Thibodaux Louisiana Bright Fireball 10NOV2010 Other Meteor Reports Meteor/Meteorite News 11NOV2010

Readers Meteor Sighting Reports:

Thibodaux La.(Southwest of New Orleans) 9:30pm CST 10NOV2010- Bright Fireball
"I'm from Thibodaux La.(Southwest of New Orleans) and I saw a very bright light streak across the sky tonight (Wednesday 11/9/10) at about 9:30pm. I was outside in my back yard and looking down when my whole yard lit up. I then looked up and saw a very bright ball streaking across the sky (I presume a meteor or space debris) with a long orange trail behind it. The white light burned out but, the long orange trail behind it glowed for about 2 to 3 seconds until it burned out. The event lasted about 4 to 5 seconds. It looked like something burning very hot across the sky. It was coming from the Northwest and heading to the Southeast but actually died out right overhead. I didn't hear a sound, although I thought I would possibly hear a crash or see something fall to the ground but, it seemed to disintegrate above me." -Morgan  (contact info)

Jackson,Mississippi 2100-2130 CST 10NOV2010

Guest694 (guest):"November 10,between 2100 and 2130 cst, fireball south of Jackson,Mississippi. It had a greenish tint and fragmented before it disappeared." Anon.

AMAZING FIREBALL OVER BATON ROUGE, LA 10NOV@9:30PM
My friend here at work just told me about an amazing earth grazer he saw last night around 9:30PM-10PM from a field behind his apartment as he walked his dog...
He saw it flash overhead and it was bright enough to see in his sky over Burbank and Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge. It appeared to be heading SE. Not only did the flash catch his attention, but it left a vapor trail that covered almost a full 90 degrees of the sky! It dissapated quickly within a second. Here's the really amazing part.. he heard either a low sonic boom or impact a few seconds later!!!! (mcramb please email me). mcaramb (no contact info)

New Orleans, Louisiana
Last night (11/10/10) at about 9:20-9:30 PM, I was near Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans and saw what I guess was a meteor shoot from East to NW very low overhead. It was bright neon green with a green tail that changed to orange as it sped by. It seemed to be about the size of a softball, and I thought it must be some kind of large Roman candle flare because it was so close to earth (not way up high like shooting stars). It seemed to be just a little higher than the roofline of my 2-story house. It lasted just a few seconds. I expected to hear something when it hit the ground, but I never heard or saw it because it fell behind a house out of my line of sight (or else it just burned up). I've seen many, many shooting stars in my 50+ years, but NEVER anything even close to this! It was so LOW and BIG! I doubt I'll ever experience it again. Did anyone else by chance see this? - NolaLady (no contact info)


Other Reports: 

London,Ontario 2:10AM EST 11NOV2010
 "I live in London,Ontario.Saw something bright possibly a meteor coming down NW while driving west down oxford street. Was gone in seconds. Never seen anything like it figured I'd tell you guys here. It happened around 2:10am~ EST" - JASON (no contact info)

Encinitas,California about 9:40 PST 10NOV2010

Guest219 (guest): "I live in Encinitas,California, near the Pacific Coast. At about 9:40 tonight I saw in the NW sky a bright meteor descend nearly straight down and end in a bright flash of white light before hitting the ground. I heard no sound and can not tell how far away it was. It lasted about 2 seconds but I could not see where it began due to the roof overhead." Anon

Charlotte NC 4:15am. Nov.10NOV2010 

"Meteor in the southwest sky of Charlotte NC area looked like a fireball. Nov.10/2010 @4:15am." Yvette (anon)


Barberton Ohio 6:40-7:00 pm EST 10NOV2010
Guest2 (guest): "just saw a fire ball in the sky like 20 mins ago
 im in barberton ohio, it was so clear i could see the fire"  (anon)



Flomaton, Alabama 4:59pm Date?  NOV2010
My children and I saw this in Flomaton, Alabama looking west. It was moving southwest and it was at 4:59 p.m. central time. Wasn't sure what it was and came across your website. -photo of UFO- plane?/meteor? (contact info)
 

Meteor/Meteorite News 11NOV2010


Meteorite Men: Meteorace : Video : Science Channel
Steve and Geoff are off and running. Who can find a meteorite first?

EarthSky Tonight—Nov 11, North Taurid meteors during night
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You're likely to see the most North Taurid meteors in the wee hours – just after midnight. This shower is going on now and might continue through the ...

Leonids will brighten November sky Examiner.com Several meteor showers this month will brighten the night sky across the Capital Region of upstate New York and much of the United States. ...

In our skies: Meteor show on tap Benson News Sun Don't miss the Leonids Meteor Shower which peaks on Nov. 17-18. Expect up to about 40 meteors per hour. As usual, the best viewing will be after midnight. ... El Paso TX All Sky Meteor Detection Camera Blog Site: Meteor ... By ElPaso AllSky Camera This blog is for the discussion of primarily West Texas, Southern and Central New Mexico, Eastern Arizona and Northern and Northwestern Mexico meteor/meteorite events. Significant USA, as well as Major Worldwide event news will be ... The Leonid meteor shower fast approaches - Astronomy Magazine As the days get colder and shorter, the return of the Leonid meteor shower grows closer as well. The annual shower lasts from November 10 through the 23rd ... Northern Arizona's Meteor Crater - Los Angeles Travel Photography ... Although there are many larger terrestrial sites, Meteor Crater is definitely the best preserved and most fascinating impact site on our planet.

Alberta Canada Rat Invasion 10NOV2010

Rat Attack on NOVA
Poised for the NEXT Meteorite Hunt in Canada With RATS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95c8GXU8_7g

Story here: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2010/11/rats-may-soon-be-trained-to-search-for.html

Rats May Soon be Trained to Search for Meteorites Meteor/Meteorite News 9NOV2010

Rats to be Trained to Search for Meteorites

posted on YouTube by apopovideos 115,822 views




 Rats Rule, Dogs Left to Drool for Meteorites!
Belgian trained African Giant Pouched Rats now being used to search for landmines will soon be trained by meteorite hunters to hunt for meteorites, predicts LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan. Rats have an acute sense for smell and are extremely accurate in detection; rat "packs" will soon be used to search meteorite strewn fields in Brazil, Slovakia, Canada, the United States and elsewhere, e (Rats! Alberta. Canada rats are prohibited by Law; source: RMCA (Rat and Mouse Club of America).
  The Belgians have been working on this technique for years and will be the first to demonstrate in the field. It is rumoured that NASA (USA), JAXA (Japan) and ESA (Europe) are planning rapid response teams of rats for recovery of newly fallen meteorites.
" Dogs will soon be out of use due to their large size and food consumption; rats are "in"". Tintin, Hopper The Meteorite Dog and Brix The Dog will soon only be on late night TV re-runs?


Wikipedia, HeroRats

(link)

Hopper the Meteorite Dog

posted on YouTube by meteorfright 511 views Hopper

Brix Brix the Dog 

隕石 ニュース US & Canada Meteor Reports Continue- Meteor/Meteorite News 9NOV2010

Meteor Reports Continue from 7NOV2010- 8NOV2010 Night (USA and Canada) `til Now
  For 7NOV2010 we had at least 10 reports of meteor sightings including Monroe, Ohio (8NOV2010); Georgia (Georgia/Carolina border); Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; Stevens Point, WI; Phoenix, AZ; LaVergne, TN; Georgia; Knoxville, TN; Missiauga, Ontario; and Kingman AZ.  For the details see the meteor/meteorite news for 8NOV2010.

New Meteor Reports from Readers Today:

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Hamilton Ontario 5:42pm 7OCT2010
Guest746 (guest):"Sunday Nov 7 - Large meteor sighting in Hamilton Ontario lasting approximately 10 seconds across the Northern sky travelling east to west at exactly 5:42 p.m."  anon.

Willis, Texas 3-4UT 9NOV2010
"In the space of about an hour last night (3-4UT Nov 9), from our back yard north of Houston, my wife and I noticed four magnitude 2ish slow meteors that appeared to track back to an area near Nu Andromedae. At Meteor Showers Online I read that the current radiant of the Andromidids is RA=26 deg, DEC=+37 deg which is inside a 10 degree radius of my estimate. I do not even see them listed at the AMS Showers page. Could the 4 we saw be fragments from the late comet Biela?" - Kenneth Drake (contact info)

Lizella, Georgia 8:15pm EST 8NOV2010
We saw a fireball streak across the sky last night about 8:15 pm. I have seen shooting stars before but they are tiny compared to the size of this. I assume it was a meteor. Lizella is in the middle of the state. (contact info)

Garden Grove,California 9:34 PST 8NOV2010

Guest6769 (guest): "At exactly 9:34 tonight I live in Garden Grove,California, I saw the biggest and brightest meteor, falling from the North heading south. Head was Extra Bright Silver,with orange on it's back end with a long glowing tail, Only saw it 2-4 seconds as it dropped below the roof top..." Anon

Dana Point, California about 9:45 pm PST Nov 8 2010

Guest296 (guest): "Big Shooting star in western sky off Dana Point California about 9.45 pm Nov 8 2010 going from NW to SW slightly orange in color and multiple segments as it burned up." Anon

Plymouth, MN 8NOV2010

Guest62 (guest): "I just saw a meteor, not ten minutes ago" Anon

Tucson, Az 1832MST 8NOV2010

Guest589 (guest):"1832MST near Tucson,AZ. Meteor on 280 radial from Oro Valley almost straight down but tending south." Anon


Fireball over Northern Kentucky 5:40PM EST 8NOV2010

"I was riding on the bus from Cincinnati to my home in Fort Wright, Kentucky about 5:40 PM EST on 11/08/2010m when I noticed a vapor trail lit up by the setting sun to the west of me.  I could still see it when I got off the bus and was walking down my street.  It had the appearance of a comet but I could tell it was somethng in the atmosphere.  The vapor trail was lengthening and shortening while I was watching.  I saw this for about six (6) minutes before it burned up or disappeared. Was this a meteorite of some space junk burning up? Regards, Michael Sheehy" (contact details)

Evansville Indiana 5:30 7NOV2010

"I saw the 11/7 fireball. I live in Evansville, Indiana. I believe it was around 5:30 pm daylight savings time. Looked like it was just falling straight down to the north. Had small trail behind it and looked emerald green. It seemed extremely close, in fact, i thought it was fireworks for a split second.   It seemed to burn out in the sky on the way down with what appeared to be an explosion, although i didnt hear anything. Lasted about 3-5 seconds." - Trista (contact info)

Prattville, Alabama 6:40 CST 7NOV2010

"I also saw the meteor that everyone is reporting on Sunday  evening of Nov 7, 2010.   I am an environmental scientist and have spent a lifetime in the outdoors but I have never seen any meteor that appeared so large.   At approximately 6:40 or so central time  I was traveling east near Prattville, Alabama (North of Montgomery).  The fireball appeared at about 30 degrees in the Southeast night sky.   It appeared to being traveling  to the southsouth west of prattville Alabama.   The angle of fall seemed "steep" perhaps at 70 degrees or so.   I saw the meteor traveling this path for about  2 seconds or so. 

   Currently I am looking out a window and I see a standard telephone pole with a light attached about 150 yards away.   The meteor seemed to be approximately the same size as the telephone  pole light but at a distance of what appeared to be 30 miles or so away.    I did not see a impact flash but there did appear to be a fire trail.  To be honest I was kind of scared or made uneasy, due to what appeared to be a very large meteor nearing impact.   I felt like it was very possible that the meteor made impact  southwest of montgomery alabama." - Allen C (contact info, tele) - Good observations!

Meteor/Meteorite News 9NOV2010

PASSING- Dean Miera a meteorite hunter and a good man was killed in a car accident in New Mexico while on duty.He will truly be missed by all. RIP

Meteor Showers will Brighten November Sky

AccuWeather.com (blog)
By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer The Leonids meteor shower provided an exciting eastern sky over Montpelier and Barre, Vt., ...

Building an asteroid early impact warning system on the cheap

SmartPlanet.com (blog)
But it is one data point in a worrying trend of minor to midsize impacts and explosions–a house-sizedmeteor that vaporized in a 50-kiloton explosion over ...

POSSIBLE COMET OUTBURST:

 A comet discovered just a few 
days ago by amateur astronomers in Japan is gliding by 
Saturn in the pre-dawn sky.  Comet Ikeya-Murakami 
(C/2010 V1) is not visible to the unaided eye, but 
observers say it is a fairly easy target for backyard 
telescopes.  Images obtained over the weekend reveal 
what appears to be an outburst in progress.  The comet's 
coma (atmosphere) bears a striking resemblance to the 
coma of Comet Holmes, which famously exploded in 2007.

Space Weather News for Nov. 8, 2010

http://spaceweather.com

  

St. Louis sees a cosmic shower

KMOX.com
What it was was a meteor shower with conditions just about right Saturday night hours around sunset. Astronomers say they believe Saturday night's meteor ...

AccuWeather.com - Astronomy | Comet Outbursts and Meteor Showers

A newly discovered comet could be getting brighter, and there are a couple of meteor showers to watch for over the next couple of weeks.

The Leonid meteor shower fast approaches

Astronomy Magazine
By Bill Andrews — Published: November 9, 2010 Leonid meteors rain down in mid-November, although a waxing gibbous Moon makes conditions less than ideal. ...

N.C. booms: Methane? Meteor? Cause still unclear The Virginian-Pilot Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:49 PM PST WILMINGTON, N.C. It's not clear what caused those booms that rattled North Carolina's south coast last week. But methane escaping from the ocean or even a small meteorite have been suggested as culprits. John Huntsman is an associate professor of geology at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He heard a boom on Friday but isn't sure of the cause. There was a second Saturday.

NC booms: Methane? Meteor? Cause unclear The Daily Reflector Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:54 PM PST WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) â It's not clear what caused those booms that rattled North Carolina's south coast last week. But methane escaping from the ocean or even a small meteorite have been suggested as culprits.

Mysterious booms rock N.C. coast Greensboro News & Record Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:09 AM PST WILMINGTON (AP) â It's not clear what caused those booms that rattled south coast last week. But methane escaping from the ocean or even a small meteorite have been suggested as culprits. John Huntsman is an associate professor of geology at UNC-Wilmington. He heard a boom on Friday but isn't sure of the cause. There was a second Saturday. read more ... NC booms: Methane? Meteor? Cause unclear WLOS But methane escaping from the ocean or even a small meteorite have been suggested as culprits. John Huntsman is an associate professor of geology at the ... Planets, Meteors, Comets and more WHYY (blog) Keep an eye out for the Taurid meteor shower happening this week, although it's not very impressive. Only about 5 meteors per hour come from the shower, ...

METCOMLINE Meteors? 7NOV2010 Meteor/Meteorite News 8NOV2010

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Monroe, Ohio 8NOV2010

"I cannot believe the Bolide that I saw this morning at 4:20 or 4:25AM, I was outside 
sitting on my daughters deck drinking coffee in the cold,(waiting to go hunting) when looking south. The bigest, brighest  "slow moving" meteor I have ever seen came out of the western 
sky and headed south east. I was in Monroe Ohio, which is between Cincinnati and Dayton. It came in very low in the sky! with sparks trailing.  As it was 10 to 15 degrees above the Horizon there was a Very Bright Flash that lit up the sky and it looked like the front or bottom blew out as it fragmented.
  At this Time it entered the city sky light of west Chester, Ohio which is directly south of Monroe, and I lost sight of it complety. This is the 1st one like this I have ever seen and will never forget it. It was far enough away that I heard no sound.
  There must be alot people traveling south on I-75 and I-71 who saw this, so we 
should hear more reports today.
  Also, I now see why some people think there seeing a jet on fire, It was moving 
at the speed you would think a jet would. MY 1ST, WAY TOO COOL!" - DAVE M. (contact info)


Georgia 7NOV2010 (georgia/ south carolina border)

"I saw a white fireball in the sky on Sun Nov 8, 2010.  It was approximately 7:35 pm eastern standard time. The light was at the georgia/ south carolina border. I was traveling south on I-95, at first  I thought it was a plane crashing, but there was no explosion. I guess it was a meteor. It lasted only about 10 seconds, It was a little scary though."

--Tzana (contact info on file)

Sault Ste Marie 7NOV2010
Guest513 (guest): "In Sault Ste Marie,Ontario I saw a bright object moving Quickly across the eastern sky at 6:40 PM,EST on Nov 7, 2010. It was travelling in a north to south direction." (no name or contact info)

Stevens Point, WI 7NOV2010
Guest938 (guest): "i saw a meteorite about 7 pm central sunday Nov 7 time right outside of stevens point wi heading what looked like north to south west" (no name or contact info)

Phoenix, AZ 7NOV2010
Guest8 (guest): "In Phoenix AZ my mom was sitting on her patio at 6:30 pm. She came running in the apartment and said she just saw the largest light fly across the sky. She said it came from the southwest and moved toward the northeast. It was so large and falling so fast she thought a plane was crashing. After it fell behind the trees, she was expecting to hear an explosion as she really thought it was a plane crashing. It is interesting there is so many sightings of this at around the same time from all over, from TN 2 az" (no name or contact info)

Georgia, USA 7NOV2010
"Anonymous said...
MY FRIEND AND ALSO SAW THIS IT LOOKED LIKE A FALLING PLANE FROM THE SKY WE HAD NEVER SAW A METEOR BEFORE SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PLANE, IT SHOT DOWNWARD VERY FAST. IT WAS BETWEEN 6:30& 7P.M.GEORGIA TIME..."
(no contact info or name)

LaVergne, TN 7NOV2010
"My wife texted me at work and said she saw either a meteor or a plane crash while plugging in our christmas lights also and she said she saw a ball of fire fall from the sky from about northwest to east at about 7:30 pm central time today (November 7, 2010). So I was on google for about 2 hours before I found your post. We live in LaVergne, TN about 15 minutes south of Nashville." -- Douglas (contact info)


Knoxville, TN 7NOV2010
hullaballo: Earlier today, I heard a "pop" like a distant un shot. Was not in a part of the house where I could see outside.Moments later my wife asked if I saw the bright flash and heard the pop. She asked me if it could have been a meteor. This occured in Knoxville, TN. Any otehr reports of activity????


Missiauga, Ontario , Canada 7NOV2010
Guest314 (guest): we saw a meteor tonight, missiauga, ontario , canada in the northern sky at around 6:30 pm


Kingman AZ Meteor? 7NOV2010 
"I live in Kingman, AZ.  I went outside to look at my Husband`s christmas lights he was turning them on for the full impact.  I looked up in the sky and saw something like a falling star or meteor it was moving from the north falling down towards the east it was the largest thing I have seen and it seemed pretty slow although it was moving pretty fast.

  It was 11/07/10 at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening.  It wasn`t totally dark so it was pretty easy to see it."

Marie (contact info)

 To those that saw this event please go to the AMS website and fill out a fireball report form.

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