Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2010

New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25583/

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software
The discovery of a new crater in the Bayuda Desert in Sudan suggests that the next generation of crater hunters could be amateurs based at home.
"Let the crater rush begin."..... Enjoy, Bob V.
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Asteroid Crater Hunting From Your Home

Wired News
By Jess McNally Just days after a Google Earth–aided discovery of a meteor impact was announced in Science, yet another crater has been found using Google ...

Should we really risk ignoring an asteroid?

Telegraph.co.uk
Meteor Crater is an impact zone formed when a huge lump of rock crashed into the Earth's surface around 50000 years ago at a speed in excess of 20000 mph. ...

Arctic rocks reveal Earth's recipe

CBC.ca
And yet the proportions of their ingredients differ from those found in meteorites, reported the study led by Matthew Jackson at Boston University. ...

Meteor shower over Alabama heralded by large fireball

Christian Science Monitor
Meteor shower enthusiasts will be able to enjoy this year's Perseids this week, which will peak on the night of August 12. People look through telescopes to ...

Astronomers ask for help in Grimsby, Ont., Canada meteorite fall

Meteor Video
58 sec The Canadian Press Video
LONDON, Ont. - Astronomers at the University of Western Ontario are asking residents around Grimsby, Ont., to help in the hunt for ...
video.yahoo.com

PAGASA Meteor shower starts Tuesday night to peak Aug 12 Nation ...

Sky watchers may get a treat starting Tuesday night as the famous Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and ...

Community notes

Kansas City Star
Meteor shower: Earthlings are encouraged to view the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday night when the Earth passes through the orbit of the comet ...

Utahns might be able to catch a falling star this week

Salt Lake Tribune
Those who do attempt to see meteors in those evening hours likely will see only what astronomers call sporadics — the random meteor that would streak ...

Annual meteor shower to put on show in night sky

Helena Independent Record
The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected to be on Thursday night, but tonight, weather depending, will also be a good night to stay up late. ...

Perseid meteor shower makes impressive start

Christian Science Monitor
Perseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them. A meteor enters the earth's ...

First sighting of Perseids in Wiltshire

BBC News
He said: "What has been seen is a meteor, not a meteorite. A meteorite actually lands on the earth and is a lump of rock or stone that you can pick up. ...

Galloway Forest Park tipped for meteor spectacular

GO Outdoors
The Perseids meteor shower regularly peaks at this time of year, with Thursday night and Friday morning (August 12th and 13th) providing the greatest number ...

O.C. sky's alive with meteors, planets

OCRegister
And it warms up to what astronomers say could be a very good year for the Perseid meteor showers -- on dark mountaintops as many as 60 "shooting stars" per ...

Free viewing party for Perseid Meteor Shower

Explore Baltimore County
Storrs will lead a free stargazing party on the grounds of the Howard County Conservancy Thursday night to view the Perseid Meteor shower. ...

All eyes up for the Perseid meteor shower

Bermuda Sun
Stargazers may be able to spot shooting stars at a rate of around 50 per hour according to Eddie McGonagle of the Bermuda Astonomical Society of Bermuda. ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight

Boston Herald
Stargazing is on the agenda for many people this week with the annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak late Thursday and into early Friday. ...

Clear skies for tonight's meteor shower

National
Members of the Punjabi family watch the Perseids meteor shower from atop a sand dune near Lehbab, midway between Dubai and Hatta, last year. ...

Planet Triangle, Moon, Asteroid Sky Show Thursday

National Geographic
The famed Perseid meteor shower isn't the only sky show peaking Thursday. That same night, four planets, an asteroid, and the moon will huddle together in ...

Rinsey Cliff vantage point for meteor shower

Falmouth Penryn Packet
The open dark skies on Rinsey Cliff and Godolphin Hill have made experts identify it among the best areas to see this year's Perseids meteor shower with the ...

Doozy of a Meteor Show on Tap for Thursday Evening

CBS News
A three-day meteor shower is going to start around 10 pm, east coast time - and it's going to be a good one. Here's how NASA's Tony Phillips describes the ...

August Perseid meteor shower

Sun-Sentinel
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5 Things to Do This Weekend (Aug. 13-15)

Galesburg Register-Mail
If you haven't seen the Perseids meteor shower yet, you still have a chance this weekend, as the show is just passing its peak but should still be visible. ...

Powell to observe meteor shower

Osawatomie Graphic
Powell Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Kansas City invite Miami County residents to witness the Perseids meteor show Thursday night, ...

Public invited to meteor shower show

Penticton Western
Bad weather (ie clouds) will scupper the meteor and telescope viewing, but grounds will be open and talks given regardless. ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 11AUG2010

Astronomers Without Borders Newsletter August 2010

International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN)

SEEING THE MOON... in a whole new light!
2009 was a very big year for lunar exploration. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) began orbiting the Moon, returning more amazing images and more digital data in its first year than any other planetary mission in history. Meanwhile, Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashed into the Moon's south polar region in an unprecedented search for water below the Moon's surface.
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) follows NASA's first celebration of these historic missions as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in public events called "We're at the Moon!" (for LRO) and "National Observe the Moon Night" in the USA (for LCROSS). Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) is partnering with NASA missions and centers and others to bring the excitement of observing and learning about Earth's closest neighbor in space to the public -- putting the "International" into InOMN.
Get out and get others looking up and seeing the Moon...in a whole new light!
See the InOMN

website for all details.

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Astro Bob blog: Brand new ballgame

Duluth News Tribune
My daughter called at 11:30 last night to ask if there was a meteor shower going on. She and friend were at Brighton Beach on Lake Superior watching one ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2010 Showcase in the Sky on Wednesday Keen Observers The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky at GTA and even far beyond. On August 13, the meteor shower will reach its peak as early in the ...

CCRI observatory open for Perseid meteor display Warwick Beacon ... of Rhode Island's Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory will be open from 8 to 11 pm this Thursday so visitors might observe some of the Perseid meteor shower. ...

Perseid meteor shower set to light up night sky StarNewsOnline.com The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak for the year on the nights of Aug. 12 and 13. Astronomy buffs say this year will be an especially good time to ...

Meteor Showers: One Good Thing About Rural Life Blogcritics.org (blog) The Perseids meteor showers are peaking tomorrow evening, and I am reminded of the last time that I went out to watch them, which was back in 2007. ...

Gaze skyward to check out a meteor shower Shanghai Daily The Perseus meteor shower will dance across the sky from 2am to 3pm on Friday. On Friday evening, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Mercury will all be visible at the ...

Fireball over Alabama precedes Perseid meteor shower Christian Science Monitor The Perseid meteor shower announced its annual August arrival with a bright fireball over Alabama. The Perseid shower will peak this week. ...

Star Dust: Perseid meteor shower streaks through this week Sierra Sun Astronomer and big telescopes at the Perseid Meteor Shower Campout at Squaw Valley's High Camp. Associated Press/ROGER PTAK — Perseid Meteors Reach Their ...

Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe LiveScience.com Evidence suggests that a large meteorite smashed into this area long ago. The force of the impact shattered the ground and tossed broken and pulverized ...

Get Your Shooting Star On About - News & Issues (blog) Get to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on August 13 for an incredible opportunity to see shooting stars and the famous Perseid meteor shower. ...

Beech Fork State Park announces schedule for the week Huntington Herald Dispatch 11 pm — Night Skywatching- Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing. There is a Perseids Meteor shower taking place the tail end of this wee. ... Perseid Meteor Shower Unleashes Bright Fireball - Yahoo! News The Perseid meteor shower is peaking this week and announced its annual August arrival with a bright fireball over Alabama, NASA officials say. Astro Bob blog: Perseid meteor shower starts to heat up | Duluth ... What struck us most however was all the activity from the Perseid meteor shower. The peak of this annual summertime favorite occurs next Thursday night ... Sky gazers to witness celestial fireworks display tomorrow IBNLive.com PTI Kolkata, Aug 10 (PTI) Sky watchers will be able to witness a celestial fireworks display, a meteor shower, late tomorrow night through the predawn hours ... Perseids & Pizza Star Party at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center New Hampshire Magazine (blog) From 8pm – midnight, children and adults will have the chance to learn about the Perseid meteor shower, the most prominent meteor shower of the summer, ... Astro Photo Opportunities Santa Barbara Edhat Also, on both those nights, between about 11 PM and dawn, look for meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower. Observe from as dark a spot as you can ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 10AUG2010

Incoming CME could spark high-latitude auroras
Space Weather News for August 9, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

INCOMING CME: The solar eruption of August 7th might affect Earth after all. Newly-arriving data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) show a CME heading our way with a significant Earth-directed component. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the cloud arrives on August 10th. A movie of the CME is featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com

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Perseid Meteor Shower Unleashes Bright Fireball
Space.com
By Tariq Malik The Perseid meteor shower is peaking this week and announced its annual August arrival with a bright fireball over Alabama, NASA officials ...

Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe
SPACE.com Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:04 AM PDT
In the mountains of New Mexico, scientists have found evidence for an ancient meteorite strike -- even though the impact crater is long gone.　...

The August issue of Meteorite-Times is now up.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm

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Perseid Fireballs 9 august 2010 from Italy

here image and video two perseid fireball:
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/bolidi-e-superbolidi-riprese-video-f30/fireball-perseide-20100808_021707-t1193.htm

http://meteore.forumattivo.com/bolidi-e-superbolidi-riprese-video-f30/fireball-perseide-20100809_012453-1-ut-t1194.htm

Best Regards, Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN ( Italian Meteor and TLE Network )
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Another Italian fireball of the Perseids captured last night

Another fireball of the Perseids captured
last night, 08/08/2010 at 22:27:14, T.U.,
visual magnitude about -7.
Regards to all, Maurizio Eltri Venice, Italy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkbftSDqR0
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Clouds could ruin chances of seeing major meteor shower

The Local.de
The night sky over Germany will be ablaze this week as the annual Perseids meteor shower takes place, but cloud cover may scupper some stargazers' plans, ...

Perseid meteor shower 2010: Nasa says stargazers to enjoy dazzling space show Telegraph.co.uk British stargazers are this week set for one of the most spectacular views of a meteor shower in recent memory, Nasa scientists say. ...

Twin treat in night sky

Calcutta Telegraph
Stargazers are in for a busy week with the peak activity of a meteor shower coinciding with Venus, Mars and Saturn forming a small planetary triangle in the ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12-13, 2010, Moon conditions ideal for ...

Examiner.com
The 2010 Perseid meteor shower should be a spectacular show. This year's Perseid meteor shower should peak early during the night of August 12, 2010. ...

Galloway great for meteor shower

Galloway Today
GALLOWAY Forest Dark Sky Park could be a major hot spot for stargazers later this week as one of Britain's biggest meteor showers is due to hit the skies. ...

meteor-viewing cruise Aug. 11 Cape Gazette Fisherman's Wharf will host its first Meteor Shower Cruise from 10 pm, Wednesday, Aug. 11, to 6 am, Thursday, Aug. 12. This cruise will take viewers out ...

Putting on a show ReporterHerald.com The Larimer County Fair comes to an end this week, just as a meteor shower arrives. The annual Road Knights Blue Light Special car show and an appearance by ... Just ask us: What's up with meteor shower? Madison.com A. StarDate Online (www.stardate.org), the education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory, explains that a meteor shower is an ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Watching

Isthmus Daily Page
437-5210 Perseid Meteor Shower Event, Thursday, August 12th, 8:00 pm at Donald Park, Pop's Knoll Picnic Area. Donald Park Partnering with Madison ...

It's that time of year: Watch the Perseid Meteor showers

WHYY
A treat for star gazers this week as the Perseid meteor showers come into view. What is a meteor anyway? And what makes it shower? ...

Perfect Conditions For Seeing Stars This Week FOX 40 News WICZ TV The Perseid meteor showers are expected to light up local skies this week, peaking at a rate of one shooting star every minute. ... See all stories on this topic »

Another solar ejection to reach earth Tuesday WKYC-TV Also, August is the month of the annual Perseid meteor showers that are building toward a peak on August 12th. Observers are counting as many as 20 Perseids ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 9AUG2010

The Week Ahead: Nagasaki Ceremony, Meteor Shower, Obon Holiday

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Traffic will be intense as city workers head for Japan's countryside for the traditional Obon summer holiday. Monday: Commemorations in Nagasaki follow the ...

How To See The Best Meteor Showers Of The Year

Space Daily
by Staff Writers There are several major meteor showers to enjoy every year at various times, with some more active than others. For example, April's Lyrids ...

Perseid Meteor Shower due this week – shooting stars display

Only Kent (blog)
The Perseid meteor shower is a real spectacle and one of the highlights of the year for meteor shower watchers. We know many of you really enjoyed the Lyrid ...

Perseids fireball from Venice
August 5, 2010 at 00:53:25 T.U.
of visual magnitude -8
Best regards, Maurizio Eltri
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsnaath2sRU

Perseid fireball from Russia
of -5 mag and 9 sec train was captured
by my camera in the night 5/6 August:
Best regards, Mikhail Maslov
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhY0HwxwuE

A -10 mag Perseid fireball from Hungary
Some observers reported a very bright (Perseid) fireball yesterday (7th Aug)
about 19:44 UT in twilight from Hungary in NW direction near the horizon. Ernő
BERKÓ from Ludányhalaszi, Hungary (48° 07' N, 19° 30' E) estimated about -10
mag. and photographed with all-sky camera, see below:
Congratulation!, István Tepliczky
http://gallery.site.hu/u/Deepsky/pers2010/

Mauna Kea VIS open for Perseid Meteor Shower (Aug. 12)

Hawaii 24/7
(Editor's note: The Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station on Mauna Kea will be open to the public for meteor viewing. ...

Meteor Shower Coming Up!

KWTX (blog)
The Perseid Meteor Shower is going to happen August 12-13. The best time to view them is from Midnight to 4am. While it is common to see them throughout the ...

NH center to hold meteor shower event

WCAX
The center says the Perseid meteor shower is the most prominent meteor shower of the summer. They're calling the event "Perseids and ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 8AUG2010

SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH:
On Saturday, August 7th, magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 erupted. NASA spacecraft and many amateur astronomers photographed the blast, which produced a strong M1-class solar flare and hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space--apparently just missing the sun-Earth line. The explosion also made whooshing sounds in the loudspeakers of some shortwave radios. Visit http://spaceweather.com

for audio recordings and movies of this latest solar event. ...

AURORA RECAP: Last week's geomagnetic storm sparked Northern Lights as far south as Iowa in the United States, and some nice Southern Lights over Antarctica. For the latest images, start browsing here: http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01aug10_page4.htm

Astronomy Festival this week at Black Canyon

Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE - Colorado A free Astronomy Festival this week at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park offers solar gazing and a midnight meteor watch as the ...

Perseid meteors peak next week

Baltimore Sun (blog)
It's nearly time to start watching for the annual Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids, dust debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, peak next Thursday night ...

Cosmic Log - Get the most out of the meteor show

This year's Perseid meteor shower is shaping up as a beaut. The big night is next Thursday, but anytime now is a great time for skywatching - not only to ...

Perseid meteor shower to awe onlookers Examiner.com The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to awe onlookers next week with spectacular shooting stars. Next Thursday August 12th is the peak night for viewing, ...

CALENDAR: The Week Ahead (Aug. 9-15)

Montreal Gazette
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to hit its peak tonight. Opening in theatres today: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Eat Pray Love and The Expendables ...

Planet Parade and Perseid Meteor Shower in coming weeks

Kingsville Record
... skies the next couple of weeks as Mother Nature has a double-header in store -- an evening planetary show back-to-back with the Perseid meteor shower. ...

Perseid meteor shower spectacle

Examiner.com
By roughly 10pm, the planets and the moon will set and the fabulous Perseid meteor shower will begin. Streaks of falling debris from the trail of the Comet ...

'Astronomy parks' gearing up for Aug. 12 meteors

CTV.ca
Interpreters at Nova Scotia's Kejimkujik National Park are gearing-up to wow visitors with the wonders of the annual August 12 Perseid Meteor Shower under ...

Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower

You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night. ...

Meteor shower to light up the sky

WLUK
Astronomers say stargazers could be treated to a spectacular meteor shower next week.

Get the most out of the meteor show

msnbc.com (blog)
A Perseid meteor streaks toward the horizon in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Aug. 12, 2008. August's annual meteor shower is shaping up as a particularly ...

Look Up! Rare 3-Planet Sky Triangle Plus Stellar Meteor Shower

Space.com
This impressive gathering comes ahead of the annual Perseid meteor shower, a shooting star fest that will be at its best Aug. 11 to 13. ...

Excellent Perseid Meteor Shower Expected Aug. 11-13 Space.com By Joe Rao Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower — the Perseid meteor shower ... See all stories on this topic »

Mountain UFO sighting 'a combination of natural phenomena' GO Outdoors A simultaneous meteor shower and Earth tremor in the Berwyn Mountains were responsible for an incident dubbed "the Welsh Roswell", according to the Ministry ...

Events that won't make you break your piggy bank this week OregonLive.com 10 am-3 pm Saturday, Farm Far Away, 30866 S. Oswalt Road, Colton; free; 503-824-2233 Perseid Meteor Shower Watch OMSI, Rose City Astronomers and other ...

Brazil Meteor/Meteorite News 7AUG2010

Detienen en Brasil a un geólogo español por comprar un trozo de meteorito - Video

Qué.es - ‎8 時間前‎

Era su luna de miel en Brasil. La de Claudia, boliviana, y Benjamín, español residente en Bolivia. Toda va bien hasta que cogen el avión de vuelta y aparece la policía brasileña. Según explica Benjamín, la detención fue de lo más humillante, le llevaron a una celda con presos comunes y se le dieron pocas explicaciones. Se le acusa de llevarse un trozo de meteorito que compró a un agricultor. ... [story includes video about detention related to meteorite]

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Retenido en Brasil un alicantino por intentar sacar del país un meteorito

Qué.es - ‎2010年8月2日‎

Las autoridades de Brasil retienen a un ciudadano español, de Alicante, desde hace casi un mes por haber intentado viajar al exterior con un meteorito, ...

The last news about the meteorite that fell in Varre-Sai:

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/07/descoberta-de-meteorito-atrai-cacadores-ao-interior-do-rio.html

http://video.globo.com/Videos/Player/Noticias/0,,GIM1310639-7823-MORADORES+DO+INTERIOR+DO+RIO+DE+JANEIRO+ENCONTRAM+METEORITOS,00.html

http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/rio/html/2010/7/estrangeiros_cacam_no_rio_meteorito_de_r_1_milhao_96861.html

http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,queda-de-meteorito-movimenta-a-cidade-de-varre-sai-rj,584730,0.htm

http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cidade-no-rio-vira-alvo-de-cacadores-de-meteorito,585147,0.htm

This weekend Aug 7/8 will be transmitted to all Brazil a big report in a famous Brazilian TV Channel.

Meteor/Meteorite News 6AUG2010

Odessa meteor crater expert dies Odessa American Glen L. Evans, a prominent geologist who was in charge of exploration of the Odessa Meteor Crater from 1939 to 1941, died July 14. ... Planets Align For The Perseid Meteor Shower Space Daily When they leave, following the sun below the horizon, you should stay, because that is when the Perseid meteor shower begins. From 10 pm until dawn, ...

Last hurrah for northern lights?

msnbc.com (blog)
But even if you're far south of the aurora zone, don't take your eyes off the skies: The summer's biggest meteor show is just getting started. ...

Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower NASA Science

Mark your calendar: On Thursday, August 12th, an alignment of planets in the sunset sky will kick off the finest meteor shower of 2010, the Perseids. ...

Today on New Scientist: 5 August 2010
New Scientist Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:09 AM PDT
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: meteorite trading, the benefits of not treating a fever and Dr Dre's move into science ...

Davisite and Grossmanite: Born with the Solar System
Newswise Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:31 AM PDT
Davisite and Grossmanite were two of the first solids to form when an interstellar gas cloud collapsed to form the sun. Found in the Allende meteorite, they now carry the names of Andrew Davis and Lawrence Grossman, professors in geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago. ...

Hundreds of shooting stars to be visible from Cedar Breaks

Deseret News
CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT — Cedar Breaks will host a special evening of "shooting star" viewing during the Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. ...

Perseid meteor shower begins: Tips for best viewing times and locations in Ontario

Examiner.com
The summer's most exciting display of meteor showers - the Perseids - has begun. According to the International Meteor Organization, the New Moon offers ...

The Brightest Meteor Shower of the Year Takes Place This Month

Greenwich Citizen
The most dynamic meteor show of the year will take place on the night of August 12-13. This yearly shower is called the Perseid since it appears to radiate ...

Curtain call for northern lights?

Ski Channel
... meteorological phenomena is on its way. A large meteor shower is developing, as the Perseid meteor shower are set to make their arrival a week from tonight. ...