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Breaking News- NEA (Near Earth Asteroid) Asteroid 433 Eros Passing Near Earth 27/28/29/30/31JAN2012 -
No danger near future!

433 Eros is a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) discovered in 1898, and the first asteroid to be orbited by a probe (in 2000). It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest NEA after 1036 Ganymed, and belongs to the Amor group.
Eros is a Mars-crosser asteroid, the first known to come within the orbit of Mars. Objects in such an orbit can remain there for only a few hundred million years before the orbit is perturbed by gravitational interactions. Dynamical integrations suggest that Eros may evolve into an Earth-crosser within as short an interval as 2 million years, and has a roughly 50% chance of doing so over a time scale of 108–109 years.[4] It is a potential Earth impactor,[4] believed to be larger than the impactor that created the Chicxulub Crater that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.[5]
Wikipedia Entry for all of their entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/433_Eros

1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

433 Eros

2012-Jan-31

0.1787

69.5 LD

17 km Dia.

11.2

5.95

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

Related Eros Parallax Project for Students and Teachers Worldwide
by Astronomers Without Borders (AWB):
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/asteroid-eros-parallax-project-2012.html

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Astronomers Without Borders (AWB)
Asteroid Eros Parallax Project Begins As EROS Passes Earth 2012!

Eros Reconstruction - NASA
(click on image to enlarge)

Eros Parallax Project Begins!

Join the project

Tonight many amateur astronomers and school classes are eagerly awaiting the asteroid Eros, now at its closest to Earth. From January 28 to February 3 they will take an image of Eros either through a telescope or with a telephoto lens. Photographs of Eros submitted by amateur astronomers around the world will show slight differences in the asteroid’s position due to parallax. Along with each observer’s location, this parallax information will be used to find a precise distance to Eros, just like professional astronomers did in January 1931.

The Eros Parallax Project is first and foremost fun to take part in. You don’t have to be an experienced astrophotographer to be able to make valuable observations. An ordinary SRL camera with telephoto lens, mounted on a tripod, could be enough. Using free, online software you will determine the celestial coordinates of Eros on your images and submit the data to the project website. With the data submitted by you and the other participants, the distance to Eros will be calculated. The instructions on the project website are clear and simple to follow.

The Eros Parallax Project is also a great educational opportunity; the data and submitted images will be made available for classrooms to use to find the distance themselves. This resource will last forever, and will certainly inspire some young astronomers to take part the next time Eros comes close to Earth again. It will also prepare classrooms for the even rarer event coming in June – the transit of Venus. Along with enjoying the night sky, developing observing skills and gaining an understanding of our solar system, participants and the students who benefit will repeat the work of the professional astronomers of the 1930s and learn about real research.

See the Eros Parallax Project web page for more information on how to take part.

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Just Breaking Asteroid News- NEO 2012 BX34 to Pass 27JAN2012
Be ready for more meteors, fireballs and bolides as this asteroid will have accompanying debris. Get out and observe, cameras ready; there may just be some activity in your area.
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

Source:NASA/JPL

(2012 BX34)

2012-Jan-27

0.0004

0.2

7.9 m - 18 m

27.6

9.99

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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Breaking News - MBIQ Detects Meteor Bolide Fireball Over Texas ~18:40 CST 26JAN2012

26Jan2012 PW Dallas Texas USA 18:40 cst 2-3 sec near vertical bright white very bright no Southeast of Dallas; appeared to continue burning to a fairly low altitude

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Bus-sized asteroid to give Earth close shave Friday
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In photos: Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater
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Brown University camera catch fireball in the sky
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Brown University camera catch fireball in the sky.

Rare fireball meteor caught on camera
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Fireball meteors are very bright. Less common than their dimmer cousins, there are thousands of these bright fireball meteors every day, we just don't see them. Brown Physics Professor, Savvas Koushiappas, says, "given that half of the world is under ...

Apocalyptic boom over Elmbridge not end of the world, RAF say
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Martian meteorite in ASU collection
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Bad science a good show
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	The 10th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Space Sciences 5-8 Feb 2012, Muscat, Oman

Oman Astronomical Society hosts the 10th Conference of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) in cooperation with Ministry of Transport and Communications, the International Astronomy Union (IAU), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA) and the Foreign Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the inter-Islamic network for space science and technology (ISNET), and The Research Council, 12-15 Rabeea al Awal 1433 corresponding to 5 to 8 February 2012 Muscat - Sultanate of Oman. The Tenth Conference of the Union comes under the theme"The Role of Astronomy and Space Sciences in Developing Contemporary Societies"

The Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences is an NGO Arabic Astronomical Astronautical Authority based in Amman/Jordan , (AUASS) which was formally established in 1998.
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Index_en.aspx

Conference Aspects are:
1. Astronomical Projects and Observatories
2. New approaches to Astro-Archeology ,History and Heritage
3. Innovations in Astronomy and space science education
4. Space-based Earth Observations and Monitoring
5. Outreach programs and fostering interests in Science
6. The Star-light reserve: as a tourism attraction
7. Youth and Amateur Astronomy Research Projects
8. Galactic and cosmological research studies
9. Space-based tourism: vision and challenges
10. Peaceful usage of outer space technologies
11. Stellar and interstellar research studies
12. Planetary and Atmospheric research studies
13. Celestial mechanics and orbital control
14. New innovation in space technologies
15. Solar activities and climatic change relations
16. Meteorites and craters as gates to early history and new economy
17. Astronomical Societies and Clubs as pioneers in civil societies

To register in the Conference fill the following form:
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Registrationen.aspx?i11s1

تستضيف الجمعية الفلكية العمانية في سلطنة عمان مؤتمر الإتحاد العربي العاشر لعلوم الفضاء والفلك الذي يعقد بالتعاون مع وزارة النقل والإتصالات و الإتحاد الفلكي الدولي(IAU) ومكتب الأمم المتحدة لشؤون الفضاء الخارجي (UNOOSA) ومجلس البحث العلمي وكالة الفضاء الأمريكية (ناساNASA ) ووكالة الفضاء الأوربية (إيسا ESA) والشبكة البينية الإسلامية لعلوم الفضاء والتقنية بإذن الله في الفترة من 12-15 ربيع الأول 1433هـ الموافق 5-8 فبراير/شباط 2012م في مسقط بسلطنة عمان. تحت شعار :

" دور علوم الفلك والفضاء في تطوير المجتمعات المعاصرة"

الإتحاد العربي لعلوم الفضاء والفلك (AUASS) هيئة فلكية فضائية عربية غير ربحية وأحد الاتحادات النوعية التابعة لمجلس الوحدة الاقتصادية العربية التابع للأمانة العامة لجامعة الدول العربية، مقره مدينة عمان في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ، تأسس رسمياً سنة 1998.
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Index_ar.aspx

للتسجيل بالمؤتمر إضغط هنا http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Registration.aspx?i11s1

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البحث عن شظايا أحجار نيزك مريخي سقط بالقرب من طاطا
Posted on YouTube by izakri74 on 24 Jan 2012 100 views

Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tissint
www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=54823 -
19 Jan 2012 – Tissint 29°28.917'N, 7°36.674'W. Tata, Morocco. Fell: 18 July 2011. Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite). History: (H. Chennaoui ...

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Italia Fireball Meteor Bolide 24JAN2012

fireball ( nella nebbia ) 2012.01.24 19.59.32 UT
ITALIAN METEOR and TLE NETWORK

Ferruccio Zanotti
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2340-fireball-nella-nebbia-20120124-195932-ut#9439

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On TV Thursday, Jan. 26
Tampabay.com
The Fireball of Christ, 8 pm, NatGeo A documentary about how a possible meteorite strike may have been the sign that pushed the Romans to convert to Christianity. Either that, or it's a rockumentary about a Christian death-metal band. 30 Rock, 8 pm, ...

Molten blobs create moon flashes
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Astronomer for the Vatican says U.K. a star
Chicago Tribune
Brother Guy Consolmagno, a staff astronomer and the curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory, travels about 100,000 miles each year, splitting his time between Tucson, Ariz., and Rome. The planetary scientist also gives 40 to 50 talks annually at universities, schools and parishes around the world. ...

Astronomers seek meteroite samples
Drogheda Independent
Astronomy experts believe a meteorite may have landed somewhere in the Co Louth region, after a large 'fireball', which is a really big meteor, was seen from various parts of the country. After issuing an appeal for reports on where the meteor was ...

"Life in CI meteorites"
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lifedetection2012/pdf/6035.pdf

Curtin Geologists Discover Proof of Meteorite Collisions on the Moon
International Business Times AU
By Genalyn Corocoto | January 26, 2012 12:39 AM EST A new study by geologists from Curtin University revealed proof of meteorite collisions on the Moon as evidence by the mineral zircon from lunar rock samples recovered during NASA's Apollo missions.

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Nice meteor sighting: Peters Creek, Alaska
I just stepped out onto my deck for a few minutes to give my dog a nature break and looked due South just in time to see a very nice meteor above the trees.
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Meteor Flashes, Monster Fireballs, Mystery Boom and Earth Tremors ... not so strange with an open mind. Mon Jan 16 13:13. % of readers think this story is Fact.
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Sidmouth observatory joins Dulverton stargazers
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Sidmouth Norman Lockyer Observatory astronomers Alan Shuttleworth and Mac Currie, members of the NLO meteor detection team. ...

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Even NASA can't help solve Grimsby 'Big Bang' mystery
This is Grimsby
Although Mike Brightmore, secretary of the Cleethorpes and District Astronomy Society, said: "If it had been a meteor, it would have been accompanied by a bright streak across the night sky. As far as I am aware, no one has reported seeing one.

The best places on earth to see the sky at night
The Independent
The Perseids meteor shower is one of the best annual displays of shooting stars in the world, often with more than 50 meteors per hour. A new trip takes you to the Wadi Rum desert, aka the Valley of the Moon, in Jordan for the peak of the activity in ...

Whacked moon rocks yield up their secrets
Register
However, the sample at Curtin has been put to good use: working out how to identify rocks that have suffered a meteor collision, by looking at formations in zircon present in the samples. It's a no-brainer (or to put things more scientifically, ...

Curtin geologists make a 'shocking' discovery
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Research led by Curtin University geologists has uncovered a wealth of new evidence in the mineral zircon from lunar rock samples recovered during NASAâs Apollo missions, revealing indisputable proof ofmeteorite collisions on the Moon.

Apocalyptic boom over Elmbridge not end of the world, RAF say
Kingston Guardian Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:36 AM PST
Concorde was not flying again, a meteorite had not collided with Earth and there was no jumbo jet nose-diving toward the ground, despite what you may have heard.

ASU acquires exotic piece of Mars
SpaceDaily Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:12 PM PST
ASU currently owns the largest institutional piece of the martianmeteorite Tissint. Photo by: Laurence Garvie.

Meteorite Wine Unveiled In Chile By British Astronomer Ian Hutcheon
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Dubbed Meteorito, Ian Hutcheon concocted the cosmic Cabernet Sauvignon from his very own mountain vineyard in the Cachapoal Valley, Chile, according to a ...

Meteor Counter - Scientific American
Citizen Scientists with an iPhone iPad or iPod Touch are encouraged to take these gadgets loaded with the Meteor Counter app along while stargazing Start ...
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Hundreds of Meteorites Uncovered in Antarctica
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Meteorites stand out well in Antarctica's snow, but the constantly shifting snow re-covers the finds. Search for meteorites program places researchers on the ice to live in base camp conditions of wind and snow....

Good News, Alien Seekers: ET Probably Doesn't Need a Freaky-Big Moon Like Ours
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A slightly different initial arrangement of planets, or tiny perturbations, such as a smallmeteor hitting the Earth, could change the situation significantly millions of years down the road. This is somewhat like the proverbial butterfly whose ...

Mars Meteorites Landed in Morocco - YouTube
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Martian rock is more than a million times rarer than gold and meteorite dealers are selling the ...
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Geologists uncover how meteorites struck moon
Zee News
Sydney: A wealth of evidence, provided by lunar rock samples, shows how meteoritesstruck the moon. The study, headed by microstructural geology experts Nick Timms and Steven Reddy, professor, Western Australian School of Mines (WASM), documents the ...

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Meteorite motherlode: Scientists collect hundreds of space rocks in Antarctica
Tecca
Every year since 1976, members of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program have scoured the frozen wastes at the bottom of our world for interstellar debris, and have just wrapped up their latest month-long expedition.

NASA launches quest to reclaim long-lost astromaterials
Knovel
The New York Times reports that scientists have transformed themselves into a different kind of researcher as they search for missing moon rocks, meteorite samples and a number of other pilfered and long-lost astromaterials. Their origins vary, but the ...

Hundreds of meteorites uncovered in Antarctica
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Exclusive one night viewing of exquisite gemstone paintings by Fareen Butt
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Not your typical oil or acrylic paintings, the entire medium used is a combination of crushed gold, silver, sapphires, rubies, onyx and rare geological minerals such as witherite (phosphorescent mineral) or muonionalusta (mineral from a meteor), ...

Video
National Geographic
When a Swediesh geologist stumbles upon a massive crater lake, he can't help but see an ancientmeteor shower. Plane Full of Sled Dogs - Zaz hauls 14 dogs through the Alaskan skies just in time for their sled race. Potato Chips Galore!

The Flavor in That Cabernet? It's Meteorite
Forbes Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST
When Dom Perignon first created sparkling champagne, he supposedly said, "I'm tasting stars." But for those who drink Meteorito, a Cabernet Sauvignon, it's close to truth: this Chilean red has been aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite that came from the Asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

Cosmic Cabernet: Meteorite-Aged Wine Debuts in Chile
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Meteorite is from Mars, landed in Morocco last year
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Astronomers think millions of years ago something big smashed into Mars and sent rocks hurtling through the solar system.

Hundreds of Meteorites Uncovered in Antarctica
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They are participants in the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program, or ANSMET for short. Since 1976, ANSMET researchers have been recovering thousands of According to the ANSMET website, the specimens are currently the only reliable, ...

Meteorites definitely struck Moon
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The presence of zircon in rocks collected during the Apollo missions provides unequivocal evidence that meteorites have collided with our Moon. Research led by Curtin University geologists has uncovered a wealth of new evidence in the mineral zircon ...

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Stunning Quadrantid Meteor | meteorwatch.org
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Bright green ball, like a meteor flies overhead!!, page 1
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Fireball/Meteor Recorded Over 42-Seconds Long from New Mexico ...
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Tanzania: Karatu - Arusha's Own Red Planet
AllAfrica.com
Speaking of planets, a Meteorite fell onto Karatu on September 11 in 1963. It was one of the threeMeteorite falls documented in Tanzania with other two recorded in Mbeya earlier on. Whether the piece of the planet which landed in Karatu about 50 years ...

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Postcolonial politics threatens integrity of Documenta 13 art exhibition
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By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
will be passing from 23JAN until 30JAN2012 and I expect that we will see a marked increase inMeteor/Fireballs from accompanying debris and yet undetected other NEOs. Asteroid 433 Eros (EROS) will pass 30JAN far away but may be ...
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UPDATE! NEW ONE FOUND!

Breaking Asteroid News- NEO Close Pass 27JAN2012

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/breaking-asteroid-news-neo-close-pass.html

Breaking News -NEOs Asteroids (Near Earth Objects) Close Approaches - Meteor Activity to Increase 23JAN2012
Just discovered NEO (2012 BS1), (2012 BY1), (2012 BW13), (2012 BD14)
will be passing from 23JAN until 30JAN2012 and I expect that we will see a marked increase in Meteor/Fireballs from accompanying debris and yet undetected other NEOs. Asteroid 433 Eros (EROS) will pass 30JAN far away but may be visible with a telescope. Remember, you read it here first! So, Please kindly cite my site WITH link http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/

Get out and observe, cameras ready, hone your observation skills; and REPORT please. The reporting link is on the top of the site. Get the word out via News Media, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, your favorite forum and tell your friends.
Best Always, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object Name	Close Approach Date	Miss Distance (AU)	Miss Distance (LD)	Estimated Diameter*	H (mag)	Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2012 AY)	2012-Jan-22	0.0907	35.3	86 m - 190 m	22.5	12.74
(2012 AC3)	2012-Jan-23	0.0724	28.2	68 m - 150 m	23.0	5.88
(2012 BG11)	2012-Jan-23	0.0337	13.1	93 m - 210 m	22.3	9.20
(2012 BS1)	2012-Jan-23	0.0080	3.1	5.4 m - 12 m	28.5	8.86
(2012 BY1)	2012-Jan-24	0.0052	2.0	19 m - 42 m	25.8	18.44
(2009 BO58)	2012-Jan-24	0.1795	69.8	110 m - 250 m	21.9	20.32
(2010 LN14)	2012-Jan-24	0.1499	58.3	160 m - 350 m	21.1	19.19
7341 (1991 VK)	2012-Jan-25	0.0650	25.3	1.2 km - 2.7 km	16.7	8.73
(2012 BW13)	2012-Jan-26	0.0044	1.7	10 m - 23 m	27.1	11.80
(2011 FC29)	2012-Jan-26	0.1720	67.0	170 m - 380 m	20.9	17.47
(2008 CL20)	2012-Jan-28	0.1168	45.4	23 m - 52 m	25.3	9.96
(2010 WU8)	2012-Jan-30	0.0776	30.2	39 m - 86 m	24.2	7.91
(2012 BD14)	2012-Jan-30	0.0149	5.8	12 m - 27 m	26.7	7.16
433 Eros	2012-Jan-31	0.1787	69.5	17 km	11.2	5.95

Source: NASA/JPL

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Mars Meteorites Fall in Morocco
Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Arizona State University's (ASU) Center for Meteorite Studies has acquired a significant new sample for its collection: a rare martian meteorite that fell in southern Morocco in July 2011. It is the first martian fall in about 50 years. ...

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20JAN2012 Dan Collins Granbury, TX 20:12 CDT 5 sec Start NNW abt 30deg above horiz; end NNE abt 20deg, Bright white; small orange near endflight; was not where I could hear any sound Brighter and closer looking than meteor shower ...
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Kyoto, Japan Meteor Fireball 23:30 (GMT+9) 17JAN2011

1/22/2012 20:50:05 17JAN2012 Maruta KYOTO, JAPAN 23:30 GMT+9 3-5 sec N-S Orange/yellow, like fire moon yes It looked like a big fireball, with a long orange tail and fragments breaking off

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Greece/Macedonia Meteor Breaking News - Greece Bolide Meteor ~00:30/23:20 local time 22JAN2012

Greece/Macedonia Bolide Meteor 22JAN2012
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22JAN2012 16:36:05 22JAN2012 Elizabeth Kolindros, MACEDONIA, GREECE ~00:30 local time about 8 sec W Really big light green tail but dark core Sun In the atmospheric layers First time we saw something like that, really light, big and remaining over 6 seconds on the atmosphere
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21JAN2012 Ena Resen, Macedonia 23:20:00 5 sec E-W Yellow Very bright something between the Sun and Moon It was far behind some houses, so I don't know I didn't have time to take a photo but made a drawing. I am from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a neghbour country to Greece. It could have been 23:30 according to our time ( Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ), which would be 00:30 Greek time. So it should be the same meteor. Resen is Close to the Macedonian - Greek border , and so is the town of Kolindros. I hope I helped And please tell me if we saw the same meteor. This is my first experience of this kind for me. And it means to me a lot. Thank you

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Breaking News -Texas/Oklahoma Meteor 20JAN2012

Texas/Oklahoma Meteor ~ 22:10 CST 20JAN2012
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20JAN2012 Bill and Nancy Vernon, Texas 22:10 CST 4 seconds 80 degrees from vertical straight down. It was in the eastern part of the sky. White to light yellow. No sound. Brighter than Venus Yes. There was no variation in the size. It started wide and it ended wide. It started bright instantly, then dimmed, and then was bright again. Then it was gone.

20JAN2012 Dan Collins Granbury, TX 20:12 CDT 5 sec Start NNW abt 30deg above horiz; end NNE abt 20deg, Bright white; small orange near endflight; was not where I could hear any sound Brighter and closer looking than meteor shower debris generally is; brighter than Venus I saw at least one piece burn off with different color (orange) but did not see any trajectory. drawing on request

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AWB Asteroid Eros Parallax Project 2012 Begins As EROS Passes Earth!

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Breaking News - MBIQ Detects Meteor Bolide Fireball Over Texas 26JAN2012

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