15 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2010

Perseid meteor shower occurs during the week

StarCityNews.com
Perseid meteor shower going on there for a week, and the peak occurred on the second night. According to the United States space agency, NASA, the meteor ...

Perseid Meteor Shower August 2010 a Beautiful Natural Display of Fireworks (VIDEO)

Associated Content
Perseid meteor shower August 2010 is underway, as the meteor shower began on July 23 and extends until August 24. The peak of this year's Perseids was ...

Looking toward the heavens

Pittsburg Morning Sun
By ANDREW NASH Josh Cochran, Greenbush observatory director, believes that meteor showers are a show for everyone. “I think the thing that's great about ...

500 show up to American West Heritage Center's meteor event

The Herald Journal
The Friday event coincided with the height of the Perseid meteor shower, which creates a steady stream of shooting stars in late summer. ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Adorns the Sky Again

TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Meteor shower is back this year. Each year during this time, the Earth passes through the orbit of a comet called Swift-Tuttle, which results in a meteor ...

El Paso skycam records large meteorite
Video
A skycamera in El Paso, Texas, recorded the basketball-ized meteorite that lit up the early morning sky Tuesday. Video from ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2010


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Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Time to Watch Shooting Stars is After ...

The Perseid Meteor Shower tonight will be best seen from about midnight to dawn, in places with few outside lights and clear weather.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/perseid-meteor.../story?id...


Perseid meteor shower nears peak - BostonHerald.com

Instead of staring at the TV late Thursday night, how about staring at the sky? Stargazing is on the agenda for many people this week with the annual ...

14 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2010

Perseid meteor showers: Ancient sky show plays again tonight

Seattle Times
Stargazers gather to watch the Perseid meteor showers this week. The showers coincide not only with beautiful summer weather and weekend viewing ...

Was it really a meteorite?
The Daily Jeffersonian Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:24 AM PDT
QUAKER CITY -- A Quaker City man continued his quest Thursday for answers as to the nature and origin of a rock that he believes may be a meteorite. That quest led him to Columbus on Wednesday, ... [same swimming pool rock...
hoax]

Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight—How to See Perseids

A moonless night and the chance we're passing through a meteor clump make this year's Perseids extra promising, experts say.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../100811-science-space-stargaz...


Perseid meteor shower returns on Thursday night

Perseid meteor shower returns on Thursday night, Shower is one of the most reliable of the year. ...

Meteor shower lights up the sky

Reuters
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over El Torcal nature park reserve in the southern Spanish town of Antequera, near Malaga, early August 13, ...

Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky

Washington Post
The annual Perseid meteor shower brightened up the night sky, creating a spectacle for stargazers all over the globe. ...

Perseid meteor shower probably won't pelt spacewalking astronauts, says NASA

Christian Science Monitor
The Perseid meteor shower poses minimal risk to spacewalking astronauts trying to repair the International Space Station, and might even offer them a ...


Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Skies With Shooting Stars

ABC News
By NED POTTER If you went outside between midnight and dawn this morning, and the Perseid meteor shower of 2010 was good to you, you could see the sky ...
Images from around the world, including the Perseid meteor shower, the Vintage ...

Washington Post
A meteor streaks across the starry sky over Stonehenge, in Salisbury Plain, England. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes ...
Star parties this weekend

Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
In addition to the meteor showers, you can see Venus, Mars and Saturn really well right now. We saw them the other night without a telescope! ...

Perseid meteor shower lives up to its promise

msnbc.com
The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn Friday, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people ...
Space Photos This Week: Meteor, Epic Iceberg, and More

National Geographic
While an electric-lighted line of mountain climbers snakes toward it, a meteor streaks over Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro in a photograph released Monday. ...
How To See The Meteor Shower - Easily!

News Fire
Anyone who missed this week's Perseid Meteor display due to Britain's cloudy summer skies and city haze can take solace in Explorers' newest astronomy tour, ...
Perseid Meteor Shower 2010: Last Chance to View in the Sky Tonight

Keen Observers
Perseid Meteor Shower August 2010 Tonight – People might wonder during the month of August, when they are on vacation in the country where skies are dark, ...

See meteor shower light up skies over Surrey

BBC News
UK star-gazers have reported seeing dozens of shooting stars as the Perseid meteor shower reached its climax overnight. The Royal Astronomical Society says ...

NASA video explains the Perseid meteor shower and viewing opportunities

Examiner.com
Tonight is the night for a display that only comes once a year – the Perseid meteor shower. With the moon down and out of the way, places with clear skies ...

Heads up, Israel! Annual meteor shower promises spectacular show

Ha'aretz
By Asaf Shtull-Trauring The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to peak late Thursday night, promises to be the one of the best displays of the ...

Wish Upon a Meteor

Boone Mountain Times
by Lauren K. Ohnesorge The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Thursday and, according to astronomer and Appalachian State University professor Dan ...

Perseid meteor shower tonight may be spoiled by rain, clouds

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Meteors of the Perseid meteor are often seen in these days most. If the sky remains clear the conditions are ideal - the moon does not affect the ...

13 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 13AUG2010



Meteorwatch-Meteor Mayhem

1 min
Video Compilation of Perseid Meteors recorded on the evening of the 10th/ morning of the 11th of August 2010 for Meteorwatch ...
youtube.com

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Quick Perseid Summary

by Bob Lunsford- posted on Meteorobs.org
Rates were unimpressive this morning (Aug 12) but bright meteors were aplenty. The best was a yellow -7 Perseid fireball that shot overhead and left a twisting train that lasted for nearly 30 seconds. Earlier, there was a -5 Perseid that shot down toward Polaris and left a 45 second train. Many others were of negative magnitudes, but not fireballs. An impressive -2 earthgrazing Eridanid was a highlight of the night. I think the highlight of the night was an intense orange, -3 Alpha Capricornid, that lasted 3 seconds and fragmented toward the end of its flight.
Data will follow....
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The Latest Information of Perseids 2010
(The International Project for Radio Meteor Observation)
====Updated: 14:00UT 12th August.
Using worldwide radio data, the latest information of Perseids 2010 is updated.
http://www.amro-net.jp/meteor-results/08_per/2010per.html

The unusual activity has not been seen yet.
If you have radio date, please send me your free format (I hope RMOB format) from 1st August.
I really appreciate world radio meteor observers !!
With best wishes,
Hiroshi Ogawa
(The Nippon Meteor Society)
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Space Weather News for August 12, 2010
http://spaceweather.com


PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. Earth is passing through a wide stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, and each time a fleck of comet dust hits Earth's atmosphere--flash!--there is a meteor. Forecasters say the shower will peak on Thursday, August 12th, and Friday, August 13th. You can see Perseids flitting across the sky at any time between about 10 pm on Thursday evening and sunrise on Friday morning. Observers who get away from city lights can expect to count dozens of meteors per hour, especially during the dark hours before dawn.

Tune into http://spaceweather.com
for full coverage of the shower, including a live meteor radar, a "fireball cam," updated meteor counts and pictures from around the world. ...
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Meteor Shower May Be Visible Thursday Night

25 sec video YouTube
The Perseids peak is August 12-13, and with little cloud cover the next two nights, viewing should be good.
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Meteor shower to light up skies tonight

USA Today
Tonight and tomorrow night marks peak viewing for one of the most prolific and awe-inspiring annual meteor showers visible in North America, the Perseids, ...

Perseid meteor shower tonight: It's a spectacular troublemaker

Christian Science Monitor
Perseid meteor shower tonight is at its peak. It's the only meteor shower known to have killed a satellite and delayed a space-shuttle launch. ...
Year's best meteor shower to peak Thursday night

Montreal Gazette
By Andrew Fazekas, The Gazette August 12, 2010 1:06 PM A meteor streaks towards the horizon during the annual Persied shower in Florida in August 2008. ...
Perseid Meteor Shower Poses Minimal Risk to Spacewalking Astronauts

Space.com
By Tariq Malik The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, promising dazzling fireball displays to lucky skywatchers, but the cosmic rain of space rocks hasn't ...
North America To View Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight

UK Today News
If there are cloudy skies, the it will be difficult to view the meteor shower. According to the NASA astronomers, an average of about 75 meteors per hour ...

Ohio man says he was hit by a meteorite

NewsNet5.com
Pat Foraker, of Quaker City, believes the small rock was a meteorite. “This thing came and hit me on the left shoulder,” Foraker said, holding the object. ... [my opinion- hoax]


Perseid meteor shower: what you should know

Boston Globe
The yearly Perseid meteor show is expected to be visible tonight and here's all you need to know about getting a glimpse of the celestial light show. ...

What's Up...Meteor shower coming

Grant Tribune Sentinel
12, because you don't want to miss the annual Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids are one of the premium meteor showers of the year. ...


How-to: Photographing the Perseid Meteor Shower

Popular Photography Magazine
If you dwell in a big, bright city with a lot of lights, your chances of catching a worthwhile meteor image are going to be slim. You're going to be dealing ...

Meteor shower August 2010: how you can get the best view

Christian Science Monitor
Meteor shower August 2010 peak comes early Friday. Emanating from the constellation Perseid, the meteor shower could yield sightings in some locations of up ...

It's prime time to see (and hear) meteors

msnbc.com
A bright Perseid meteor streaks over buildings at the Stellafane amateur astronomy convention in Springfield, Vt., on Aug. 7. Alan Boyle writes:When the ...
Showered With Stars

Huffington Post (blog)
On the evening of August 12-13 we will be able to see the wondrous Perseid meteor showers, which shoot up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. ...
Planetarium Holds Free Meteor Shower Event

WESH Orlando
The Seminole State Planetarium is hosting a free event that it said will give residents a front seat to a meteor shower on Thursday night. ...

Searchlights off for Perseid meteor showers, please

The Desert Sun
Regarding the Perseid meteor showers (Aug. 11-14): We remind businesses not to use Klieg lights (searchlights) on any of these nights. ...

Starry, starry nights thanks to meteor showers

Newsdurhamregion.com
It's the dark of the moon right now, or close to it -- one of the most important factors for a good view of the Perseid meteor showers. ...


After midnight, Perseid meteor shower may steal show

Boston Globe
By Travis Anderson The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to begin around 10, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said, ...
Let's Talk About: Meteor showers

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Dan Malerbo, Buhl Planetarium and Observatory If you look at the sky long enough on any clear night, you can see a meteor or "shooting star. ...
Annual meteor shower tonight

Herald Zeitung
By Bryan Shettig The Herald-Zeitung | 0 comments NEW BRAUNFELS — Comal County residents looking to stargaze tonight should be able to see a meteor shower ...
Nation/world briefs

The Detroit News
Later, the fabled Perseid meteor shower will adorn the night with up to 50 shooting stars an hour. That show begins at twilight. • Ex.-Ill. Rep. ...

If skies are clear, a meteor shower beckons Thursday night into Friday morning

Kansas City Star
A spectacular meteor shower will peak as the Earth hurtles through the trail left by an ancient comet. It's an annual event called the Perseid meteor shower ...

Pretty meteor shower forecast for Friday

Viet Nam News
HA NOI — One of the prettiest meteor showers of the year was expected to be seen early Friday morning throughout Viet Nam, said Dang Vu Tuan Son head of ...


Perseid meteor shower in Reno area to peak on Thursday night

Reno Gazette-Journal
The Perseid meteor shower that shoots across the summer sky each year will be at its most prolific Thursday night and Friday morning, said amateur ...

Dr. Igal Patel, where will you watch tonight's meteor shower?

Ha'aretz
By Asaf Shtull-Trauring The Perseids, one of the most striking meteor showers that will take place this the year, will be visible tonight. ...
Are Meteor Showers True Risks To Satellite Companies? (BA, DGI, GEOY, GILT ...

24/7 Wall St. (blog)
This comes annual via the Perseid Meteor Shower that has started over the last weekend. Space.com noted “The peak of this year's Perseids is forecast to ...
Look Up: What's in the Sky This Week?

DCist.com
Last week, we told you to keep an eye out for the Perseid meteor shower. Tonight and tomorrow will be the best nights for this year's show, as up to 50-80 ...
Lie back' and enjoy meteorite shower
BBC News Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:03 AM PDT
Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock explains how to watch the best meteor shower over the UK in recent memory...
Perseid meteor shower 2010 returns to light up the night sky

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesA Perseid meteor streaks across the sky early August 12, 2008 near Rogers Spring in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. ...

Toledo Astronomical Association hosts meteor shower party Friday

WTOL.com
In addition Mid-August provides the Persiad meteor show, the most reliable of the year. To celebrate these the Toledo Astronomical Association will be ...

Raw Video: Perseid Meteor Shower

59 sec video on YouTube
KOCO's Brandon Foster shot this video from the skies near Jones on Wednesday night.
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Perseid meteor shower: Your photos

Washington Post
Please verify that your e-mail address is correct. Your e-mail will not be publicly available, but may be used by editors to contact you in the future ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: Chat and tweet NASA astronomer, peak meteor times ...

Prime Writer News Network
NASA astronomer Bill Cooke is hosting a live chat during tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower. The NASA chat began at 11:00 pm and will run until 5:00 am Though ...


San Diego stargazer catches meteor shower on tape

KFMB
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the year's most highly anticipated and photographed celestial shows occurring this time every August. ...

Meteor Shower August 2010 Live Video/Audio Feed

Damego
You can just sit back and relax in front of your computer and watch the meteor shower live on your screen. This live video/audio feed is from the Nasa ...


Perseid meteor shower: August 2010 marks more than just a show

Christian Science Monitor
Researchers will be gathering data during the Perseid meteor shower. August 2010 is part of a renaissance for meteor science in the US after nearly two ...
Spectacular Sight In Atlanta Skies Tonight

WSB Atlanta
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meterologist Glenn Burns says several planets will align with the moon, followed by a very visible meteor shower. ...

Ohio Man Says He Was Hit By Meteorite
KSAT San Antonio Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:38 AM PDT
An Ohio man claims he was hit in the shoulder by a chunk of meteorite falling from the sky Sunday night.
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Ohio Man Claims He Was Hit By Meteorite
Cleveland Scene Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:08 AM PDT
Pat Foraker of Quaker City, Ohio, doesn't believe that a neighbor or a prankster threw a rock at him. He believes that the small rock that struck his shoulder was a meteorite.
...
Perseid meteor showers = shooting stars

Washington Post (blog)
Tonight is one of the peak nights for the Perseid meteor showers. Skywatch's Blaine Friedlander says that the crescent moon is expected to set at 9:22 pm ...

12 August 2010

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. ...