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.
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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)
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
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
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 ...
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, ... |
