The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22NOV2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. The addition of strong sporadic rates make ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...


Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 | American ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will be a nuisance in the late morning sky but will not inhibitmeteor watching. If the moon is above the horizon simple ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-novembe...


Katherine Cruse interns for NASA
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
While at NASA, Cruse analyzed, compared and evaluated two different meteor detection systems in order to determine which system is better suited for portable meteor observing stations, which will be used by NASA to monitor meteor showers from remote ...


Little hut on the prairie protects telescope investment
DL-Online
Want to watch a meteor shower at 3 am? Set the alarm near your comfy warm bed, then go outside at 3 am, open the doors of the DobHut and you're watching the cosmos in a minute flat. Reed, a lifelong astronomy buff, saw a need and built his prototype, ...

Wayne County, Michigan Meteor 21NOV2011

Wayne County, Michigan Meteor between 715-730pm 21NOV2011

Driving West on Interstate Highway 94. Saw a bright object (brighter and larger than Venus) moving almost directly west from about 45 degrees above horizon straight down. Lasted a out a second and a half. Bright enough to see through windscreen with lots of lights of civilization around.  Fifteen minutes later saw another similar object moving in a similar direction as I was approaching Ann Arbor.... -Steve W.

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Upton, MA Meteor 21NOV2011

Upton, MA Meteor ~11:28 pm EST 21NOV2011
On 11/21/11 approximately 11:28 pm I saw a low meteor. It was
going east to west with a 1/4 moon magnitude (very bright) green and
yellow. I think this is copper and sodium so perhaps it was satellite
or booster rocket debris burning up on reentry. It lasted 2 to 2.5
seconds and I wish I had my camera or cell phone. It was very wide so
I think it was low and no sound. I am in Upton, MA 42.17 N -71.61 W. Regards,
Dennis Kloepping  Thank you Dennis!

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meteor 21NOV2011

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meteor ~19:00 EST 21NOV2011
It was Monday November 21st sometime between 19:00 and 19:02 Eastern Standard Time.
It was really bright with a long tail and appeared very close, lasting for a few seconds before disappearing into pieces when it reached the atmosphere.
I am in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hope this helps! -Celeste  Thank you Celeste!

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Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Four Meteors 21NOV2011

Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Four Meteors ~8:30 pm CST 21NOV2011
Last night around 8:30 pm central time, November 21, 2011 my husband and I witnessed four meteors about 10 miles south of Carberry, Manitoba, Canada on the number 5 highway. They were very bright heading southeast. These meteors very extremely bright. The first two appeared then
after 5 minutes two more appeared. These are the brightest we have ever seen. They burned out or landed before they reached us. We could not determine how far they were.
Theresa C
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Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor Fireball 21NOV2011

Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor Fireball 7:30 pm Atlantic Time 21NOV2011

FIREBALL REPORT...eastern canada over nova scotia, 7:30 pm atlantic time nov 21 2011
-George Green  Thank you George!

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Las Vegas, Nevada Green Meteor 21NOV2011

Las Vegas, NV. Green Luminous Meteor 3-4 second Duration between 7:15-7:20 pm 21NOV2011
It's now 7:32pm PST in Las Vegas, NV. I was out back on my patio, facing east when I saw a pale green luminous ball shoot across the sky, west to east. It was larger than all bodies visible in the night sky, except the moon. My best estimation would be approximately 1/10 size of a full moon, perhaps slightly larger. I was visible for about 3 or 4 seconds before it vanished in the eastern horizon. There was little or no visible "tail" which seemed immediately odd to me. There was no flashing, twinkling or other fluctuation in it's luminosity or intensity. This likely happened between 7:15 & 7:20pm. Well wishes,~Kim C. Harper  Thank you Kim!
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Please report: Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

Devon, UK Meteor? 21NOV2011

Devon, UK Meteor? 7/8 pm 21NOV2011
Monday 21st November 2011. 7/8pm Devon UK
I saw what i thought was a shooting star only it was as big as the North Star and a tiny bit slower than a shooting star? It was around 7/8pm in Devon UK. I thought nothing of it but then on the next night 22nd November 2011 at approx 6:45 I was driving to Plymouth Devon and I saw the same kind of thing. It was a clear night with no lights around so it was very easy to see! It looked like the North Star shooting down towards the earth. I have seen lots of shooting stars before these were just larger and slower and didn't seem to have the kind of tail. Not sure if that's the right word?? Most def not planes!! Wish someone else saw the same as me! Mia Devon UK 

Thank you Maria!


Any other sighting reports? Please report: Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

Miltitz, Germany Several Meteors 20NOV2011

Miltitz, Germany Several Meteors 20NOV2011 
20.11. Cant say if usefull or not but i viewed some small meteors from Miltitz (Germany) at cloudless sky 21:07, 21:10, 21:14, 21:16 (this 4 eastern sky from my location)->traveling north and 21:21, 21:31 (western sky)-> traveling north west, all moving relatively slow, the longest were 3-5sec visibly and bright as venus.
greets -C.Diestel  Thank you C!

Any other sighting reports? Please report: Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

Greenside, Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor 20NOV2011

Greenside, Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor ~7:00 pm 20NOV2011
At about 7pm on Sunday 20 November 2011, we saw a large bright fiery ball in Johannesburg, South Africa, we were in Greenside, Johannesburg CBD and it was moving very slow in a North-West direction, it almost looked like a plane on fire, saw it for about 10-15 seconds, but couldn't follow it anymore as it disappeared behind a building. So amazing! Thanks -Danielle  Thank you Danielle!


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Please report: Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21NOV2011

Large shooting star dazzles southeast Queensland
Courier Mail
Reports of a slow-moving double-headed meteor with an orange tail have been reported from Redcliffe to the Gold Coast on astronomy blog lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com. But others think it was more likely man-made space junk. ...

BC / Alberta, Canada Meteor Fireball 15NOV2011
I saw a fireball fall from the sky just east of Acheson just North of the highway between Edmonton and Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. It was around 6:30 pm this ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../alberta-canada-meteor-...

Northern Lights and Milky Way captured by photographer in same frame Daily Mail By Simon Tomlinson But one amateur snapper is celebrating this once-in-a-lifetime picture which includes three stunning natural phenomena - the Northern Lights, Milky Way and a meteorite - in one frame. It was taken by Tommy Eliassen in Ifjord, ...

NSW / Queensland, Australia. Meteor 20NOV2011

Benowa, QLD , Australia. Meteor 7.50 pm. 20NOV2011
Really slow moving meteor, moving north. We're in Benowa, QLD , Australia. 7.50 pm. 20th dec.
Beautiful yellow / orange tail. -Ian  Thank you Ian!

Ipswich, Queensland, 19.55 AEST Sunday 20 November 2011

It was visible for about 4 seconds. -Leigh-Ann  Thank you Leigh-Ann!

Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Meteor 8:27 pm 20NOV2011
Saw a meteor …8:27pm very Large, slow 3-4 seconds, with an orange to yellow tail – Seen at Wynnum Brisbane!
So beautiful x -Elizabeth M.  Thank you Elizabeth!

Canungra, Queensland, Australia Meteor 7:35 pm 20NOV2011
We saw a huge meteor in the sky tonight at 7.35pm. We had just left Canungra (a town inland from the Gold Coast) and saw it in the sky towards the west - it was travelling north. It was VERY large and close - it continued for about 5-10 seconds. At first we thought it was a plane on fire but it burnt up in the sky so must have been a meteor. It was a bright white light with 2 seperate white heads merging into a single tail which was more orange. Cheers - Donna  Thank you Donna!

Ripley, Ipswich, Queensland 7:50 pm 20NOV2011
My name is John and I live in Ripley, Ipswich, Queensland. I just happened to be looking towards the South West when I saw a slow moving Metorite heading North East. As it passed though the trees I had an awesome view of it and would of been at around 2-4,000ft above the ground.
It had a blue and green glow to it and because it was so close to me you could see the could see red and orange sparks in the tail. When glow went away you could still see red and orange sparks come from it. To cage how close it was to me I live about 12klms (approx) from Amberly Airforce Base which is West North West of my poistion and it looked as if it flew over the top of it and out the point of burn out, it still sparked Red and Orange at what looked like 1,500ft. Awesome sight to see. regards, John Stewart  Thank you John!

Redcliffe, Qld, Australia ~8:00 pm 20NOV2011
We saw a large bright white round shape with a tail move north low in the western sky. We watched for 2 - 3 seconds. Approx 8pm on 20 Nov 2011 from Redcliffe, Qld, Australia
Megan Stuart  Thank you Megan!

Buderim, QLD, Australia ~8:00 pm QLD time 20NOV2011
At approx 8pm 7 and my friends and I in Unit 3 C at Buderim hospital witnessed and large meteorite low in the sky to the north, with a long white tail, moving rapidly east to west. It was observed for several seconds before before disintegrating into an orange fireball. We aren't nuts, it was amazing! Approx 2 - 3 seconds. It was seen from Buderim approx 100KM north of Brisbane.
-Mick  Thank you Mick!

Scarborough, QLD, Australia Almost 8.PM Sunday 20 November 2011
Looking towards the glasshouse mountains from Scarborough, a slow moving large ball of light we thought (and now believe) to be a meteor with a long tail. It travelled for about 8 seconds then seemed to fracture into sparks that dissolved. It was so intense and bright, never seen anything quite like it before. The whole family saw and we were captivated. -Shirley H  Thank you Shirley!

Ipswich, Qld Australia. about 8pm local time
Not sure this was a meteor, as I've only ever seen a few small ones high in the sky. We were facing west and saw a very bright large light moving from about west to NW, took about 5 or 6 seconds getting smaller as it went. about 45 degrees above horizon. small tail. I'd like to know if anyone else observed it and to find out if it was a meteorite or space junk. Thanks! -Graham Willis Thank you Graham! From everyone`s description I would say that it WAS a meteor and NOT space trash. Space trash generally enters at a much slower speed.


near exit 61 (Ormeau) of the Pacific Motorway ~7:50 pm QLD time
I stumbled across your blog while looking for info on the meteor I saw last night. Since you requested sighting reports, here is mine: 20 November 2011, approx 7:50pm, QLD time.
Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor?
I was driving North from the Gold Coast to Brisbane near exit 61 (Ormeau) of the Pacific Motorway when I saw it. Direction of movement? West to East. Between 5 and 10 seconds from when I noticed it to when it burnt out. It was literally a fireball, orange/red/yellow flames, very large and moving like a massive shooting star. I was surprised that something that large just appeared to burn out. Cheers, Nathan

Thank you Nathan!

Newmarket, Brisbane at approx 8:15pm
My name is Janessa, my boyfriend and I caught sight of the Meteor at Newmarket, Brisbane at approx 8:15pm. It was extremely fast moving with a green/blue glow and a yellow tail. We were driving at the time, but were able to see it for a good 3-5 seconds. It was incredible!! Cheers,
Janessa  Thank you Janessa!

Spring Grove, NSW, Australia Meteor 8:55pm AEDT on 20/11/2011

I saw a very large meteor in the west sky at approximately 8:55pm AEDT on 20/11/2011
I viewed the meteor from outside my house at Spring Grove NSW (near Casino on the NSW North Coast) After hearing a series of strange loud thunder like rumbles which I assumed was an distant storm, I went outside to discover a brilliantly clear night sky. As i stood there looking at the sky I heard the last of a series of loud deep thunder booms. (sounded kind of like a shotgun/s being fired in our little valley.) I instantly presumed fireworks but the noises had stopped now so I started scanning the sky for smoke or signs of fire works. Whilst rifle fire is not unusual to hear around the local country, I immediately ruled out gunfire as the cause of the noises.
As i mentioned earlier I live is a small valley so I may just not have been able to see the fireworks (if that is what made the noise). After about a minute of scanning the sky I saw the meteor enter the sky to the West. It was small to begin with then grew larger and brighter as it moved across the sky. It moved reasonably fast in a northerly direction and I watched it for approximately 5 or 6 seconds untill it disappeared behind the hills in the NW sky. I didn't see it burn out. For the first second in the sky it just looked like a normal shooting star, but instead of burning out it exploded into a extremely bright yellow/white burning colour. It had a brilliant sun like brightness and it got brighter and larger as it traveled across the sky and had a very large halo around it by the time it disappeared out of sight. It was by far the largest and brightest meteor I have ever seen, at the time it disappeared behind the hill it's halo was almost the size of a coke bottle top held at arms length. cheers, Liz Clark  Thank you Liz!



Toowoomba, Qld, Australia : 7:05 pm - Sunday 20 November 2011
Large fireball (with tail) moving slowly across the western sky (from SSW to NNE) – almost looked like a plane on fire but bigger - say it for about 20 seconds – incredible & once in a lifetime view for me. Looking up, Gayle  Thank you Gayle!



Australia News Report:
Southeast Queensland dazzled by large fiery object in the sky

Couriermail.com.au
Story by Suzanne Dorfield
A BLAZING object blasted through the Earth's atmosphere over Queensland on Sunday night, leaving some witnesses startled by its size. ... (more)

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/southeast-queensland-dazzled-by-large-fiery-object-in-the-sky/story-e6freoof-1226201496902

There have been over 800 people that entered this site that saw this event; unfortunately only a handful have given sighting reports.  Please report the requested information listed below IF you saw this meteor event.  Thank you!

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Alvin, Texas Meteor 19NOV2011

Alvin, Texas Meteor 9:45 pm CST 19NOV2011
west, by southwest of Alvin, Texas (29.390589,-95.279559), at approx. 35º angle
silent, broke through cloud ceiling (at 6,000 ft, wunderground.com), yellow (as the sun), falling vertical/parallel from viewpoint and tending northerly, disappeared at approx 15º. brilliance of non-audible lightning. duration <1.5 sec. -Timothy  Thank you Timothy!


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German Meteor 17NOV2011

German Meteor 22:10 17NOV2011
17.11.11
Around 22:10 yellow-white fast meteor visibly for me 1sec(roof blocked the view),
looked like staight down in north-west direction, location 01665 Miltitz ( google maps 51.104167,13.400485) , brighter than venus, the meteor was followed by a second much darker one.
Sky was realy cloudy that evening so iam lucky that i viewed it.
greets C.Diestel  Thank you C. Diestel!


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19NOV2011

Leonids meteor shower: Your photos
BBC News
Stargazers have been observing the annual Leonids meteor shower. Most of the meteors are no bigger than a grain of sand and enter the Earth's atmosphere at speeds of about 65 or 70 kilometres per second. Matt Burt took this picture during the early ...

Moon, Mars and Bright Star Gather Early Saturday
Space.com
This constellation has been of some interest these past few days because of the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 17. The sky map of the three objects here shows how they will appear together before dawn on Saturday. ...

Meteors land in Chassell
UpperMichigansSource.com
These lunar and meteor samples came directly from NASA and the students got a first hand look at what astronauts brought back to earth over 40 years ago. "This is actually back to their grandparents' generation for a lot of the students here. ...

Leonid Meteor Shower over Phoenix 11/19/2011
Examiner.com
The Leonid Meteor shower will have good viewing times being from 3 to 4 am on the morning of Saturday November 19, 2011. That will be on November 18 from the Australian viewpoint. This will be one of the more visible star gazing spectacles that many of ...

Meteor Shower Visible over Indianapolis
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
By Alex Brown (alex@wibc.com) The meteor shower was visible in the early morning hours as particles burned up while entering Earth's atmosphere. Brian Murphy with the Holcomb Observatory at Butler University says the third quarter moon made it a little ...

Moon may outshine Leonid meteor show - Technology & science ...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks Thursday night, but bright moonlight is threatening to wash out this year's light display.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../moon-threatens-outshine-big-leonid-...

Meteor sky show set to reach peak BBC News The annual Leonids meteor shower is set to reach its peak on Thursday, astronomers say. The shower is caused by the Earth moving through a shower of debris from the comet Temp

How to Watch a Meteor Shower When a comet orbits the sun, it sheds a stream of debris. Meteor showers are caused when the ... video.nz.msn.com

Magaliesburg , Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor 18NOV2011

Magaliesburg , Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor 18NOV2011
Between about 10pm - 12pm (didn't think of looking at the exact time) on Friday evening 18th November we saw a bright light that looked like a oversized shooting star with a tail of smoke behind it(it looked like smoke). Lasted about 3-4 seconds. When it died out you could still see the trail of "smoke" for about 10 seconds after. Kind Regards, Jaydee  Thank you Jaydee!
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18NOV2011

Behind the Clouds, Leonids Meteor Shower Will Dazzle
Patch.com
The Leonids meteor shower is expected to peak a few hours before dawn on Nov. 18. By Elizabeth Jeffery A Perseid fireball photographed in 1997 by Rick Scott and Joe Orman. Courtesy of NASA Elizabeth Jeffery, Ph.D., is an astronomer and former ...


Leonid meteor shower due tonight
Your Houston News
The annual Leonid meteor shower will take place tonight beginning at around 11 pm and continuing until the early hours of Thursday morning, but a bright third quarter moon may make viewing more difficult than usual. According to NASA's website, ...


Scientists: Mild show of Leonids peak tonight with 10 to 20 per hour visible
Examiner.com
The Leonids meteor shower will brighten the night sky across the Capital Region of upstate New York and much of the United States tonight. For those interested in braving the cold nights of November, the Leonids meteor shower will be best visible high ...


California Bright Fireball ... - Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Corona, CA Bright Fireball 03:00 am PST 14NOV2011 ... Very bright white fireball with blue green tint viewed from overhead, possibly from the West, falling ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../corona-california-brigh...


PM Update: Coldest night of fall coming; sun-filled Friday
Washington Post (blog)
Leonid meteor shower: If you care to brave the cold, clear skies tonight will allow for viewing of Leonid meteor shower's peak. EarthSky notes the shower should “pick up steam” around midnight, when the constellation Leo rises over the eastern horizon. ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2011: Shooting Stars After Midnight ABC News Every year at this time, the Leonid meteor shower brightens the sky in the hours after midnight. If the weather is clear and you have an appetite, you may enjoy a quiet display of shooting stars. We're passing through the debris left by a comet called ... Massive volcanoes, meteorite impacts delivered one-two death punch to dinosaurs Princeton University by Morgan Kelly A cosmic one-two punch of colossal volcanic eruptions and meteoritestrikes likely caused the mass-extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period that is famous for killing the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, according to two ... Moon threatens to outshine the big Leonid meteor show msnbc.com By Denise Chow The Leonid meteor shower peaks Thursday night, but bright moonlight is threatening to wash out this year's light display. The annual Leonidmeteor shower is expected to reach peak activity tonight at about 10:40 pm EST, but a luminous ... Students anticipate November meteor showers - The Round Up ... The Leonid meteor shower is coming up and some New Mexico State University students are excited about witnessing the spectacle. roundupdaily.com/.../article_75a051a0-0b4b-11e1-a37f-001a... Massive volcanoes, meteorite impacts delivered one-two death punch to ... PhysOrg.com Credit: Courtesy of Gerta Keller (PhysOrg.com) -- A cosmic one-two punch of colossal volcanic eruptions and meteorite strikes likely caused the mass-extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period that is famous for killing the dinosaurs 65 ...

Meteorite Fever Grips Wisconsin Town Livingston, Wis., has a serious case of meteorite fever. Ever since a fireball was seen in the ... thedenverchannel.com

Dryden, Ontario, Canada Bolide Meteor 9NOV2011 Video Re-Post 17NOV2011

Dryden, Ontario, Canada Bolide Meteor - Most recent major meteor event

Security Camera video of Ontario 9NOV3011 bolide. Video supplied by reader. NO Copy Allowed

For those of you that missed reading and seeing the video.  Please help by getting the word out to the press and public in Canada about this major meteor event.
original posting with sighting reports: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/dryden-ontario-meteor-9nov2011.html

Auckland, New Zealand Meteor 17NOV2011

Auckland, New Zealand Meteor 23:00 NZT 17NOV2011
I saw a meteor travelling north over Auckland 17th Nov 2300nzt ,viewed from West Auckland lasting 4-5 secs.Starting from a dim white light ,Tail increasing with size ,turning yellowy gold into solid Green-Blue led type light !then a white flash as tail splits into two separate yellowy gold tails & fading .Thanks -Chris Thank you Chris!

More reports?
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Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor 16NOV2011

Johannesburg, South Africa Meteor ~8:00 pm 16NOV2011
At about 8pm on 16NOV2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa, saw an incredible Bright white - almost yellowish I would say... Just very very bright.meteor? shooting star? something... very bright light, in what may have been the eastern part of the sky. Have seen many shooting stars but nothing so spectacular - and in the middle of a city, with loads of ambient light. What was this?? We thought maybe a satellite burning up on re-entry? Or perhaps a bit of the Leonid meteor shower that arrived 'early'?! Thoughts and info would be really appreciated! Best wishes, Jane  Thank you Jane!

Other reports?
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Michigan / Illinois / Iowa Meteor 16NOV2011

Saint Joseph, Michigan Meteor ~5:55 pm 16NOV2011
5:55 pm saint joseph michigan - 11-16-11 I saw a fireball coming down that burnt up above my car traveling on Marquette Woods Road/M63.  I was going to pick up my son on Glenlord 5 miles away and he stated he also saw one going in the opposite direction of mine at the same time. -Becky  Thank you Becky!

M43 driving back from Kalamazoo to South Haven, Michigan  5:58 pm EST
My daughter and I were on M43 driving back from Kalamazoo to South Haven and saw the same thing. We couldn't believe how beautiful it was and how long it lasted (4-5 seconds) bright blue, green and yellow fire. Looked like it was headed straight in front of our car too. Thanks for posting so we could confirm our sighting. -DLT  Thank you DLT!

I-94 near mile marker 92 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan

I saw a fireball in the western sky in Southwest Michigan last night just before 6 pm eastern time. I was driving West on I-94 near mile marker 92 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. The ball was quite bright and red like a flare and it faded fast. It looked like it was traveling down, but maybe West as well.-Marcie Thank you Marcie!

Schoolcraft, Michigan approx. 6pm EST 16Nov2011
I think I saw the fireball reported by Becky in Saint Joseph. My wife and I were sitting outside having a glass of wine (in the cold), and I saw a green fireball. It was to my west, and rather than travel across the sky from my perspective, it seemed to travel straight down. It must have been a bright one because the sky was still in sunset. It only lasted long enough for me to say “look, look, look” as fast as I could. -Craig Thank you Craig!

Dorchester, IA Green Meteor  5:05 pm CST 16NOV2011
My Down's Syndrome son and I were taking our daily evening walk at 5:00 pm. It was twilight so the sky was not dark but I could see one bright star looking East. I turned to check on my son and when I turned back I saw a bright sparkily green ball with a long multicolored tail that tappered to a point. It quickly disappeared at a 45 degree angle behind the trees on the bluff. It seemed very low and close. It was the size of a full moon. It lasted about 1-2 seconds. I thought "Did I just see that?" It's the first thing like this I have ever seen in my 64 yrs. I'm very happy I had this privalage. It was beautiful!!!! Wish I could have looked at it longer. -Carol P.  Thank you Carol!

Bradley, Illinois Meteor ~5:00 pm CST 16NOV2011
I was jogging outside in Bradley, Illinois on Wednesday (November 16th) at around 5 PM central time and saw a large meteor to the north of me. It was very brilliant, as it was visible through cloud cover. -Eric H. Thank you Eric!

Kouts, IN  Meteor ~5:00 pm CST 16NOV2011
I was in Kouts, IN finishing up duck hunting around 5 pm CDT and I looked into northwest sky and saw a greenish yellow glow streaking across the sky. I saw it for approximately 3 seconds before it burnt up. Never have I ever seen a meteor this size and with this much color. Josh Elder  

Thank you Josh!


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