29 March 2012

Colorado / New Mexico / Utah / Arizona Meteor 28MAR2012

Colorado / New Mexico / Utah / Arizona Meteor ~20:46 28MAR2012
CO NM  UT AZ Meteor Reports ~20:46 MDT 28MAR2012
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Video of Meteor Event. Lamy, NM Sentinel Allsky - Thomas Ashcraft

Potential for Meteorites Produced!!!
Based on data from three allsky cameras, this meteor was traveling on a heading of 260° about 30 km south of Grand Junction, CO. Its ground path was at least 86 km, its average speed was 18 km/s, and it was very shallow (~6°), burning from a height of 54 km to a height of 45 km over the recorded path. It terminated over the CO-UT border. It was a good candidate for a meteorite producer, but anything that dropped is going to be in hard terrain.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson, Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com

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Initial Reports:
28MAR2012 Kara Denver, Colorado USA 8:45 pm DST 3 seconds traveling north to south yellow ball, orange red outline, yellow tail brighter than moon no have no idea what this was, it was moving very fast, it was very large and bright with large (not really long) tail

28MAR2012 Kevin ORourke Orroyo Hondo,N.M. 2100 mst 3 seconds Northeast to Southwest from space to ground Green with yellow tail Very Bright not as bright as moon but brighter than Venus No Amazing visual,as I traveled west on the entrance road C.R. B007 headed toward my home from State Highway 522 North I was roughly 1/2 a mile onto the still paved road,when looking at the whereabouts of my home I saw a HUGE (Much larger than any other meteor I had ever seen) Fade out right about the position of where my house is located.I quickly dialed home and my wife answered and told me she was reading a bedtime story to our son.I can not believe how bright it was and how close it appeared.It seemed so much closer than say Arizona.The abrubt blackout above the perception of my home,had me somewhat concerned.I have heard of nothing since its sighting roughly 45 minutes ago.

3/28/2012 Nathan Castle Rock, Colorado, USA 2038 / MST 3-4 seconds Object was travelling Northeast to the Southwest. I was facing West Green near the head, yellow and orange through the tail. As bright as the moon was tonight (half moon) None that was observed. Saw a meteor tonight, around 20:38 MST. It was pretty big, compared to a shooting star. Driving west on Founders Parkway from Crowfoot Valley Road in Castle Rock. It moved from the Northeast to the Southwest, green, yellow and orange tail with a circular shape at the head.  Size comparison- it was roughly the same size/shape at the head as a streetlight would be from a block away, or the same size as your pinky nail is at arms length.  I am also a weather forecaster (USN 9 1/2 years, civilian 7 years).

28MAR2012 Mical rainer Cortez, CO,United States 2015mst 2sec N-S, western sky Green and orange Brighter than venus Yes Larger than venus

28MAR2012 Grace Grand junction, CO 8:30pm mountain 4-5 seconds Headed south by south west Blue body and yellow/orange long tail Bright as a firework, I would comparison it to the sun One whole piece that never broke. It was truly unbelievable to see. My brain coundly wrap itself around what it was seeing. Just amazing, was so low and close it seemed as though I could reach out and grab it!

28MAR2012 Scott taylor Albiquerque new mexico 20:00-21:00 5sec Facing north object was traveling east to west Yellowish Venus Yes Lots of fragments trailing behind

28MAR2012 Heather Ash Fork, AZ 20:15:00 Longer than normal, around 7 seconds Was traveling East on I-40. It went from north to south, seen on the left side of the highway  Started out a normal white color of a falling star, then suddenly turned bright green! It was also very close to the ground as it flashed brightly then turned green. Very bright. Almost like a green flare from a firework.  None noticeable  It was such an amazing and bright event I felt I should rep

28MAR2012 Ray Wallace Durango, Colorado, USA 20:35, US Mountain DST About 3 to 4 seconds Low in W. N to S Facing W VERY bright green with one bright flash like lightning VERY bright, like moon Not sure, but one BRIGHT green flash near mid point in travel, like lightning Have seen MANY, by far the BRIGHTEST. No photo

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Japan Bolide Meteor Fireball 28MAR2012

Japan Bolide Meteor Fireball 18:44 JST 28MAR2012
 A large fireball was captured by two Sonota Corp. cameras on March 28, 2012 at 18:44:41 JST; it was recorded by cameras in Niigata and in Tokyo.
Some great videos and more information at:
English translation:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsonotaco.jp%2Fforum%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D2734%26sid%3Df89d5db23da17c1a66d0edef5b98052d&act=url

Japanese:
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2734&sid=f89d5db23da17c1a66d0edef5b98052d

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29MAR2012

How cosmic collisions may have altered Earth's
MSNBC Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:04 PM PDT
Cosmic impacts might have knocked matter off Earth in ways that make our planet quite different from its tiny stony meteorite cousins, suggesting our planet evolved differently than was previously thought, researchers say.

How Cosmic Collisions May Have Altered Earth's Evolution
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:06 AM PDT
Cosmic impacts might have knocked matter off Earth in ways that make our planet quite different from its tiny stony meteorite cousins, suggesting our planet evolved differently than was previously thought, researchers say.

Jupiter helps Comet Halley boost meteor displays
YouTube
Armagh Observatory scientist Aswan Sekhar explains how Jupiter's influence on Halley's Comet can occasionally boost meteor showers visible from Earth. Find out how long you'll need to wait for the next enhanced shower.

More Evidence that Life First Came from Comets
io9
Any amino acids carried on a meteor would have needed to survive the intense journey through the Earth's atmosphere, in order to be the origin of life on our planet. But now, new research has shown the building blocks of life might not just have lived ...

Soviet-era satellite falls to Earth
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
'According to data provided by the Main Center for Space Reconnaissance, which is part of Russia's Space Forces, fragments of the Meteor 1-1 satellite entered the Earth's atmosphere at 02:17 am Moscow time on Tuesday [5:17 pm EST Monday],' Space Forces ...

Jupiter May Help Supercharge Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet
Space.com
Jupiter's powerful gravity can help supercharge a meteor shower caused by trailing chunks of the famed Halley's comet, a new study suggests. Every October, skywatchers are treated to a dazzling show when the Orionid meteors — leftover bits of Halley's ...

Soviet Weather Satellite Falls in Antarctica
Space Daily
by Staff Writers Meteor 1-1, the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, fell in Antarctica on Tuesday after more than four decades in orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "According to data provided by the Main Center for Space ...

28 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28MAR2012

Germany / Deutschland Meteor Fireball 25MAR2012
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent ...Germany / Deutschland Meteor Fireball ~22:25 CET 25MAR2012 ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../germany-deutschland-...

Flaming UFOs in Lawrence
Fraser Coast Chronicle
Meteor expert and University of Western Ontario professor Peter Brown said the "fireballs of February" have puzzled astronomers for decades. "Skywatchers first noticed an increase in the number of deep-penetrating, bright meteors during February back ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NOT Meteors! - ATREX ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
27March2012 Kim Forked River, NJ, USA 5:05am EST About 10 seocnds/ meteor. There were about 4. East White tail The reminents/ tail was a bright glowing white color It broke apart leaving a trail behind it. The glow from the trail lasted ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25MAR2012
Gem show to have meteorite remnant. Enterprise-Record By Staff Reports PARADISE — A recovered remnant of a meteorite that fell in Oroville will be on ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-worldwide-meteo...

Flaming UFOs in Lawrence
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
Shortly after analysing photos of one the mystery balls, respected Australian astronomer David Reneke identified it as a fireball. Mr Brasington said he spotted the first of two bright lights when he got up to take medication for a chronic back problem ...

ITAR-TASS : USSR 1st meteo satellite Meteor-1 deorbiting 43 years ...
The satellite's current distance from Earth in the apogee is 201 kilometres, in the perigee - 181 kilometres, inclination - 81 degrees.
www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/375825.html

Jupiter boosts drama of Earth's meteor displays
TG Daily
We've got Jupiter to thank for the spectacular meteor showers associated with Halley's comet, says an Armagh Observatory astronomer. Halley's comet orbits the sun in about 75 years. As its nucleus approaches the sun, it heats up and releases gas and...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Meteor-1, the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, will on Monday night re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after more than four decades in orbit, the web site of the US Strategic Command said ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Soviet satellite to fall to Earth
The Meteor satellite series was developed in the Soviet Union during the sixties. On March 26, 1969, a Vostok rocket launched Meteor-1, the very first version of the Soviet Meteor satellite network, into orbit. The satellite terminated operations ...
International News Headlines,...

Russia... Meteor-1 To Make Waves In The Indian Ocean (Satellite)
SatNews Publishers
The Meteor satellite series was developed in the Soviet Union during the sixties. On March 26, 1969, a Vostok rocket launched Meteor -1, the very first version of the Soviet Meteor satellite network, into orbit. The satellite terminated operations in ...

27 March 2012

Two Small NEO Asteroids Just Passed Earth 27MAR2012

2 Small Asteroids Give Earth a Close Shave



Two tiny asteroids zipped close by Earth today (March 26), passing between our planet and the orbit of the moon, but posed no threat of impacting our world, NASA scientists say.... (more)

(2012 FP35) 2012-Mar-260.00110.47.1 m - 16 m27.914.18
(2012 FS35) 2012-Mar-260.00040.22.4 m - 5.3 m30.34.83
Source NASA: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Japan Earthquake 6.4 Magnitude 27MAR2012

Japan Earthquake 6.4 Magnitude 20:00 JST 27MAR2012

Occurred at (JST)  Latitude (degree) Longitude (degree) Depth Mag Region Name
20::00 JST 27MAR2012  39.8N     142.5E             10 km  6.4Mag  Iwate-ken Oki

Source JMA: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20120327200749391-272000.html

NOT Meteors! - NASA ATREX Rockets Launched US East Coast 27MAR2012

NOT Meteors! - NASA ATREX Rockets Launched US East Coast 04:58 (08:58 UTC) 27MAR2012


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NASA launches five-rocket science extravaganza at last
MSNBC by Joe Rao
ATREX mission studies high-level winds; glowing trails visible in skies over East Coast
At almost literally the last minute, NASA launched five suborbital sounding rockets early Tuesday on a mission to study high-level jet stream winds by creating artificial glowing clouds near the edge of space. ... (more)

Reports Received:
27MAR2012 Kristen Trevose, PA US 05:00 - 05:10 am All 4 were between 10-15 seconds South East, Falling down Looked like a faint light falling slowly leaving a trail. There was 4, one at a time, and all 4 had the same exact smoky trail Like a dim star, reddish orange, going in and out of view/brightness as it fell No The smoke trails were almost like a wide upside down check mark, thickening as it  faded after about 5 minutes. I tried to take a picture, but it wouldn't show in my camera.

27MAR2012 Korinna Nichols Virginia Beach, VA, USA 5:10 am EST 5 seconds N-S I was facing NW White - no sound Started out like a plane trail, but then like venus. Skipping - start and stop I took 2 photos

27MAR2012 Claudia Tabernacle, NJ 08088 0520 eastern time 15 sec E-W white sun Yes Smoke cloud lasted 15 minutes after

27March2012 Kris North East, MD, USA 00500 Eastern US time 15 SE/S white with expanding tail Very Bright: Luminus no Multiple items in the sky at the same time.  Each one making its own distinct tail/trail.  early morning sun may have given tails their brightness.  Never seem anything like this before.  I thought it was commet at first.

27March2012 Kim Forked River, NJ, USA 5:05am EST About 10 seocnds/ meteor.  There were about 4. East White tail The reminents/ tail was a bright glowing white color It broke apart leaving a trail behind it. The glow from the trail lasted about 30 minutes before it dispersed throught the sky.  It looked like a plane when it has the smoke behind it.

AllReports:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27MAR2012

Soviet Weather Satellite to Fall to Earth
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Meteor-1, the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, will on Monday night re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after more than four decades in orbit, the web site of the US Strategic Command said.

NASA - Lyrids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA!
The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower will soon brighten the springtime night skies. On the night of April 21-22, NASA astronomers will answer your questions via a live ...
www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/lyrids2012_chat.html

The Life of a Meteorite - YouTube
1 min
The difference between meteorites, and meteoroids, and where they come from.
youtube.com

Much ado about asteroids
Aljazeera.com
Of course, this particular fireball didn't "end life on Earth" - it was a meteor, where most of its mass likely burned up in the atmosphere. However, a few days earlier ameteor that dazzled skies over Norway resulted in a small chunk of meteorite ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Illinois / Indiana ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
25MAR2012 Sean Kennedy Hickory Hills, IL USA 23:01:00 about 5 secs Facing north, meteortravelled west to east white, green, slight yellow brighter than any Iridium flare, perhaps -11 mag. Not quite as bright as the moon Yes, fragmentation ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Meteorite Times March Issue Up & Celebrating 10 Years!
The March issue of Meteorite Times is now up and marks 10 years of producing Meteorite Times, having started with the first issue in April 2002.
It's hard to believe that 10 years (120 monthly issues) have gone by so quickly. A special thank you to all our contributors who've stuck with us for so long.
The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/
*NEW* - This URL provides an easier way to access the archive of articles by column from April 2002 through August 2009. This URL is available from the Home page and also on the Horizontal Menu Bar. http://www.meteorite-times.com/article-archives/

State to sell 'Maharashtra Tourism' brand aggressively
Newstrack India
The important projects to be taken up include development of the world famous salt water Lonar Lake, Buldana district, formed by a meteor and the Khas Plateau, known as Maharashtra's Valley of Flowers in Satara district, besides setting up a ... (Lonar Impact Crater, India)

26 March 2012

Illinois / Indiana / Wisconsin Fireball Meteor 25MAR2012

Illinois / Indiana / Wisconsin Fireball Meteor ~11:00 pm CDT 25MAR2012

25MAR2012 Alexis Appleton, Wisconsin (kaukauna) between 10 & 11pm central time zone, USA 10 seconds It was inbetween south/southwest. Bright like fire. Huge flame, long tail. Shades of orange and white as well Bright like the sun. Like you has a lighter in your face. Bright, warm colors. Started off looking like a ball with fire. But as it approached the ground, the ball-like object seems to be burning up smaller. long tail, made a noise when it hit. Fell straight up & down from the sky. Incredibly up high in the air.

25MAR2012 Michele Oak Forest, IL USA 11:01pm CST 10 sec N-NE White, Pink, Yellow, Blue Like a falling firework. Amazing. Line of light, ball, line of light, smaller ball, fade out Very cloudy cool night.

25MAR2012 Sean Kennedy Hickory Hills, IL USA 23:01:00 about 5 secs Facing north, meteor travelled west to east white, green, slight yellow brighter than any Iridium flare, perhaps -11 mag. Not quite as bright as the moon Yes, fragmentation just before total disintegration Seen over a highly populated area

25MAR2012 Russell CHICAGO, Illinois (Western Ave & Wabansia Ave) 2309 CDT about 4 seconds Traveling South to North. Low in the sky. Went dark just above tree line and I was at treetop level (3rd floor condo) bright white / no sound Venus yes, ~6 very low (below clouds at 6000 feet per KORD ATIS). traveling south to north. likely landed in the northside of greater chicago area, given the low altitude (granted it may have been grains of sand by that point)

25MAR2012 Amy Indiana, USA 11 p.m. Central time 8 seconds Northwest Bright white/blue, no sound Very bright, Venus No Very bright, had a tail


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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Germany / Deutschland Meteor Fireball 25MAR2012

Germany / Deutschland Meteor Fireball ~22:25 CET 25MAR2012


25MAR2012 Kai Frankfurt, Germany 22:20 CEST 2 sec N-S white/light yellow ball, long tail quite bright no, but long tail it appeared quite close, tail stretched over a quarter of the night sky

25MAR2012 ruth berry Garmisch-Partenkirchen 22:35 (europe daylight saving) 7 seconds from west towards east, right to left I was facing west low in the sky, large ball with tail same as aeroplane lights tail behind with sparkle effect trajectory parallel to earth, looked closer than an aeroplane passing overhead

25MAR2012 Frank Bichowski Britzingen, Baden Wurtemberg, Germany 22.27 CET About 6 to 7 seconds E-W, I was facing North Yellow - the longest tail shape I have ever seen, it was covering almost As bright as the Venus No parts falling off The greatest and brightest Meteorit I have ever seen


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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26MAR2012

meteorobs : Message: (meteorobs) Early history of meteor ...
Interesting paper about the early history of trying to study and analyse meteor spectra and meteortrains by C. C. Trowbridge. Well worth a read from a historic ... ( Early history of meteor spectroscopy )
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/41266

What is this cloudy spot on Mars?
io9
There are still a number of theories as to the origin of the cloud — it could be debris from a meteorimpact, a towering weather system, or perhaps just a trick of the light. You can see Jaeschke's animation of the anomaly to get a better sense of ...

25 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25MAR2012

Gem show to have meteorite remnant
Enterprise-Record
By Staff Reports PARADISE — A recovered remnant of a meteorite that fell in Oroville will be on display at the 58th annual Paradise of Gems Show on April 7-8. The meteorite made tremendous impact when it first arrived to Butte County in 1892, ...

24 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24MAR2012

A piece on Mars is going on the block
Cherry Hill Courier Post (blog)
The only meteorite from Mars known to have impacted earth since 1962 is going on the auction block. The specimen is on display at a New York City gallery now through March 26, according to an article in Auction Central News. ...

Is there life on Mars? Well it certainly looks like it has CLOUDS
Daily Mail
Some observers have suggested the so-called clouds are at least 150 miles away from the surface while others have suggested it could be debris which was disturbed after the Red Planet was hit by a meteor. Amateur astrophotographer Wayne Jaeschke ...

23 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23MAR2012

New map of Jupiter's moon Io reveals epic volcanic violence
DVICE
The fresh ones are easy to spot, like Meteor Crater in Arizona. But older craters gradually get covered up over time. For example, underneath Chesapeake Bay is an impact crater about 90km in diameter. You can't see it anymore because over the last 35 ...

Oklahoma City, Tulsa residents among those who reported seeing a ...
Residents in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas reported seeing a bright meteor about 6:40 a.m. Tuesday.
newsok.com/oklahoma-city-tulsa-residents.../3657331

Brainerd Man Saw Meteor That Hit Near Rock Spring - Topix
A Brainerd man said he saw the meteor streaking across the sky that landed near Rock Spring in Walker County, Ga., on Wednesday. Share. Post. Leave a ...
www.topix.com/forum/city/...tn/TA1UE0FVDH4OMRP73

What is meteor - Ask Community
its a big rock that flies through outerspace ready to destroy anything that it hits. :)
www.ask.com/answers/108659241/what-is-meteor

22 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22MAR2012

A MESSENGER to Mercury reveals a strange little planet
Ars Technica
The topography (surface features) of a planet is shaped by internal forces and weathering—which in the case of Mercury is primarily from meteor impacts, since it lacks an atmosphere. Tectonic activity, any volcanism, and cracks in the surface as the ...

meteorobs Messagemeteorobs Meteor Activity Outlook for March 1723 2012
hours but will not interfere with meteor observations The estimated total hourly rates for evening observers this week is near three for observers in the ...
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/41248

Meteor Weds. AM
WOOD-TV (blog)
A meteor (also known as a shooting star) shot across the sky Weds. AM. I had several calls and emails here at the station and through facebook. It was not part of ameteor shower (here's a list of this year's meteor showers).

Lorton Meteorite Part of Smithsonian Hearings
Patch.com
Meteorite hit a Lorton doctor's office in 2010 and was tied up in a legal dispute. By Beth Lawton The 5.4 billion-year-old Lorton meteorite, which was caught up in a legal dispute between the doctors who wanted to donate it to the Smithsonian and the ...

Meteorite, or meteor-wrong?
Burns Lake District News
An X marks the spot where local Joseph Driscol thinks there is three meteorite craters in the Burns Lake area. He needs the help of a geologist to confirm his discoveries. By Rebecca Billard - Burns Lake Lakes District News A Burns Lake man thinks he ...

21 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21MAR2012

Lorton Meteorite stars at Smithsonian appropriations hearing
Washington Post Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36 PM PDT
The Lorton meteorite , the one that crashed into a doctorâs office in 2010, made a surprise appearance Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institutionâs appropriations hearing. Bringing a rare artifact out of a locked warehouse or protective glass case is always bold evidence that few people collect, study and preserve items to the extent the Smithsonian does. Read full article >>

Satellites Spot Hidden Layers of Ancient Towns
Fox News Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:01 AM PDT
Scientists find 9,500 possible 'lived in' human settlements in Middle East after looking for mounds, soil activity Go-to Meteorite Guy Reveals Out-of-This-World Finds

Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in Exeter
Exeter News-Letter Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:19 PM PDT
EXETER â The town's recent out-of-this-world discovery may not be from out of this world after all.

Fossils will fuel museum's birthday blast
Philadelphia Inquirer
A meteorite, an extinct Irish elk, and the general public's first peek at rare collections of bird skins, snakes in jars, and bugs on pins help drive home what a treasure the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is, as the nation's oldest ...

Asteroid lands in Hamilton garden
The Scottish Sun
By NICK SHARPE, Chief Reporter STUNNED Emilie Rennie found a space rock in her flowerbed — two days after a monster meteor blazed through Scotland's skies. Mum Emilie, 56, of Hamilton, stumbled on the golfball-sized debris in her back garden. (Looks like another meteorite-find hoax!)

Man offers £20000 for piece of meteor that blazed trail over Cumbria
News & Star
By Phil Coleman Anyone who finds a chunk of the meteor which streaked over Cumbria could be in line for £20000 – but their chances are pie in the sky. A self-confessed full-time meteorite hunter, Rob Elliott, from Fife, is offering the cash for anyone ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20MAR2012

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 17-23, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American ...
transientsky.wordpress.com/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-ma...

Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in town
Seacoastonline.com
Officials at the Harvard Mineralogical Museum recently told Exeter resident Aidan Ulery that themeteorites he believed he found on Feb. 29 are actually slag, a byproduct of metal smelting that can sometimes appear in concrete.

NASA scientists search for meteor fragments in Walker County
Chattanooga Times Free Press
by WRCB-TV Channel 3 The quiet Cove community in Walker County could be harboring a rock from hundreds of millions of miles away. NASA scientists believe meteorites from a space rock that flew into earth's atmosphere the night of March 7 could be ...

Bob Dyer: Akronites saw second mysterious fireball
Akron Beacon Journal
10, 1965, described a huge fireball witnessed by thousands the previous day. It shot east over Akron at 4:45 pm and eventually into UFO lore after landing in Kecksburg, Pa. Stories labeled "Beacon First" are published in the newspaper before appearing ...

Scientists search for meteor in Walker County
WRCB-TV
Cooke tells Channel 3 this particular meteor caught them by surprise. "When we first picked it up it was doing around 33500 mph," says Cooke. Channel 3 obtained NASA video that shows a bright light streak across the sky above Huntsville, AL.

Go-to meteorite guy reveals out-of-this-world finds
Fox News Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:29 PM PDT
A chance meeting between a pair of treasure-hunting brothers and a geology professor affiliated with University of Washington has led to the discovery of some the most extraordinary and valuable meteorites in history.

Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in Exeter
Exeter News-Letter Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PDT
EXETER â The townâs recent out-of-this-world discovery may not be from out of this world.

fireball / bolide 2012-03-17 Germany - YouTube
34 sec
Very Bright meteor - BOLIDE EVENT OVER HOUSEby FOUNTAINVIDEO353 views · Fireball ...
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19 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19MAR2012

meteorobs : Message: (meteorobs) KS MO OK AR meteor video now ...
meteorobs: Amateur meteor astronomy. ... (meteorobs) KS MO OK AR meteor video now posted with sighting map 13, Topic List < Prev Topic | Next Topic > ...
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GOOD NEWS: NEOs
Odessa American
NEOs (Near Earth Objects) are the subject of a special events display at the Meteor Crater Museum. The display was prompted by an Odessa American article from Nov. 6, 2011, reporting an NEO passing near the earth, 'Near' being closer to than the moon.

UW's Tony Irving is the go-to man in the red-hot world of meteorites
The Seattle Times
A chance meeting between a pair of treasure-hunting brothers and a geology professor affiliated with University of Washington has led to the discovery of some the most extraordinary and valuablemeteorites in history. By Craig Welch Tony Irving, ...

Weekly SkyWatcher's Forecast – March 19-25, 2012
Universe Today
The planets continue to dazzle as we not only celebrate the Vernal Equinox, but the March Geminid meteor shower as well! If that doesn't get your pulsar racing – nothing will. It's time to get out your binoculars and telescopes and meet me in the ...

Fireball in night sky doesn't fade in one man's memory (he thinks)
The Republic
10, 1965, story read, "Many Here Saw Fireball, But Where Did It Go?" Some of the eyewitnesses thought it ended up in Bath Township, but we now know it ended up in Kecksburg, Pa., flaming its way into UFO lore. To believers in alien spaceships, ...

Cradle of Humankind rocks
Independent Online
By Wren Mast-Ingle Standing on the restaurant balcony at Maropeng it is difficult to imagine that the magnificent rolling hills were formed by the impact of the Vredefortmeteor two billion years ago when a piece of rock the size of Table Mountain ...

Meteorite fall in southern Norway 01.03.2012 - YouTube
15 sec
KILLDOZER-FULL MOVIE 1:13:18. Add to. KILLDOZER-FULL MOVIEby ...
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Hunt is on for meteor 'treasure'
Belfast Telegraph
By Lewis Smith The sight of a meteor shooting across the night sky sparked fears that a passenger jet was about to crash – then triggered a treasure hunt. Astronomers are desperate to track down the remnants of the meteor, which was witnessed from the ...

Ethnic man arrested for $2,300 meteorite scam in central Vietnam
Thanh Nien Daily Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:22 AM PDT
Police in Vietnamâs Central Highlands arrested an ethnic minority Tuesday for cheating a woman, who believed she was purchasing part of a meteorite, out of more than US$2,300.

UW professor is go-to guy in world of meteorites
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
The trio grew into an unorthodox team, becoming central players in a thriving international subculture — an obscure band of treasure hunters who scour the planet collecting, buying, selling and studyingmeteorites. In this Byzantine world, ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
NEOs (Near Earth Objects) are the subject of a special events display at the Meteor Crater Museum. The display was prompted by an Odessa American article from Nov. 6, 2011, reporting an NEO passing near the earth, 'Near' being closer to ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

18 March 2012

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Brainerd Man Saw Meteor That Hit Near Rock Spring
The Chattanoogan
A Brainerd man said he saw the meteor streaking across the sky that landed near Rock Spring in Walker County, Ga., on Wednesday. Wesley Schultz, who lives on North Moore Road, said, "I was in the back yard bent over painting a concrete table and ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 17-23, 2012 | American Meteor ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours but will not interfere with meteor observations. The estimated total hourly rates ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-march-1...

A meteor...in broad daylight! - Stargazers Lounge
So I was out birding on Thursday (my daytime passion) at Beeley Moor in Derbyshire, when I was amazed to see what was obviously a very bright meteor.
stargazerslounge.com/.../180730-meteor-broad-daylight.html

MBIQ Detects Ohio / Michigan Meteor Fireball 16MAR2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
16MAR2012 Amy Smith Troy, Michigan US 2000 5 seconds south to south-east Orange fireball with Blue glowing hue Brighter than a close aircraft light at night None It was really cool. 16MAR2012 Rick Brown SE of Sandusky, Ohio, USA ...
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Low-Flying Fireball Streaks Across Northern West Virginia Skies, March 16, 2012
DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
Between 8:15 and 8:20 PM, EST, residents of the northern panhandle of West Virginia witnessed a super-bright low-flying object that resembled a large fireball streak across the sky. According to one witness, the object traveled on a horizontal line ...

Much Hadham motorist's meteorite shock
Hertfordshire Mercury Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:22 AM PDT
A MUCH Hadham motorist had the shock of his life when a meteoriteplummeted from the sky just outside the village.

Meteorite chunk falls on Oslo
BigPond News Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:21 PM PDT
A chunk of meteorite crashed through the roof and a family's home in the middle of Oslo on March 1.

Meteor Breaks Up Over Walker County
WTVC
The noise was from a space visitor that traveled hundreds of millions of miles -- but don't panic, it was a meteor that exploded into smaller meteorites as it entered the earth's atmosphere. A NASA meteor tracking camera in Hunstville, Alabama caught ...

Recent meteor may have left pieces in Walker County -- Fire in the ...
On Wednesday, March 7, shortly after 10 p.m., a meteor ended its long journey across space just above Walker County. Bill Cooke, Walker County native and ...
www.sott.net/.../243033-Recent-meteor-may-have-left-pieces-i...

NASA animation shows the moon's development through the ages
The Verge
The animation condenses the millennia down to just under three minutes, highlighting the major periods of meteor bombardment and volcanic activity which shaped the satellite. The images come courtesy of Goddard's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, ...

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Third fireball explodes over Norway this month -- Fire in the Sky ...
Translated by Sott.net reader Before the dust from the previous meteor had settled down, a newmeteor illuminated the night sky over the eastern part of Norway. Tonight's fireball was observed at 00.09.30 on the 14th of March, and was visible ...
Signs of the Times

17 March 2012

MBIQ Detects Ohio / Michigan Meteor Fireball 16MAR2012

MBIQ Detects Ohio / Michigan Meteor Fireball ~20:05 EST16MAR2012
Please check your security camera videos for a capture; anyone with a photo or art work of the event please email me; drtanuki@gmail.com

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16MAR2012 Brian Canfield, Ohio, United States 2010 EST 6 sec W-SE  Facing South Flaming green ball As bright as the sun, but only about 1/5 the size of a full moon. Behind mostly.  Also slighty flaring left and right with the green fire. About 80 degrees high in the sky, and was moving slightly faster than a satellite.

16MAR2012 Amy Smith Troy, Michigan US 2000 5 seconds south to south-east Orange fireball with Blue glowing hue Brighter than a close aircraft light at night None It was really cool

16MAR2012 Rick Brown SE of Sandusky, Ohio, USA 20:00 EDT 5 seconds West to east - seen while driving eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike white Venus no Very noticeable despite hazy sky - was seen to the SE of our position

16MAR2012 Brian Dishon Newark, Ohio, USA 2007 5 seconds W-E
bright white with large trail sun no very large and bright

16MAR2012 sonya Dresden Ohio United States around 8:00 p.m. 6-8 seconds i was north facing it went west to east was almost blue on the tail orange toward the front Extremely bright..like that of a big full moon no i have never seen a "shooting star" so close!

16NOV2012 Brian Newark, Ohio 20:05  EST 4 seconds West to East Bright white same as sun no but huge trail I have seen many shooting stars before but nothing like this.  so huge and still daylight.  I was waiting for an explosion.  Carziest thing I have ever seen and seemed so close.  If I hold my arm straight out would have been the size of a silver dollar

16MAR2012 Sarah W Willoughby Hills, Ohio, USA 2000 EST 8 seconds Eastward Bright White with Red on ball and in trail At least as bright as the moon No Lowest/brightest I've ever seen, and then it just fizzled out


For ALL of the meteor sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/   

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

16 March 2012

Meteorite Men (in Russian) - Whitecourt, Canada Meteorite Crater

Meteorite Men - Series 6 (In Russian)
метеорит Meteorite Hunting in Whitecourt, Canada 


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Meteorite men. Series 6. (In Russian)
Люди и метеориты. Серия 6.
Режиссер: Эдвард Хорвиц.
Производство: 2011
Парни отправляются в Канаду в кратер Уайткорт ( 54.00 N, 115.60 W), чтобы собрать внеземные сокровища для научных исследований.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16MAR2012

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 10-16, 2012 | American Meteor ...
This weekend the waning gibbous moon will severely hamper meteor observations as the moon will be above the horizon most of the night. Only an hour or two ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-march-1...

Recent meteor may have left pieces in Walker County
Rome News-Tribune Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:21 PM PDT
On Wednesday, March 7, shortly after 10 p.m., a meteor ended its long journey across space just above Walker County. Bill Cooke, Walker County native and current lead member of the NASA Meteorite ...

Meteorite crashes into Norway cabin
UPI Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:57 PM PDT
OSLO, Norway, March 15 (UPI) -- A Norwegian family said they visited their cabin after leaving it alone all winter and discovered a meteoritehad crashed through the roof.

Moon History: NASA Video Shows Volcanoes ...
How did the 'man in the moon' take shape? A new NASA video on lunar evolution explains ...
huffingtonpost.com

Mars rocks! Rare Martian meteorite on view through Mar. 26 in NYC
Auction Central News
NEW YORK – An extraordinarily rare Martian meteorite – the only one known to have impacted earth since 1962 – is on display at a New York City gallery now through March 26. Immediately following its East Coast exhibition, the stellar specimen will ...

Moon History: NASA Video Shows Volcanoes, Meteorite Impacts That Made Craters ...
Huffington Post
The video includes extreme impact events like the one that created the moon's South Pole-Aitkin Basin, and views of the volcanic activity subsequently unleashed by smaller meteorites. What's the take-away? Says the LRO team in the video's description: ...

Much Hadham motorist's meteorite shock
Herts and Essex Observer
By Web Reporter A MUCH Hadham motorist had the shock of his life when a meteorite plummeted from the sky just outside the village. Anthony Baxter, who was driving north on the B180 towards Little Hadham, says the object hurtled towards the ground just ...

Oklahomans Report Seeing Meteor In The Pre-Dawn Sky Tuesday
News On 6
The American Meteor Society, a non-profit group dedicated to the study of meteors by both professional and amateur astronomers, says it's received at least 20 reports of a "dazzling fireball" over much of the Midwest. "Reports of many different colors ...

Strategy for modernization of Russian space program
The Voice of Russia
There are currently three working satellites for Earth remote sensing, starting from heavy Resurs-DK (launched in 2006), through Meteor-M No1 (2009), and Elektro-L No 1 on the geostationary orbit (2011). Other launches have been gradually postponed, ...