 145 reports of meteor fireball over US Midwest and Canada
Signs of the Times
The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 145 reports about a fireball seen over OH, IL, WI, MI, IN, IA, PA and Ontario on Sunday, January 8th ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 14 – 20, 2017
International Meteor Organization
This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will make it difficult to view any meteor activity during the more ...

Reports Report 132d (Event 132-2017)
American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (NL). Latitude, 51° 25' 40.34'' N (51.427873°). Longitude, 5° 27' 24.13'' E (5.456702°). Elevation ...

Reports Report 132b (Event 132-2017)
American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Druten, Gelderland (NL). Latitude, 51° 53' 37.21'' N (51.89367°). Longitude, 5° 36' 25.43'' E (5.607065°). Elevation, 10.406488m ...

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12 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JAN2017

Fireball seen over Lansing and around Midwest
Lansing State Journal
The American Meteor Society received 145 reports of a fireball seen over seven states and Ontario, Canada around 6:15 a.m. Sunday. Observers from ...

An Unexpected Asteroid Just Zoomed Very Close Past Earth
National Geographic Australia
When a meteor struck near Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, the shockwave from the impact rocked the city. Surprise asteroid fly-bys aren't as rare as you ...

Upward-moving low-light meteor. I: Observation results
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - Oxford Journals
Abstract. The results of TV-detecting an earth-atmosphere-grazing low-light meteor are presented. The meteor was registered near Kyiv, Ukraine, ...

Satellite images show Flagstaff's dark-sky success, National Park Service says
AZCentral.com
A meteor can be seen behind a saguaro cactus near the First Water Trail. ... The 2010 Perseid meteor shower came to the Valley with a show lasting ...

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11 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JAN2017

Asteroid 2017 AG13 zoomed terrifyingly close to Earth and we didn't see it coming
The Sun
He said the asteroid was roughly the same size as a meteor which exploded in the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. This blast shattered ...

Huge meteors spotted hurtling towards Earth by Russian observers
Express.co.uk
The fireballs from above are thought to be part of the annual Quadrantids meteor shower which is usually visible in the Northern Hemisphere between ...

Blazing meteorite caught on camera hurtling through eerie night sky towards Earth
Mirror
Fireball filmed by Russian motorist appearing from night sky in a flash of light.

UFO Sighting: Corroborating Witnesses Could Confirm New Year Fireball Event In Texas
The Inquisitr
A UFO sighting in San Antonio, Texas, could provide key information that could confirm a fireball UFO event in Texas, shortly after midnight on New ...

انفجار نيزك في سماء روسيا
AVA360 News
انتشرت على شبكة الانترنت مقطع فيديو يظهر لحظة انفجار نيزك فوق مقاطعة أرخانغلسك شمالي روسيا. التفاصيل: الاشتراك في فيديوهات قناة "RT" من خلال...

Introducing the Global Effort to Map the Night Sky
Smithsonian
At 8:16 pm on September 30th, a bright fireball raced through the sky above the United Arab Emirates. In the desert below, cameras winked to life, ...

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10 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JAN2017

Sneaky asteroid spotted whizzing between Earth and moon
CNET

Newfound Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave
Space.com

An asteroid just flew by Earth about 50% closer than the moon, and we barely saw it coming
Business Insider

Blazing Meteorite Spotted in the Sky Above Arkhangelsk (VIDEO)
Sputnik International
According to regional media, the meteor above Arkhangelsk burned up in the atmosphere at an altitude of about 50 kilometers above the earth's ...

Incredible footage shows large meteor shooting across sky in Russia
Daily Mail
Two massive meteors falling in the first major meteor shower of 2017, called the Quadrantids, have been caught on camera by lucky car drivers in ...

Two large meteors caught on camera in northwestern Russia (VIDEO)
RT
Two massive meteors falling in the first major meteor shower of 2017 – the Quadrantids – have been caught on camera by lucky car drivers in ...

Astronomical events in 2017 you don't want to miss
KABC
From solar eclipses to meteor showers and the planets making shapes in the night sky, there's plenty to look forward to in 2017 for stargazers.

Introducing the Global Effort to Map the Night Sky
Smithsonian
Each point is direction from which a meteor was measured to approach, with red showing faster meteors and blue slower ones. (Cameras for Allsky ...

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09 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JAN2017

Killer Asteroid Defense Plan Released By The White House: Report Says Threat Is 'Real'
The Inquisitr
... when a potentially hazardous object (read: asteroid, meteor, comet) intersects the orbit of the Earth in what could be a world-altering incident.

Tang Lung Elementary Allsky Captures First Meteor 24DEC2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Tang Lung Elementary School is Taiwan:s FIRST school to launch a meteor allsky camera system program that will eventually involve students grades ...

Meteor over Brazil January 7, 2017
Mysterious Space
Bright meteor registered north of Rio de Janeiro-RJ, on January 7, 2017 by the Exoss network monitoring cameras in the cities of São Jose de Ubá ...

Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 08JAN2017 w/ Video
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Double Click on PLAY BUTTON to view video. Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 07:38:05 EST 08JAN2017 c 2017 Rejean Hebert 2017 The FOURTH ...

Kirk Neely: Stargazing and Epiphany
Spartanburg Herald Journal
I knew it would be the perfect time to witness the impressive display of a meteor shower. The moon was in the first phase. On Sunday night, I walked to ...

State-of-the-art backyard observatory honors namesake's vision
The Daily Progress
Then another meteor shot by, resembling a firework as it lit up the ground. Over several hours, they witnessed hundreds of bright fireballs during what ...

Eye doctor spies sky from state-of-the-art observatory in backyard
Richmond.com
17, 1998, the two staked out a spot to photograph the annual Leonid meteor shower, Wasiuta recalled. Around 2:30 that morning, he remembers ...

Top 10 celestial events of 2017 to eclipse them all
Steamboat Pilot & Today
#The annual Perseid meteor shower is among the best of the year. We experience this shower of “falling stars” every August, because Earth plows ...

Sanford programs announced
Chronicle Times
This August meteor shower, called the Perseid Meteor Shower, will be viewed from the high school baseball field. A movie will also be shown and ...

Videos
American Meteor Society
Reupload of AMS_Event_37 captured on 01_06_2017 at 10:32pm This event was captured on 2 Swann 2k cameras at different angles.

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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 08JAN2017 w/ Video

Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 07:38:05 EST 08JAN2017 w/ Video
EVENT- 20170108_073805

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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 07:38:05 EST 08JAN2017
c 2017 Rejean Hebert


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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 07:38:05 EST 08JAN2017
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c 2017 Rejean Hebert

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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 07:38:05 EST 08JAN2017
c 2017 Rejean Hebert


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08 January 2017

Tang Lung Elementary Allsky Captures First Meteor 24DEC2016

Tang Lung Elementary School Allsky, PingTung, Captures First Meteor 24DEC2016

  TAIMON's first Sandia Sentinel Allsky Camera System at Tang Lung Elementary School Allsky, PingTung (Node 41), Taiwan has captured its first meteor 24DEC2016.  Although a very minor meteor event, this marks the beginning of success for the new system installed at the school.

 Tang Lung Elementary School is Taiwan's FIRST school to launch a meteor allsky camera system program that will eventually involve students grades 3-6 in maintaining the camera and computer, and processing data.

  Principal Shi Shi has one of Taiwan's finest astronomy programs, taught at Tang Lung Elementary School, PingTung, Taiwan.  My thanks to Principal Shi, Richard Spaulding formerly of Sandia Natl. Labs who made possible the allsky camera on loan, and Dwayne Free of GoSky Sentinel, USA, for maintaining the computer nodes and worldwide meteor capture data.
 
  I had the pleasure of presenting this allsky camera equipment to the Tang Lung Elementary School as a gifted prototype for Taiwan schools. -Dirk Ross, Tokyo

Other Schools interested in purchasing allsky cameras please contact me by email at- Dirk Ross-
drtanuki@gmail.com  Thank you.

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First Meteor Capture- 24DEC2016 19:39:46.224UTC
Tang Lung Elementary School, PingTung, Taiwan
Sandia Allsky Network / TAIMON
c2016 TAIMON / Dirk Ross

Video of  TAIMON's PingTung, Taiwan first meteor capture- Event 20161224_193946_224

To view video requires a DOUBLE CLICK on play button to begin.
First Meteor Capture- 24DEC2016 19:39:46.224UTC
Tang Lung Elementary School, PingTung, Taiwan
TAIMON / Sandia Sentinel Allsky Network 
c2016 TAIMON / Dirk Ross

To view all video captured by this station (Node 41) see LINKhttp://goskysentinel.com/node/node41

Main website for all Nodes maintained- http://goskysentinel.com/

Tang Lung Elementary School is "SETTING the PACE NOW for the FUTURE!"
Tang Lung Elementary School cares-TLC!

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JAN2017

A meteorite recently slammed into Mars and left this giant black stain of a crater
Business Insider
Like Earth, planet Mars is a shooting gallery for rogue space rocks that zip around at tens of...

Not All that falls from the Sky is a Meteorite! B-52 Engine falls off Bomber over North Dakota!
One engine weighs over 2 tons. -LMH
- Popular Mechanics

Your Home Planet, as Seen From Mars
NASA/JPL
From the most powerful telescope orbiting Mars comes a new view of Earth and its moon, showing continent-size detail on the planet and the relative size of the moon.

The K7RA Solar Update
ARRL
Jon Jones, N0JK wrote: “Nice activity on 6-meter meteor scatter in the Quadrantids Meteor Shower Jan. 3, 2017. “I set up portable on 50 MHz at about ...

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07 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JAN2017

Risk of catastrophic asteroid impact 'real' – White House
RT
The US government has proposed an increased global effort to locate 300,000 or so Earth-impact risks and prepare for potential future meteor ...

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:42 AM PST
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017 NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017...

NASA's NEOWISE Mission Spies One Comet, Maybe Two
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
December 29, 2016
NASA's NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects
traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between
asteroid and comet. Another--definitely a comet----might be seen with binoculars
through next week....

NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System
NASA/JPL January 4, 2017
NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system - a time less than 10 million years after the birth of our sun. The missions, known as Lucy and Psyche, were chosen from five finalists and will proceed to mission formulation, with the goal of launching in 2021 and 2023, respectively....

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06 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JAN2017

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:42 AM PST
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017 NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017...

The White House finally reveals its plan to deal with a doomsday asteroids - and admits we're still ...
Daily Mail
Now the White House has released an official document describing the plan if a meteor or asteroid was to head our way, and it shows we are ...

IN PICTURES: Meteor shower lights up the Isle of Wight sky
Isle of Wight County Press
A METEOR shower was caught on camera by Isle of Wight County Press reader Richard O'Sullivan this week. Richard was travelling on the 4.15pm ...

Meteor
Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Meteor Taken by matthew chin on January 6, 2017 @ Hong Kong. Click photo for ... Details: 2017/1/6 Meteor, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. Comments ...

quadrantid meteor shower
CNY Observers & Observing
Caption: The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae in the constellation Orion the Hunter. The belt star Alnitak is the brightest star in the image, just above the ...

January the perfect month to start stargazing says Greenwich astronomer
London News Online (blog)
Another great treat is meteor showers. The first meteor shower of the New Year known as the Quadrantids occurs from 1st to the 6th January every ...

Meteor Crater Winslow, AZ
TripAdvisor
I visited this site many times as a kid on family road-trips, and wanted my kids to have the same experience albeit 30 years later. It used to be just a dirt ...

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05 January 2017

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches JAN 2017
c 2017 Dirk Ross
Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

There are currently 1 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of January 2017. I expect that 10 NEOs or more, 10LD  or less, will be discovered before month end. Expect some spectacular bolides, fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of  the less than 10LD NEOs and 13 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids, diameters ranging from 400m-3.8km, that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!
If you capture a video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunteATgmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

ObjectClose-Approach (CA) Date
(TDB)
YYYY-mmm-DD HH:MM ± D_HH:MM

CA Distance
Minimum

(LD/AU)




(2016 YC8)2017-Jan-18
9.35/0.02404



Date 05JAN2017
Source: NASA/ JPL  http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Original Table

RECENT CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(1998 YW5) 2017-Jan-010.134952.5270 m - 590 m20.021.43
226514 (2003 UX34) 2017-Jan-020.048919.0270 m - 590 m20.020.65
(2004 FG29) 2017-Jan-020.177269.017 m - 38 m26.010.84
(2007 AM) 2017-Jan-020.189473.7130 m - 280 m21.611.36
(2016 BQ) 2017-Jan-020.117945.912 m - 26 m26.83.36
(2016 YB8) 2017-Jan-040.030011.734 m - 77 m24.412.43
(2016 SD) 2017-Jan-040.114944.7480 m - 1.1 km18.712.06
(2016 XK) 2017-Jan-040.043316.960 m - 140 m23.27.82
(2016 XW17) 2017-Jan-040.120546.9230 m - 510 m20.424.68
(2016 UE101) 2017-Jan-040.147557.4160 m - 370 m21.07.08
Close Approach (CA) Distance is the distance between the Earth center and asteroid center.
** Diameter estimates based on the object's absolute magnitude.

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2001 SQ263) 2017-Jan-050.190874.292 m - 210 m22.310.57
(2016 QN11) 2017-Jan-050.167165.0180 m - 390 m20.914.88
(2016 YJ8) 2017-Jan-060.156460.954 m - 120 m23.45.94
(2017 AH3) 2017-Jan-060.167565.258 m - 130 m23.39.59
(2016 XJ2) 2017-Jan-060.071427.837 m - 83 m24.36.68
85990 (1999 JV6) 2017-Jan-070.069126.9450 m20.211.67
(2016 YK) 2017-Jan-080.034813.549 m - 110 m23.79.83
(2017 AJ3) 2017-Jan-080.110743.136 m - 82 m24.313.86
(2014 QD364) 2017-Jan-080.121147.19.7 m - 22 m27.24.86
(2014 LQ25) 2017-Jan-080.163263.5940 m20.029.29
(2012 NO) 2017-Jan-090.137653.5250 m - 570 m20.126.09
(2016 ND1) 2017-Jan-090.101339.424 m - 54 m25.24.70
(2017 AF3) 2017-Jan-110.038715.120 m - 44 m25.79.21
(2013 AS76) 2017-Jan-130.088934.656 m - 120 m23.410.74
(2016 YF11) 2017-Jan-140.142155.3180 m - 400 m20.912.20
438955 (2010 LN14) 2017-Jan-140.060323.5160 m - 360 m21.112.92
265482 (2005 EE) 2017-Jan-150.068426.6150 m - 330 m21.38.23
(2003 CR1) 2017-Jan-150.124348.4200 m20.010.92
(2016 AG166) 2017-Jan-150.169065.842 m - 94 m24.017.17
(2010 UY7) 2017-Jan-170.134852.55.3 m - 12 m28.58.21
(2016 YC8) 2017-Jan-180.02429.433 m - 73 m24.66.63
(2015 BB) 2017-Jan-180.035413.828 m - 62 m24.915.85
(2013 QC11) 2017-Jan-190.185772.3130 m - 280 m21.624.85
(2015 BG4) 2017-Jan-210.068626.715 m - 33 m26.33.87
(2016 YM1) 2017-Jan-220.106141.3100 m - 220 m22.17.19
(2011 CO14) 2017-Jan-240.059023.025 m - 57 m25.15.73
(2002 LS32) 2017-Jan-240.138453.9610 m - 1.4 km18.221.34
(2016 RM20) 2017-Jan-250.185972.315 m - 34 m26.24.68
7341 (1991 VK) 2017-Jan-250.064725.21.2 km - 2.7 km16.78.73
(2016 YZ) 2017-Jan-250.157661.4140 m - 320 m21.311.47
106589 (2000 WN107) 2017-Jan-260.160262.31.7 km - 3.8 km16.016.72
(2017 AK3) 2017-Jan-260.029311.430 m - 67 m24.710.86
(2016 YP4) 2017-Jan-260.032512.711 m - 23 m27.02.33
(2008 CM20) 2017-Jan-290.112143.6140 m - 310 m21.412.86
(2016 UU80) 2017-Jan-300.111443.4200 m - 440 m20.68.45
(2008 ER7) 2017-Jan-310.163863.7270 m - 590 m20.014.19
(2003 EZ16) 2017-Jan-310.168365.580 m - 180 m22.63.56
Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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