23 August 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 23AUG2011

Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada Meteor Fireball 21AUG2011 - Latest ...
Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada Meteor Fireball 21AUG2011 PST 11:13 PM : lasting 5-7 seconds. Distance aprox: 500- 700 Miles Traveling North East from Western SKy ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 20-26, 2011 | American Meteor ...
While the half illuminated moon will be bright, it is much less bright than the full moon, therefore successful meteor observations can be attempted under ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-august-2..



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Auburn, Indiana - Ohio ...
I saw a green fireball from Auburn Indiana looking to the west towards Ohio at approx 12.20.am CDT. Upper left to lower right at approx 15 degree angle it ...
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RSC planetarium moves to 'edutainment'
Times of India
City kids may soon be able to learn much more about astral phenomena like Big Bang, meteorshowers and star burst and have an enhanced view of Saturn rings, Martian surface and aquatic creatures. The planetarium of the centre, that had remained shut ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Indicates Meteor Seen ...
Shawnee, Oklahoma arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Meteor 27MAY2011" by searching for fireball ...
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Glaciologist captures meteor's fall
China Daily
According to planetary expert Rubber Munoz Sanchez of the Max Schreier Planetarium in La Paz, the object was a meteor of up to 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter, burning due to friction with the atmosphere. Picture taken August 16, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]
NASA Update On 2012 Doomsday Comet EleninHULIQ
Some have been saying that it will come as a result of a cataclysmic event produced by a meteor or asteroid from space. Some think it might come in the form of a 3-mile-wide comet called Elenin. The world is coming to an end. 
...
China Reveals Solar Sail Plan To Prevent Apophis Hitting Earth in 2036
Technology Review (MIT)
August 18, 2011
A small shove could prevent a global catastrophe, according to Chinese
plans
Apophis is a 46 million tonne asteroid that will pass within a hair's
breath of Earth in 2029. However, Apophis's trajectory is likely to take
it through a region of space near Earth known as a keyhole that will
ensure the asteroid returns in 2036. ...



Chinese to combat a meteor
UPI.com
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Chinese scientists say they have a plan to save the Earth from a possible collision with an asteroid that could take place in 2036. A group of Chinese astronomers headed by Shengping Gong of Tsinghua University in Beijing have ...



Pennies From Space? Hunt on for Valuable Meteorite
KWCH
Astronomers tracked a fireball worth thousands of dollars that landed there earlier this month. Now the hunt is on to find pieces of it. Ohio residents should be on the lookout for small meteorites that were seen over Lake Erie on Aug. 8. ...



Comet Elenin Poses No Threat to Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Often, comets are portrayed as harbingers of gloom and doom in movies
and on television, but most pose no threat to Earth. Comet Elenin, the
latest comet to visit our inner solar system, is no exception. Elenin
will pass about 22 million miles (35 million kilometers) from Earth
during its closest approach on Oct. 16, 2011. ...



NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid
NASA Science News
In a few years a NASA spacecraft will seek the
building blocks of life in a shovelful of asteroid dirt. The
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, targeted for launch in September 2016, will
intercept asteroid 1999 RQ36, orbit it for a year, and then reach out a
robotic arm to touch its surface. ...

Thika, Kenya Meteorite Recovered 16JUL2011

Thika, Kenya Meteorite Recovered

Posted on YouTube by standardgroupkenya  2011/07/16 6,999 views
Residents of Thika and Kangundo districts today experienced a rare natural occurence when they saw several bright objects fall from the sky. One of the objects landed in the ground near the Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain in Thika, which is also known as Kilimambogo. Eyewitnesses described it as resembling a rock, suggesting that it is a meteorite or space rock. Locals say they heard a loud sound like a falling airplane and saw the burning object fall to the ground at about 10am today. Military officials arrived in the area and took away the object for analysis.

ニュースと政治
Kenya meteorite, Thika, Kenya Meteorite Fall 16JUL2011

22 August 2011

Whiteway, Newfoundland, Canada Meteor 21AUG2011


Whiteway, Newfoundland, Canada Meteor 11:15 NT 21AUG2011


Looking northeast for shooting stars on a beautiful clear night.  Bright shooting star with a long green tail caught our attention. It lasted a few seconds. It was so amazing that webs to google it today to see if anyone else had seen it! -Paula  Thank you Paula!

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MBIQ Indicates Meteor Over UK 21AUG2011

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Indicates Meteor Over UK 21AUG2011


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South Essex, UK sighting 21 August 2011
I am pleased to see that your website contains reports of the bright meteor seen last night falling over the south of England .
I was in South Essex , looking due west, waiting for the International Space Station to come over the horizon.
The time of the sighting of the meteor was about 2145 BST.
I saw a very bright white light just above the western horizon, moving in what appeared to be a South to North direction.
It was falling in a very shallow angle of approximately 250.
The light was almost as bright as the ISS which went overhead at about magnitude -3.
This item fell without leaving a trail behind it.
I saw the object for about a second as it crossed the area of sky that I was looking at. But as my view was restricted both to the south and north, I suspect that it may have been visible to others for longer.
It cannot have been a late Perseid, as its radiant would have been more like the constellation Ophiuchus.
The ISS was initially quite dim in the west as it was viewed through the thickness of the atmosphere.
The relative brightness of the meteor suggests that it was much nearer, and at a lower altitude than the ISS.
Wickford, Essex , U.K. -Cliff Thornton



Breedon on the Hill Meteor Fireball 21.45pm 21AUG2011

I saw the amazing meteor at 21.45pm  on Sunday 21st August whilst waiting for the space station to pass over. Location-  Breedon on the Hill near East Midlands Airport, England.  Approx. 40 deg. above horizon, travelling much faster than a plane or helicopter from south towards north in a few seconds before disappearing behind Breedon Hill. Emitting bright yellow light. Also witnessed by my Mum in Derby whilst also waiting for space shuttle. It appeared larger than the space shuttle even when that passed overhead.
Could not understand what my husband and myself had seen and expected it to be on the local news, but no mention.
Lesley Hextall  Thank you Lesley!

Southampton - UK - Shooting Star?

Hi - Saw what I can only describe as a shooting star/meteor x 2 - amazing - waited 45 years to see this. Was watching the ISS from our garden and shouted to my eldest son to come and watch and saw these two shooting stars as well! Anyone else witness this? -
Anna  Thank you Anna!



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Upper Sandusky, Ohio Bright Green Meteor 22AUG2011

Upper Sandusky, Ohio Bright Green Meteor 22AUG2011

22 August 2011, 01:30 EDT
Driving east on US 30 about 20 miles west of Upper Sandusky , OH
Meteor fell in a pretty sharp descent (almost straight down) from east to west at a relatively slow speed.  It had a very bright green fireball, which was the largest I have ever seen.  That made it appear to be so close that I was sure I would see an impact.  It lasted only a few seconds before it went out or disappeared on the horizon north of my vehicle.
About an hour later I saw another one from my house.  It was a small, fast-moving, yellowish-white trail moving from east to west at about a 45-degree angle.  It lasted about 3 seconds.
Nevada, OH  -Mark Powell  Thank you Mark!

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Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada Meteor Fireball 21AUG2011

Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada Meteor Fireball 21AUG2011
PST 11:13 PM : lasting 5-7 seconds
Distance aprox: 500- 700 Miles
Traveling North East from Western SKy
Speed: Slow (Shuttle Descent Speeds) 
Angle of Descent aprox. 35 - 45 degrees
Colour: Orange   Halo: White

-MC Hawgs  Thank you MC!


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MBIQ Indicates Green Meteor Over Florida 21AUG2011

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Queries) Indicates Green Meteor Over Florida 21AUG2011

I saw this meteor as it fell. From my location (Miami, FL) I was facing north north east and saw it. It was the most incredible thing I have ever seen in my life. A huge, green fireball fresh out of space landing what looked like not 5 to 10 miles from me. Apparently, it landed about 300 miles away. 
-Trevor Fiorentino  Thank you Trevor!



Saw green meteor in Lakeland, Florida


I saw a green glowing like fireball in the sky yesterday around 9:30 ish pm, when I was driving around lakeland, florida. I never heard of such a thing and decided to look it up online tonight and saw there were others who reported it. I have no idea what direction it was going, I'm not that great with direction I will try to find where I was at yesterday and bring my husband with me to show him and maybe he can give me the exact direction it was headed. I"m new to this area so not so sure on direction. -Sandra  Thank you Sandra!



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20 August 2011

MBIQ Indicates Meteor Seen Over Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri 9:45 pm 19AUG2011

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Indicates Meteor Seen Over Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri 9:45 pm 19AUG2011

West of OKC 9:45 pm 19AUG2011
OKC Sandia Sentinel Allsky / James Beauchamp
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Hartbeespoort, North West Province, South Africa Meteor 21:10 19AUG2011

South Africa Meteor 21:10 19AUG2011

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Hartbeespoort,North West Province,South Africa
Hi,would like to know,we noticed a bright line in the skyline and went down at the back of the mountain from where we live,and a short moment there after saw the skyline lit up,similar to that of lighting in the distance.would be interested on your opinion on this,as it is the first time ever seeing the skyline lit up after seeing a falling metiorite.
Kind regards, Coenraad Smit -We live in Hartbeespoort,North West Province,South Africa,and from where we live we saw it towards our northern side!
Thank you Coenraad!

Rivonia, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
At 21h04 on Friday evening 19 August 2011, I saw a bright fireball (red and green) flying from east to west but falling towards west. I was facing north. Then I googled similar sightings today and saw Coenraad from Hartebeestpoort, North West that saw the same thing a few minutes later. Hartbebeestpoort is to our west. Please advise if I saw the same thing. It lokked like a fireball that was going to crash into ground, but just suddenly disappeared.
Braam Jordaan

Gauteng, South Africa
Hi, just saw a post on your website regarding a falling "fireball" in the sky in Gauteng, South Africa. We were on our way home last night when we noticed, what seemed to be a meteor in the sky at around 21:00. We thought we were going crazy, turns out we weren't the only one's:-)
Regards, Jason

Gauteng, South Africa Meteor Sighting South Africa
On Friday evening 19 August 2011 travelling by car on the N3 from Durban to JohannesburgN we sighted a meteor just before Heidelberg in the Gauteng province.
It was around 21.10 and was a sight to behold! It lasted for between 6 and 8 seconds, a ball of fire with a long tail, travelling from East to West!
Never before have we been so privileged to see such a sight and we feel truly blessed!
We weren't quite sure what exactly this was and decided to google meteor, comet and the date.
Kind regards
Johan and Chrystelle Grove
Gauteng, South Africa

Swartwater, South Africa Meteor ~20:00 19/08/2011
Last night we were sitting outside when the whole sky lit up and a bright blue fireball streaked across the sky in a roughly northward direction. It then turned bright pinkish white and disappeared in a flash of white light. It was so bright people inside the house thought we were shining the car’s lights into the house. It must have been observed across a wide area, but I cannot find any reference to a sighting on Google. there was an aircraft on its way to Johannesburg International Airport which crossed the sky pretty soon afterwards and the pilots must have seen it as well. Please let me know whether somebody else also saw it.
Regards, Gerlof Eloff

Groblersbrug border post Meteor Sighting- South Africa
My name is Tshepo i just saw it. Near the Groblersbrug border post. In
the Tom Burke area.Lephalale. Tshepo Mofokeng

METEOR FALLING IN RUSTENBURG 19 AUGUST 2011
Hi on the night of 19 August 2011 at 21:12 we sighted a meteor falling in the Rustenburg,South Arica region.We were taking a drive from the Waterfall Mall to Rustenburg CBD when this happened.
It lasted about 2 - 5 seconds maybe abit longer. It was very bright and had a long tail.looking as if lightning was
behind it. It was very big.if i had from my distence had to put a coin size on it it was about a 5 sents in size,arm length from my face.
As i said, it had a long bright tail orange to bright white front,when it came down very fast. It changed colour the closer it came to earth to a bright red to bright orange.this happened within 2 - 3 seconds then it exploded.we saw it explode into smaller pieces.
The explosion was very bright.and then it was gone.It was coming from a north east direction moving north.It seemed so close that it must have fallen somewhere between Rustenburg Prison service outside of Rustenburg and Northam. We live in Rustenburg,Noth West Province,South Africa,Thank you, Sadiya

Meteor / Fireball sighting Broederstroom / Hartbeesport, North West Province, South Africa
Good Day,
Last night we were sitting having a chat when my sister and my son suddenly shot up out of their chairs and shouted, “What the hell is that”. They spotted a big black ball with a huge fire trail tailing behind it. It was travelling extremely fast. It landed behind the mountain in front of our house. When it landed the area behind the mountain lit up almost as if there was lighting. We are wondering where it landed and what the impact area may look like. Was it picked up by South African meteorologists or the SA Weather Station. All we can say is wow. I have included a map of our location (attached, we live at area marked in blue, object landed in area marked with red). Yours Faithfully, Mary-Anne Burger Thank you Mary-Anne!

Bobonong Village, Bobirwa District, Botswana
On friday around 2130 hours in the Bobirwa district, in a village called Bobonong in Botswana whilst chatting with a friend outside her house by my car in a ward called Rasetimela, we suddenly got covered by daylight for a period lasting 3 to 4 seconds. Up in the sky there was a green and red fireball travellin south with a long bright tail. About 10 seconds later there we heard a distant bang that sounded like something hitting hard on the ground. When i left to a near by hang out, the exact sighting was confirmed by two of my friends who happened to be observe the same thing. It was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen experiencing night time turning into daylight for a few seconds with an amazing fllash of light crossing the sky. -Resegofetse Tapiwa Majelantle

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19 August 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 19AUG2011

Eastern OH, 08 Aug 2011 0522 UTC

Eastern OH, 08 Aug 2011 0522 UTC

mfries01 | 17 August 2011 at 21:23 | Categories: Uncategorized |
URL: http://wp.me/p11rrV-3y

Here's the text I sent in a conversation about the fireball in eastern Ohio recently, with the email addresses redacted. Howdy all I've just finished analyzing radar data from the KCLE and KPBT radars in the NEXRAD long-range weather radar network, as well as from the short-range airport radars at the Cleveland and Pittsburgh airports. [...]



Fireball Leads to Midwest Meteorite Alert, NASA Warns
Fox News
By Denise Chow Ohio residents should be on the lookout for potential smallmeteorites that may have been created by a bright fireball that streaked over southern Ontario, Canada, last week, NASA said. The fireball was detected by all-sky cameras from ...


Fireball Over Montenegro : Science & Technology
Folks, what do you think about this? Fireball over Becici August 16, 2011, Becici, country of Montenegro, Eastern Europe Article from a Daily newspaper: All ...
www.disclose.tv/forum/fireball-over-montenegro-t57301.html

Meteorites Possible From Midwest US Fireball - Yahoo! News
Read 'Meteorites Possible From Midwest US Fireball' on Yahoo! News. Ohio residents should be on the lookout for potential small meteorites that may have ...
news.yahoo.com/meteorites-possible-midwest-us-fireball-1128...



Meteorites may have landed in the region
Warren Tribune Chronicle
The International Astronomical Union defines a fireball as "a meteorite brighter than any of the planets." In essence, the mass and speed of the meteor increase its visibility, Cooke said. Cooke said the fragments are about two to three inches in ...



Meteorites may have fallen in Northeast Ohio yards
WKYC-TV
CLEVELAND - NASA's meteor expert says a meteor that broke up over Lake Erie last week likely produced small meteorites. The pieces may be as small as a thumbnail, or slightly larger. On August 8, around 1:22 am, four Canadian sky cameras captured the ...



Boom Goes the… We Don't Know
KHQ Right Now
Hobbs saw a meteor in Oregon several years ago and said the sound he heard last night was similar to the one he heard then leading him to the big bang theory that last night's explosion was a meteor. "It might have been that (a meteor)," he said. ...



On This Day ... August 18
Patch.com
In 1783, a huge fireball meteor is seen across the United Kingdom. In 1868, the gas helium is discovered by Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen. In 1891, 700 people die in a major hurricane in Martinique. In 1920, women gain the right to vote with the passage ...




Bright Fireball Leads To Meteorite Search In Ohio
Irish Weather Online
By Mark Dunphy - Thu Aug 18, 4:00 pm Composite of Lake Erie fireball meteor, as seen by the Orangeville, Ontario camera. (University of Western Ontario) NASA's Meteoroid Office has confirmed a fireball meteor entered the atmosphere above Lake Erie, ...


Fireball Meteorite Alert Issued for Ohio
Gather.com
NASA has issued a fireball meteorite alert, and the potential impact area is east of Cleveland. Afireball was pinpointed by cameras in Ontario on August 8th, and its path was tracked, leading Bill Cooke of NASA's head of NASA's Meteoroid Environments ...



NASA tells Cleveland area residents to be on lookout for fallen meteorites
Examiner.com
NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office has issued an alert for residents in Northeast Ohio, specifically those East of Cleveland, to be on the lookout for meteorites after a bright fireball was captured on camera coming in over Lake Erie and heading ...

Toronto, Canada Meteor Fireball 10:50 pm 18AUG2011


Toronto, Canada Meteor Fireball 10:50 pm 18AUG2011


Hey was sitting outside Toronto downtown with friends Tonite and suddenly saw in the south sky and rather low a comet streak from east to west. Lasted a total of 4 seconds max No tail evident but a good size for certain Was spectacular to see! Any idea what I saw? Signed Jane Sleeth Skywatcher- Jane S.
Thank you Jane for your kind report!


Toronto, Canada Meteor Fireball 10:50 pm 18AUG2011

Hi there, I saw the same thing! thought I was going crazy
August 18th at approx 10:50pm
I live in North York(toronto). I was sitting outside on my front porch and saw a meteor, comet or fireball! It was a bright bluish colour and lasted about 4-5 seconds. I would discribe it as the size of a baseball. It went quickly across the sky from east to west as I was facing southward. So beautiful and amazing and feel so blessed to have witnessed it. Any thoughts on what this might have been? did anyone else notice it?
-Amy Kaneez  Thank you Amy!


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