06 June 2012

Breaking News MBIQ Detects - Bolide Meteor Fireball Over TX KS OK AR MO 5JUN2012

Breaking News MBIQ Detects - Bolide Meteor Fireball Over TX KS OK AR MO 10:11:00 CDT 5JUN2012 - Meteorites Produced; let the hunting begin!!!
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A FEW MINUTES OFF THE CAMERA! Big event over Western Oklahoma, visible from Oklahoma City. Time was recorded as 03:11:00 Z (10:11:00 Central)

Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Allsky OK Meteor 5JUN2012 / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012 

Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Allsky OK Meteor 5JUN2012 Video / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012

Hawley, TX Direct View Camera OK Meteor 5JUN2012 Video / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012


05JUN2012 brent Douglass, KS, USA 22:15:00 2 secs E-W Green/in car, no sound brighter than moon did not see any very bright green color

05JUN2012 Brenna Moore, OK USA 2213 around 10 seconds I was facing north it was falling from the west to the east A Blue/white trail with a b=red ball on the end Moon I didn't see any I have never seen anything like it!

05JUN2012 Jon Bailey Fort Worth, TX 22:08 Central 5 sec E-W yellow-white moon no none

05JUN2012 Christina Moore, OK United States 22:10pm 5 sec From southwest to Northwest Bright green ball with no sound Bright as a full moon No parts falling off No time to get a picture or video, but I saw a bright green ball falling to the earth to the north with fading green tail behind. No explosion or sound following, but I did notice an Ospry(military mix between airplane and helicopter) following afterwards.

05JUN2012 Elizabeth Baur denton, TX 10:19 central 15 second United States blue moon no none

05JUN2012 Adam Sherman, Texas, USA 22:15 Central Time 3sec E-W Bright Green/Silent >Venus <Moon (Christmas Light) No I wasn't able to see it for it's whole duration.  I just caught a glimpse of it between trees.

05JUN2012 Scott OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA 22:25 CST 3 Sec WEST, left to right, falling Green brighter than moon no fragmentation diagonal path as i looked west, traveling left to right, and falling

05JUN2012 Gregory Eberhard Tulsa, OK, USA about 2210 Central 4 sec Left to Right facing West Green round objet with a tail Like the moon. No The size was rather large. If I were to hold a dime out at arms distance it would not completely cover the object.

05JUN2012 stormy mcbride Wichita, Kansas USA 2210 central time zone 30 - 40 seconds left to right facing south bright lime green kinda orangish or reddish trail was green as well a little dimmer than the moon no fragmentation no noise trail remained for at least 10 seconds before disappearing, before passing the trees

05JUN2012 Jerry Headley Sapulpa,Oklahoma-USA 22:15:00 5-10 sec S-W from left to right at arounda 45 degree angle Green same as green GO light no my Girl friend saw thing same things

05JUN2012 Rebecca Land Norman, Oklahoma, United States About 22:30 CT about 10 sec SE to NW Hear a Booming noise then saw a green light cross to sky slightly dimmer than the moon but it was cloudy out no fragmentation that I could see NA

05JUN2012 Glen Alvis Andover, KS 22:10 DCST 2-3 Seconds S-SW Bright White Tail, Very Bright Green Head Moon No Fragmentation Elevation about 30 Degrees South

05JUN2012 Casey Edmond, Ok, USA 10:30pm Central 10 sec S-W->N-W Bright white/blue moon towards end yes Heading out for my fiance and I's 5 year anniversary I spotted this in the sky as I was closing the house door.

05JUN2012 Stacy El Reno, OK 2200 approximately 4 seconds South East to North West no sound large and blue sun but blue for the few seconds it was going no Just excited I was blessed to see this event.

05JUN2012 Emma DeVaul Dallas, TX USA 2213 3-5 seconds 2213/ east to west. I was driving North Bright Green Pretty Bright Not that I saw Bright Green ball falling from sky.

05JUN2012 Johny Ayala Fayetteville, AR, US 2215 2 secs Facing West, Traveling North Shooting Diagonally Downwards Green and Yellow/ No Sound A firework Very Long Tail It was amazing, we had just left a city council meeting where they passed a motion to limit the free speech rights of corporations! Win!

05JUN2012 Tom Reed Flower Mound, Texas, USA 22:11 hours Central Time 3 seconds max. Seemed fairly slow moving compared to other meteors witnessed. Traveling NorthWest, Facing North Large fireball and long tail visable through wispy cloud cover, no sound Road Flare brightness No Fragmentation but seemed to extinguish at approx 10deg above horizon. First observed while looking almost true North. Meteor was falling towards NW at approximately a 45 degree angle. It was bright enough and large enough to be seen through the wispy cloud cover in our area. Also witnessed by my daughter at the same time.

05JUN2012 Steve Norman, OK, USA 2210 CDT/0310Z duration was roughly 4 seconds Facing west, meteor traveled from w to wnw, ended a few degrees above the horizon color was blue much brighter than Venus, not as bright as the moon, but it was viewed through thin cirrus cloud... did not see any Meteor was almost due west of my location, very bright, and disappeared/burned up a few degrees above the horizon...

05JUN2012 Sean McLellan Derby, Kansas 22:06 CENTRAL/STANDARD 6-7 seconds Started across the sky from E-W, or Left to Right as I was headed South brilliant GREEN color extremely bright same as Sun but mostly green Not that I could see I was traveling South in my car when I saw it. From my view I could also see an airplane to the east so I could see the difference in speeds, which the green streak was moving much faster.

NOW 70+ sighting reports!
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MBIQ Data:

Norman, Oklahoma arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor falling june 5 2012.
14:32:31 -- 15 minutes ago

Saint Louis, Missouri arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -MBIQ Indicates Midwest USA - IL, IA, MO, IN, MN Large Meteor 2JUN2100" by searching for fireball over st louis.
09:00:40 -- 5 hours 48 mins ago

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Breaking News- MBIQ Detects Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012
Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012
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Initial Sighting Reports:

05JUN2012 Matt Erie, PA 940PM EDT 6 S-N. Facing W greenish bright green streak no Very close and was falling down to Earth

05JUN2012 Tara Valis Dublin, Oh 43016 9:15 EST 10 sec right to left green bright as moon no pretty cool

05JUN2012 Stephanie powell, ohio 21:21:00 approximately 2-3 seconds facing north, direction went east to west bright light just came from nowhere and "flew through the sky" venus...it was bright not that i saw I've seen "shooting stars", but this happened when there was still a little light in the sky, that's why I was so surprised.

05JUN2012 Mike Burrows Stow, OH. USA 21:10:00 5 seconds from southeast heading northwest white fireball with cone shaped tail same as a star It disintegrated into the horizon It was very bright

05JUN2012 utopaline Thorold Ontario Canada 21:20 EST 5 seconds max North to South stil la bit of daylight out, almost looked blue and yellow not as bright as the sun not that I could see I've seen meteor showers before, but I've never seen something movng that slow and seemed like it was lower than normal. almost like it was actually heading to the ground

05JUN2012 bob cameron harpersfield,oh 2130 1 to 1.5 sec trav w left to right fac s orange with green tail sun like none seen by myself and by brother our location aprox 3 mi south rt 307 & rt 534 object was headed in direction of cleveland,oh i never seen nothing like it before?

05JUN2012 Rich Surrena Harrisville, PA USA 21:30 Eastern 5-8 sec S-N Right to Left facing West red fire yellow, looke like wing or large flat piece of metal brighter than moon couldn't tell looked like vertical flat triangular piece above the flame

05JUN2012 kathy philbrick willard, ohio 9 pm. est 15 sec. from right to left. not sure of directions... bright fire ball. strangest thing ever saw. orange, and bright white sun nothing falling off. very small trail/tail it moved so fast i couldnt get a picture. but was faster than anything ive ever seen in the sky

For all sighting reports see:
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JUN2012

Meteorite hunters donate rare rock specimen to university for research
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Meteorite hunter Robert Ward has donated a piece of one of the rarest meteorites ever found to the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory to possibly help answer questions regarding the earliest forms of life. The meteorite fell on April 22, and was found ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News MBIQ ...
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Saint Louis, Missouri arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -MBIQ Indicates Midwest USA - IL, IA, MO, IN, MN Large Meteor 2JUN2100" by searching for fireball over st louis. 09:00:40 -- 5 ...
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UC Davis Professor Searches For Space Secrets In Meteorite
CBS Local
The meteorite, called Rick's after the guy who donated it to UC Davis, came from that mini van-sized meteor that made a crash landng into the tiny town of Coloma in El Dorado County. “Very exciting. Imagine how long it's been out there,” the professor ...

Stargazer calls for Caloundra meteorite witnesses
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:56 PM PDT
Sunshine Coast astronomer Owen Bennedick is urging anyone who saw a meteorite near Caloundra last night to contact him.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
The Alamo Impact Event is so named because of a large meteor strike in southeastern Nevada about 367 million years ago, in the Devonian period, when shallow seas covered much of the state. The impact crushed the ocean floor and threw ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

05 June 2012

Venus Transit AWB LIVE Webcast 5/6JUN2012

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Transit of Venus, 5/6 June

On 5/6 June 2012 a celestial takes place that is so rare that it will not be seen again by anyone now living. On June 8, 2004 Venus crossed the face of the Sun for the first time since the 19th century. This spectacle will be repeated again on 5/6 June for the last time until 2117. Astronomers Without Borders has some special plans for this rare event, which will be seen by most of the world's population.

VenusTransit Phone App

Owners of mobile devices using the Apple and Android operating systems can now take part in the largest effort ever to emulate the scientists who sailed around the world to observe transits of Venus.  The free app was developed by Steven van Roode of the Transit of Venus Project in conjunction with AWB.

VenusTransit Web App

Learn more about the transit of Venus, find out what to expect from where you are, see what others are doing and share your own experiences, and more.  Use the web app from any web browser.

Live Webcast of the Transit of Venus from Mount Wilson Observatory

Astronomers Without Borders will be webcasting live from world-famous Mount Wilson Observatory during this rare event, along with top experts in the history of astronomy, authors, and others will gather at the best location for seeing the Venus transit on the North American continent.

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The Kwasan Observatory airing livestream the transit from Japan.

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5JUN2012

Stargazer calls for Caloundra meteorite witnesses
ABC Online
By Jo Skinner Sunshine Coast astronomer Owen Bennedick is urging anyone who saw a meteoritenear Caloundra last night to contact him. Mr Bennedick runs the Wappa Falls Observatory at Yandina. He says he was with a group of people who saw a bright ...

STAR TRAK: June 2012
Phys.Org
The Bootid meteor shower will peak on the night of June 27, when Earth will pass through part of the debris trail of the comet that caused the meteor shower. Meteors will appear to be coming from a point in the constellation Bootes (pronounced ...

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Alamo Impact Event Presentation Set for June 15
Mesquite Citizen Journal
The Alamo Impact Event is so named because of a large meteor strike in southeastern Nevada about 367 million years ago, in the Devonian period, when shallow seas covered much of the state. The impact crushed the ocean floor and threw it into the air, ...

What ever happened to those Clovis hunters?
Arizona Daily Star (blog)
Nobody truly knows why but the consensus seems to be that the changing climate combined with the hunting technology of the Clovis to do them in. There is another theory that posits a big meteor, but we won't go into that.

100 days of science: Massive hole ID'd as meteor crater
Arizona Daily Star
Geologist and mining entrepreneur Daniel Moreau Barringer presented evidence for this site in Northern Arizona as a meteor impact crater in 1906, but it was not recognized as one until years after his death. The crater, about a mile wide and 570 feet ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

04 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 4JUN2012

Inside the International Meteorite Market
Boston.com
Writing at The Naked Scientists, Amy Tempelsman offers up an overview of the market inmeteorites. Apparently, when a meteorite falls to earth, it sets off a "feeding frenzy": According to Ralph Harvey, a geologist at Case Western Reserve University, ...

Meteor explosion sets off modern-day Gold Rush | UCLA Planets
The excitement in the Earth and Space Sciences geochemistry seminar on April 24 was palpable as UCLA Professor John Wasson announced to students that a ...
planets.ucla.edu/?p=4012

Billion-year old meteorites, found in Canada, go on auction Monday
The Province
By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News June 3, 2012 2:52 PM A slice of one of Canada's most famousmeteorites is to be sold for up to $8000 on Monday at a Bonhams auction in New York. The Abeemeteorite, believed to have been catapulted into space by an ...

Mars missions may learn from meteor Down Under
Edinburgh UK (SPX) May 31, 2012 - A discovery about the make-up of the atmosphere of Mars could help inform future missions searching for life there.
www.marsdaily.com/.../Mars_missions_may_learn_from_mete...

Weekly SkyWatcher's Forecast: June 4-10, 2012
Universe Today
We start off with a partial lunar eclipse of the Strawberry Moon, head into the historic Venus Transit, study some Herschel objects, catch both the Scorpid and ArietidMeteor Showers, practice some binocular astronomy and even take on some challenge ...

NEW Finding meteorites topic of library program
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Scientists believe there is, on average, at least one meteorite on every square half-mile in Oregon. MILTON-FREEWATER - A free program about meteorites and what to look for when trying to find them will be presented 7 pm Thursday at the ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

03 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 3JUN2012

Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus
WFSU
By NPR Staff It's been a good season for stargazers, a veritable meteor shower of astronomical goodies, from a supermoon to a solar eclipse. Next up? On Tuesday, June 5, astronomy enthusiasts can witness the Transit of Venus — one of the rarest ...

Methane made from meteors may explain Mars mystery
Ars Technica
Any methane it held would have been lost during its trip through the Earth's atmosphere, but the chemicals remaining in the meteor could potentially break down into methane under the right conditions. The authors of the new paper, based in labs ...

Arizona achievements in science go way back
Arizona Daily Star
Mining engineer Daniel Mo- reau Barringer was just trying to make a buck from nickel-iron ore when he found evidence that a depression in Northern Arizona was formed by a massive meteor. The discovery of Meteor Crater was not recognized by geologists ...

Fireball Blazes Over Paris -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
NEW! E-book available on Amazon Kindle. · Riding the Wave: The Truth and Lies About 2012 and Global Transformation by Laura Knight-Jadczyk. No Kindle?
www.sott.net/articles/show/246258-Fireball-Blazes-Over-Paris

Canada's cutting-edge meteorite research may soon be on the rocks
Vancouver Sun
Rocks do fall from the sky, and Canada's meteorite experts have built themselves into a world power in the specialized field of studying them. Samson is one of these people, a professor of earth sciences at Carleton University.

Meteorite fragment donated to UCD prof
The Daily Democrat Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:40 AM PDT
UC Davis alumnus Gregory Jorgensen presented UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin with a donation Wednesday, of a meteorite piece that fell beside his driveway.The meteorite, a rare carbonaceous chondrite, contains the dust and grains that helped form the Earth and other planets more than four and a

Meteorite research puts Canada in higher orbit
Ottawa Citizen Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:48 PM PDT
One of Claire Samsonâs favourite objects is a thumb-sized lump of (mostly) iron from a distant part of the solar system, its surface pitted and scoured by its super-hot fall through Earth`s atmosphere.

Meteor Crater to get updated security system
Odessa American
BY NATHANIEL MILLER Just because the Odessa Meteor Crater has been estimated to be about 63500 years old doesn't mean the museum's technology has to match the main attraction's age. Wanting to update the security system, the nonprofit group Meteor ...

Venus Transits the Sun for the Last Time This Century
Voice of America
We began the year with the Quandrantid Meteor Shower in January. At the time, sixty to two hundred meteors fell toward Earth every hour. In February, a large number of unusual fireballs were reported in skies over the United States.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

02 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 2JUN2012

Meteor gives clues to Mars atmosphere - UPI.com
Scientists say a study of a meteorite that fell in Australia could give clues to the atmosphere on Mars and help inform future missions looking for life there.
www.upi.com/Science_News/.../UPI-53971338413406/

Sutter's Mill Meteorite Fall (HD) - YouTube
34 sec
The fall : In the morning of 2012 April 22, at 7:51 PDT, a 2-4 meter sized near- earth asteroid ...
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Meteorite fragment donated to UCD prof
Daily Democrat
UC Davis alumnus Gregory Jorgensen presented UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin with a donation Wednesday, of a meteorite piece that fell beside his driveway. The meteorite, a rare carbonaceous chondrite, contains the dust and grains that helped form the ...

Canada's cutting-edge meteorite research may soon be on the rocks
Ottawa Citizen
By Tom Spears, The Ottawa Citizen June 1, 2012 7:41 PM Earth sciences student Chris Fry with a section of the Toluca, nickel and iron meteorite at the Carleton University Herzberg Laboratories. OTTAWA — One of Claire Samson's favourite objects is a ...

Mars Methane Lessons in a Meteorite
Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
They found that meteorites, which continually bombard the surface of Mars, contain enough carbon compounds to generate methane when they are exposed to sunlight. Researchers say their findings give valuable insights into the planet's atmosphere.
2012 THE Year of Meteors!

01 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 1JUN2012

Rare meteorite fragment donated to UC Davis geologist
PhysOrg Thu, 31 May 2012 05:51 AM PDT
UC Davis alumnus Gregory Jorgensen â90, Ph.D. â95, presented UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin with a donation today, May 30, of ameteorite piece that fell beside his driveway in Coloma, Calif.

Meteorite reveals clues in search for life on Mars
MSNBC Wed, 30 May 2012 17:31 PM PDT
A meteorite that fell to Earth 42 years ago is helping scientists unlock clues regarding the makeup of Mars' atmosphere and its potential implications to help shape future missions to search for evidence of life on the Red Planet, a new study finds.

Video of the daylight California fireball | Bad Astronomy | Discover ...
Astronomy | fireball | On April 22, 2012, a chunk of asteroid one or two meters across burned up in Earth's atmosphere. It came in over California and was seen ...
blogs.discovermagazine.com/.../video-of-the-daylight-californ...

Mars missions may learn from meteor Down Under
A discovery about the make-up of the atmosphere of Mars could help inform future missions searching for life there.
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/.../uoe-mmm053012.php

Video of California Daytime Fireball Surfaces
Universe Today
by Nancy Atkinson on May 31, 2012 Video footage has finally surfaced of the daytimefireball that illuminated the sky over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California back in April. NASA and the SETI Institute had asked the public to submit any amateur ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

31 May 2012

France Meteor Fireball 28MAY2012

France Meteor Fireball 23:27 local time 27/UTC 28MAY2012
France Fireball Meteor 27/05/2012 23:27:22 (Local Time)
Base des Observateurs Amateurs de Météores
http://www.boam.fr/post.php?lang=fr
Sighting Reports:
28MAY2012 NOEMIE BESSON VINCENNES aprox 2H00 UTC/GMT+2 2 aprox WSW to ENE with aprox 45° aprox No Sound.Green like grass in the center more bright around like the Moon when it was very bright No No

28MAY2012 NICOLAS SAINT GERMAIN EN LAYE FRANCE 1H30 AM 10 SEC N-N-O WHITE SUN NO THE BIGEST I'D NEVER SEEN WITH MY FRIEND
2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31MAY2012

Big well-done for done Big Well
Dodge City Daily Globe
A number of large items are presented in glass cases about the museum floor including the pallasitemeteor — which had been moved from its temporary home in the lobby of the Greensburg City Hall — a dented and tornado damaged warning siren and a tall ...

Rare meteorite fragment donated to UC Davis geologist
UC Davis
UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin examines the donated meteorite. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis photo) UC Davis alumnus Gregory Jorgensen '90, Ph.D. '95, presented UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin with a donation today, May 30, of ameteorite piece that fell ...

Meteor gives clues to Mars atmosphere
UPI Wed, 30 May 2012 15:09 PM PDT
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 30 (UPI) -- Scientists say a study of ameteorite that fell in Australia could give clues to the atmosphere on Mars and help inform future missions looking for life there.

Carbon Found in Mars Meteorites (And Why It Has Nothing to Do With Martian Life)
Wired News Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT
When the Tissint meteorite crashed to Earth in Morocco last year, international drama ensued . The charred pieces of splintered rock were particularly coveted because they came from Mars, and local tribesmen,meteorite collectors, and scientists jockeyed for position.

Transit of Venus highlights June events
Bangor Daily News
27: Moon in first quarter, 11:29 pm This is the peak night for the Bootids meteor shower. Erratic, a high number of meteors in 2004 was followed by almost none in 2010 when another profuse shower was expected. Look for the occasional slow-moving meteor ...

Meteorite Reveals Clues in Search for Life on Mars
Space.com
by SPACE.com Staff A meteorite that fell to Earth 41 years ago is helping scientists unlock clues regarding the makeup of Mars' atmosphere and its potential implications to help shape future missions to search for evidence of life on the Red Planet, ...

Mars missions may learn from meteor Down Under
Phys.Org
A discovery about the make-up of the atmosphere of Mars could help inform future missions searching for life there. Scientists have tried to find out how the planet's environment came to contain methane gas, which contains carbon – a substance found in ...

'Supermoon' Tonight! Tips to See Year's Biggest Full Moon, Meteor Shower
Space.com
And there's a meteor shower from Halley's comet peaking tonight, too, adding to the sky show. The full moon of May will hit its peak overnight tonight and early Sunday (May 5 and 6) just one minute after the moon makes its closest approach to Earth.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

MBIQ Detects Caribbean Meteor Fireball 30MAY2012

MBIQ Detects Caribbean Meteor Fireball 30MAY2012
  Bermuda, Grenada,Turks and Caicos, Saint Michael, and Saint George all report that a meteor/fireball occurred 30MAY2012.
If you witnessed this event please file a sighting report:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html


Reports:



30MAY2012 jg barbados 2100 10 south right to left green no sound very bright well formed it was big, bright, green

30MAY2012 Phil Bermuda 21:40:00 10 secs E-W Fireball long trail Sun Yes Looked like it entered the atmosphere

30MAY2012 Amos R Luker Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands approx 20:30hr 4 sec N-S Bright orange, spit into two pieces, then turned Green Same as moon split into two pieces Sitting on restaurant deck on beach close to ocean


30MAY2012 Shane Francis St.Patrick, Grenada 19:30:00 7 Seconds E-W Blue Green and Yellowish red, No sound Very Bright. Brighter tha the moon Yes broke off into 4 parts The Largest and Brightest Meteor i have ever seen, It was amazing.

30MAY2012 cherrianne Derricks, St. James, Barbados 19:25:00 3 seconds then it disappeared behind a black cloud south to north bright light then a bright blue burst with a yellow tail .. no sound like a firework display !! did not see any fragmentation biggest, brightest thing i've ever seen moving in the night sky !!



30MAY2012 Angela Paul BARBADOS 19:30 AST 8 sec South West position   Blue, purple colour, with long orange -red tail, No sound As bright as a shooing star, but the brightness seemed greater because it was so big, alos the night was overcast no fragmentation noted none

30MAY2012 Dan Holetown, Barbados 19:30 Eastern Time 3 sec. E-W neon green yellowish and bright, no sound bright like fireworks only one unit, as seen the bigeest I ever seen


For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/


MBIQ Data:
Bridgetown, Saint Michael arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for today meteor fall may 30 2012.
10:27:32 -- 26 minutes ago

Bridgetown, Saint Michael arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green shooting star 2012.
10:33:39 -- 20 minutes ago

Roseau, Saint George arrived from google.dm on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for ball of fire falling from the sky.
10:43:29 -- 11 minutes ago

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

30 May 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29/30MAY2012

'Stony iron meteorites may have hit Katol'
The Asian Age
A team of scientists from Mumbai left for Nagpur on Tuesday to investigate the impact of last Tuesday's meteorite shower in the Katol region, which left several houses damaged. The team is expected to reach Nagpur on Wednesday early morning.

The World's biggest meteor shower | How It Works Magazine
The annual Perseid meteor shower caught on camera - and how you can catch it this summer.
www.howitworksdaily.com/.../the-worlds-biggest-meteor-sho...

The truth is out there about UFO in Baltic Sea, Swedish scientists say
Fox News
The crash debris could be from a meteor, he told FoxNews.com. It could a naturally occurring gas well discovery -- located interestingly enough in international waters, he added. Or, he muses, it could be the remains of a Russian warship from the late ...

Two small asteroids buzz Earth in back-to-back flybys
msnbc.com
Asteroid Basics: A Space Rock Quiz Small Asteroid Flies-By Closer Than Many Satellites | Video When Space Attacks: The 6 Craziest Meteor Impacts © 2012 Space.com.

Life on Mars: just add carbon and stir
Phys.Org
The building blocks of life have been discovered on Mars ... in Martian meteorites that fell to Earth. Let me rephrase that: according to a paper by published in Science Express on Friday, meteoritesfrom Mars have been found to contain the basic ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 26- June 1, 2012 | American Meteor ...
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near two for observers in the northern hemisphere and three for those south of the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-26-j...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Meteor ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News. Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-meteormeteorite-...

Life on Mars: just add carbon and stir
CNET Australia
By Marion Anderson, Monash University | May 29, 2012 The building blocks of life have been discovered on Mars — in Martian meteorites that fell to Earth. We're a long way off from finding little green men, but we might find evidence of life on Mars, ...

Meteorite hunt goes on, needs public's help
PhysOrg Mon, 28 May 2012 05:36 AM PDT
(Phys.org) -- A University of California, Davis, geologist is appealing for public help in tracking down pieces of the meteorite that blew up over El Dorado County on April 22.

South African Government, Landowners Sign Agreement To Preserve Site Of Meteor Impact
Bernama Sun, 27 May 2012 23:52 PM PDT
PRETORIA, May 28 (BERNAMA-NNN-BUANEWS) -- The South African government and landowners of the Vredefort Dome, site of meteoriteimpact, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement, taking the site a step closer to becoming a new World Heritage Site and protected under South African law.

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Bernama
PRETORIA, May 28 (BERNAMA-NNN-BUANEWS) -- The South African government and landowners of the Vredefort Dome, site of meteorite impact, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement, taking the site a step closer to becoming a new World Heritage Site and ...

Scientists to probe Nagpur meteorite shower
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A team of scientists from Mumbai will leave for Nagpur on Monday to investigate and study the impact of last Tuesday's large meteorite shower in the Katol region which damaged several houses, an official said here on Sunday.

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MBIQ Detects Meteor California / Nevada 30MAY2012

MBIQ Detects Meteor California / Nevada ~01:50 PDT 30MAY2012
  Now Confirmed; Meteor over California / Nevada 30MAY2012.  The time of the event was approximately 01:50 PDT.

If you have a meteor sighting report please submit it to confirm this event.  Thank you!:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html 

Initial Sighting Reports:
30MAY2012 Maranda Sacramento, CA 01:44 AM PST 2 sec North to South Neon Green sun no Looked like a neon green ribbon zigzagging then went dark.

30MAY2012 Russ Merced, Ca 95340 1:50:00 One Mississippi Star fell downward Bright royal blue & yellow, with a long tail Thought it was a firework. None that I saw no other

30MAY2012 danny Sacramento, ca approx 0130-0200 4 to 5 seconds west i think i saw what looked like a green tail it was huge sun no it was amazing

30MAY2012 dustin mcfall yuba city ca. 1:50:00 1sec south to north bright white/blue with orange sparks when exploded same as lightning it exploded at the end and parts went everywhere n/a

30MAY2012 Kami copperopolis 1:40:00 around 4 sec from right to left in a down angle red,white,blue no sound but it look to be a brighter flash halfway thru 3-4 times brighter than the brightest star i can see no, i could not see any parts falling i was standing on our back porch smoking a ciggarette and i saw a super bright light move from right to left in a downward motion... halfwas thru the movement there was a flash that was brighter that the meteor itself.

30MAY2012 Chris Clovis, CA 1:55am (aprox.) 1 second NE Bright electric blue, disappeared behind tree on the horizon. a little brighter rhan the moon no No tail was observed. Just a blue ball falling. descent was more vertical. No pictures.

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot just detected a meteor event in California and Nevada. No sighting reports at this time, only computer detected event which may or may not be a real meteor event.  Confidence  of detection % 95.

MBIQ Data:
Stockton, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteorite 5/30/12 1:40 am pst.
18:25:44 -- 1 minute ago

Merced, California arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Katol, India Meteorite Fall 22MAY2012 Meteorite Photos" by searching for meteor may 30, 2012.

Sacramento, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Georgia Blue Meteor 20MAY2011" by searching for blue meteor.

Long Beach, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for bright flash in sky 5/30/12.
17:43:41 -- 2 minutes ago

Sparks, Nevada arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for bright flash in sky over reno.
17:47:54 -- 3 minutes ago

Sacramento, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteorite tonight 5/30.
17:45:59 -- 6 minutes ago

Shingle Springs, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for 5/29/12 loud boom early morning california.
16:51:35 -- 52 minutes ago

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Katol, India Meteorite Fall 22MAY2012 Meteorite Photos

Katol, Nagpur, India Meteorite Fall 22MAY2012 Meteorite Photos






One of the Katol , Nagpur, India meteorites pierced a roof 22MAY2012
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India/ Wikipedia 


Another view of the hole in the galvanized steel roof
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India/ Wikipedia




Katol, Nagpur, India meteorite from 22MAY2012 daytime meteor
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India / Wikipedia 


Katol, Nagpur, India meteorite from 22MAY2012 daytime meteor
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India 


Katol, Nagpur, India meteorite from 22MAY2012 daytime meteor
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India


Katol, Nagpur, India meteorite from 22MAY2012 daytime meteor
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India


Katol, Nagpur, India meteorite from 22MAY2012 daytime meteor
Photo Credit: GIS, Geological Survey India

Previous post about the Katol, Nagpur 22MAY2012 meteor and meteorite fall on
TheLatestWorldwideMeteor/Meteorite News: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/05/katol-vidharbha-area-maharashtra-india.html

Wikipedia entry for Katol meteorite:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katol

More photos to be posted as they are made available.

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29 May 2012

Breaking News - NOW 4 Asteroid NEO CLOSE CALLS! 28-31MAY2012

UPDATED! 4 NEO Asteroids Close Calls!!! 28-31MAY2012


Be ready with eyes and video cameras to capture increased meteor/fireball activity 2-3 days prior and 2-3 days after this passing.  Please get the word out by posting a link to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, your favorite forum, or website; thank you:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ 
If you have a sighting of a meteor/fireball please make a sighting report:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html 
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter- Tokyo, Japan

UPDATED!  NOW 4 CLOSE CALLS! (updated 28MAY2012)

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
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 KP24) 2012-May-280.00040.115 m - 33 m26.313.27
(2012 KT42) 2012-May-290.00010.054.6 m - 10 m28.817.03
(2001 CQ36) 2012-May-300.025810.077 m - 170 m22.75.62
(2002 OA22) 2012-May-310.119746.6370 m - 820 m19.37.01
(2012 KZ41) 2012-May-310.02088.127 m - 61 m24.912.38
Table source: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/


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28 May 2012

The Latest Meteor/Meteorite News 28MAY2012

Three NEO asteroids to Pass Near Earth between 28-31 MAY2012
Lunar Distance (LD) less than 10LD. Asteroids 2012 KP24 ,2012 KZ41,2001 CQ36...
Likely INCREASED worldwide meteor/fireball/bolide activity seen.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2012/05/neo-asteroid-just-discovered-2012-kp24.html

Scientists to probe Nagpur meteorite shower
New Kerala Sun, 27 May 2012 10:03 AM PDT
Mumbai, May 27 : A team of scientists from Mumbai will leave for Nagpur Monday to investigate and study the impact of last Tuesday's largemeteorite shower in the Katol region which damaged several houses, an official said here Sunday.

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