14 February 2013

Belgium / The Netherlands / Germany Bolide Fireball Meteor 13FEB2013

Belgium / The Netherlands / Germany LONG DURATION Bolide Fireball Meteor 22:20 CET 13FEB2013

UPDATE: WAS SPACE TRASH!
Fireball over NW Europe of the evening of 13 February 2013: Re-entry of a Soyuz r/b
Thank you Marco!


Re-entry Soyuz Rakettrap 13 februari 2013!
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13FEB2013 Veldhoven, Netherlands 22:14pm GMT+1 60sec NW to SE Blue,White,Orange Moon  Nope
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Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands Bolide 13FEB2013
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If you witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Please also get the word out about this event reported on this site to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, your local media (TV/Newspapers) and your favorite forums.  Certainly this event was capture on video --- check security cameras and all sky cameras.  IF you have a video please email me @ drtanuki@gmail.com

Initial Sighting Reports:

13FEB2013 O'Neill Keegan Florennes, Namur, Belgium 22.20 pm GTM+1 15 (very very long) NW left to right (downfall more than anything) yellow/orange/red very bright friction point yes 2 different fragmentations that shined bright almost vertical drop +-75°, really impressive because of how long it took to get down, confused it for a plane at first

13FEB2013 Melissa Riethoven, The Netherlands 22:30 CET 20 NW to SE Red with white long tale, no sound Fireball yes Went outside the house, to walk with the dog. When we saw immediatly something bright and big in the sky. It was amazing!

13FEB2013 Joe Lee Friedrichsthal, Saarland, Germany 22:15 CET (21:15 UTC) 5-10 seconds NW -> SE first there was a short bright light that reminded me of lightning, than I saw it pass with an orange/yellow glow, thought at first I was seeing a burning plane exept for the speed the center was as bright as the center of the sun... but smaller in size I saw no parts falling of... just a fireball passing by I was sitting in my living room, the lightning like light got my attention and then I saw it passing by. As it was heading towards Ramstein AFB I thought ther might be a fighter burning but that would have been smaller in size. I am still not sure what I actually saw but I thought maybe others seen it as well and wanted to report it.

13FEB2013 Hylkema Meppel, The Netherlands 22:30 CET 15 seconds Facing Z-W direction, direction: west to south Fast moving white/red/orange light (fireball) with long tail as bright as the moon, but obviousy much smaller no N/A

13FEB2013 Montie Davis Siegen, Germany 22:40 GMT+1 15-20 seconds SW to SE Orange flames Candle flame brightness White explosive fragmentation Traversed complete field of view

All Sighting Reports can be viewed here:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14FEB2013

Google uses Street View backpacks to map Meteor Crater
The Verge-Feb 12, 2013
The 0.75-mile wide Meteor Crater was formed an estimated 50,000 years ago by a "small" iron-rich asteroid about 80 feet in diameter and 100,000 tons, and was ...

Meteor to pass 17,000 miles above Earth - Video on ...
Video on NBCNews.com: On Friday, an asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass very close to the ...
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CNN Anchor Deborah Feyeric Asks Bill Nye if Meteor Is Related to ...
Opposing Views-18 hours ago
The word meteorology and the word meteor come from the same root, so uhh. ... seemed shocked when she asked if global warming was related to the meteor.


Vesti

Шта би се десило да метеор погоди Земљу?
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NEW: Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Feb 15—Time To Panic?
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Street View: quattro passi nel cratere meteoritico
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Asteroide 15 febbraio 2013 e fine del mondo secondo Margherita ...
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Yukon miner claims infection by an 'extraterrestrial life form'
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l'actualité de l'astronomie
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meteorite fevrier 2013
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Asteroid to give Earth a record close shave on Friday
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Asteroid hunt needs to ramp up, scientists say
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Une sorte d'étoile filante verte
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2012 DA14: So kann man den Asteroiden sehen
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NWA 7325, la première météorite venant de la planète Mercure ?
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E se 2012 DA14...
Focus (Blog)-9 hours ago
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Street View: quattro passi nel cratere meteoritico
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பொலன்னறுவை வயலில் மீட்கப்பட்டது ...
தாளம்-12 hours ago
பொலன்னறுவை – அரலகங்வில, குடாவெவ பிரதேச வயல் ஒன்றில் விழுந்து கிடந்த வான் பொருள், ...

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The Committee to Save the Planet: Who Watches the
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http://world.time.com/2013/02/12/the-committee-to-save-the-planet-who-watches-the-asteroids/

Duck! Close Shave with an Asteroid Coming by Jeffrey
Kluger, Time, February 05, 2013
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An unrelated article for cat lovers:

How a Kitty Walked 200 Miles Home: The Science of
Your Cat’s Inner Compass by Veronique Greenwood
Time, February 11, 2013
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Yours,

Paul H.


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13 February 2013

Japan Fireball Meteorss -Month? 11 October 2012, meteor shower Taurus

JAPAN Month? 11 October 2012, meteor shower Taurus
Google translate - English:
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Phoenix, Arizona Fireball Meteor 12FEB2013

Fireball. Phx, AZ. 10:06pm 2.12.13

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Sighting Report:
Just saw a fireball from my porch moving at a 45-55 degree angle from the horizon while I was facing south with Camelback Mountain in my view. The fireball went below the mountains heading North. I didn't see it break up but with light pollution factored in I feel it was probably big enough to have dropped material in another state north of AZ. For reference my house is roughly 60th st and Thomas in Scottsdale, AZ. Time to check sky cams!
-Erik Fisler, AZ,USA

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13FEB2013

Meteor to pass 17,000 miles above Earth - Video on NBCNews.com
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Fallen meteorite draws thousands 
Tue, 12 Feb, 2013 12:17 PM PST
A stone particle resembling a meteorite which had fallen into a quarry at Aladeniya, Kandy, near the seventh mile-post last morning drew a curious crowd. (Sri Lanka - Photo DOES NOT appear to be that of a meteorite)

List of meteor air bursts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CNN anchor suggests meteor hurtling toward Earth could be a result ...
Daily Mail-3 hours ago
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Šta bi se desilo da meteor pogodi Zemlju?
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Nem csapódhat be a Földbe
Népszabadság-6 hours ago
Az aszteroidáról szóló beszámolókban visszatérő elem az 1908-as Tunguz „meteor” esete, amiről annyit tudunk, hogy a légkörbe csapódó test – ami lehetett ...


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12 February 2013

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Ezt megússzuk, ilyen közel még nem volt aszteroida
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Si avvicina l'asteroide 2012 DA14
ANSA.it-14 hours ago
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Asteroid am Winterthurer Himmel erwartet
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11 February 2013

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Pénteken ér a Föld közelébe a kőóriás
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Bulletin météo du 10 février 2013.
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Haber 3

Dinozorlar ne zaman yok oldu?
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dinozor,fosil,gökbilim,asteroit,meteor,dünya Dinozorlar ne zaman yok oldu? Bilim insanları dinozorların neslinin tükenmesi ile ilgili en doğru tarihi ...

When is the next meteor shower?
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10 February 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10FEB2013

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 9-15, 2013 | American Meteor ...
As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will not interfere with meteor observing. The estimated total hourly meteor rates ...
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Death of the Dinosaurs: New Proof of Asteroid or Meteor Impact
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This date in science: Great Meteor Procession of February 9, 1913
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Colorado / Wyoming Meteor 09FEB2013

Colorado / Wyoming Meteor ~1:55 am MST 09FEB2013

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

09FEB2013 Jeremy Greeley, CO, USA 2:30 MST 5 sec United States emerald green between moon and Sun a little bit emerald green meteor/ fireball that seemed to go beneath the clouds and lit up the sky

09FEB2013 Brian & Michelle FALCON, COLORADO,  USA 0155 MST 3-5 seconds W-E facing North bright green with bright green tail not as bright as the sun, but brighter than the moon not that we could see It was huge and it looked like it hit the ground because as it disappeared from our site there seemed to be an explosion of light..It did not shoot across the sky but appeared have fallen down out of the sky

09FEB2013 Daniel San Luis Valley, Colorado, USA 155 2-3 seconds before it fell behind mountains traveled NNW as I was driving due north. bright Not as bright as moon. After the meteorite fell out of sight behind mouontains, there was a flash that illuminated the mountains from behind. The flash behind the mountains was very surprising.

09FEB2013 Shawn Wright, Wyoming,united states 0154 mountain 3 sec E-W facing south It was overcast out and I seen a big blue greenish flash in the sky Blue greenish No It was very cloudy out and it was bright enough to light up the whole sky and you could see it move from east to west! Very bright at first then faded away


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09 February 2013

Ontario / Michigan Meteor 09FEB2013

Ontario / Michigan Meteor ~1:20 EST 09FEB2013

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Reports:
09FEB2012 Donald Blubaugh Coleman, MI, USA 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time Zone 2-3 seconds N-S Facing North Blue fireball with tail of blue and red Pretty Bright too quick to tell meteor?

09FEB2013 Zoobie Hamilton, Ontario 1:20:00 2sec west/north green/blue Very Bright None Amazing

09FEB2013 David &Joanne Mank Orangeville, Ont, Canada Just south of 1:20:00 2 seconds N-E left to right green-blue-white 1/4 moon Yes Burned out very close to ground-spectacular show

09FEB2012 Yves Grandguillot Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1:20:00 2 S-W, Green Sun Not visible It was a large and very bright green light - quite fascinating to see

09FEB2012 Heather Howell Burlington,Ontario,Canada 1:20:00 2 sec North green & white bright like a flare don't know no comment


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09FEB2013

The Tunguska event: a Siberian meteor mystery from 1908
The Guardian (blog)
Next week will see a small asteroid pass closer to the earth than TV satellites, but Nasa have assured the world that there is no danger of impact. The celestial visitor has been named DA14 and is expected to travel at speeds of about 8 miles (13km) a ...

Meteor Crater - View 1 – Street View – Google Maps
Meteor Crater lies at an elevation of about 1740 m (5709 ft) above sea level. It is about 1200 m (4000 ft) in diameter, some 170 m deep (570 ft), and is ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2013
As the week progresses the moon will rise a little later each evening but there is little meteor activity to be seen during the dark evening hours. The estimated .
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Meteor behind death of dinosaurs | Boroondara Review Local
IT IS the world's coldest case. For decades, scientists have argued over what caused the almost overnight demise of land roaming dinosaurs 66 million years ...
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Meteor strike was 'nail in dinosaurs' coffin'
Planet Earth
Some blame a six-mile-wide meteor slamming into the planet. Others suggest that massive volcanic activity, which lasted for over a million years, was the likely cause. Such eruptions spewed around 1.1 million square kilometres – the size of Colombia ...

Dinosaurs died out 'within a gnat's eyebrow' of devastating meteor impact ...
Daily Mail
Dinosaurs vanished earlier than previously thought and 'within a gnat's eyebrow' of the cataclysmic meteor impact blamed for their extinction, say scientists. Corrected dates for both events suggest they occurred almost at the same time, around ...

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08 February 2013

Nova Scotia Canada Fireball Meteor 08FEB2013

Nova Scotia Canada Fireball Meteor 08FEB2013

IF you witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report. Thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Reports:

08FEB2013 Mike Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada 2:15 Atl. 2-3 sec. sw Down Green light moon no no

08FEB2013 Justin Gale New Germany, Nova Scotia, Canada 0215 Atlantic time 1-2 seconds South-East Bright Blue like and arc welder with red tail. Near the brightness of the sun No fragments Streaked across the entire view of the sky. Burned out just before hitting horizon.


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08FEB2013

Can you hear meteors?
EarthSky (blog)
Because sound travels so much more slowly than light does, the rumblings of a particularly largemeteor shouldn't be heard for several minutes after the meteor's sighting. A meteor 100 kilometers high would boom about five minutes after it appears ...

Dinosaur deaths: meteorite did do it
In the most significant advance towards solving the ultimate whodunnit, scientists have re-dated ...
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Meteor behind death of dinosaurs
The Border Mail
In the most significant advance towards solving the ultimate whodunnit, scientists have re-dated the impact of a more than 10-kilometre-wide meteor that slammed into Mexico to within the same time period as the dinosaur's mass extinction. "We have ...

www.smh.com.au - Meteor behind death of dinosaurs
Meteor behind death of dinosaurs. Date: February 07 2013. Nicky Phillips. IT IS the world's coldest case. For decades, scientists have argued over what caused ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Denmark Fireball Meteor ...
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(meteorobs) 2012 DA14 and its possible related meteor ... - Yahoo!
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Meteor - Meteorite - Space Debris ? over UK with Commentary by ...
Meteor or Space Debris over UK with Commentary by PD from BBC Radio.
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07 February 2013

Binary Asteroid May Have Wiped out Dinosaurs

Binary Asteroid May Have Wiped out Dinosaurs

Double asteroid trouble may have wiped out dinosaurs
(The asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction gets a new
twist as scientists look into what may have been a
twin asteroid impact) by Amanda Kooser Feb. 4, 2013
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57567486-1/double-asteroid-trouble-may-have-wiped-out-dinosaurs/

Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a twin terror by Colin Barras,
New Scientist, February 2013
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23126-dinosaurkilling-asteroid-was-a-twin-terror.html

Research group suggests Chicxulub crater may have
been caused by binary asteroids, Phys.org, Feb. 2013
http://phys.org/news/2013-02-group-chicxulub-crater-binary-asteroids.html

The paper is:

Miljkovic, K., G. S. Collins, S. Mannick, P. A. Bland, 2013,
Morphology and population of binary asteroid impact
craters. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. vol. 363,
pp. 121–132. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.12.033
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X12007194

A related paper is:

Bottke, H. J., and H. J. Melosh, 1996, Binary Asteroids
and the Formation of Doublet Craters. Icaerus.
vol. 124, pp. 372–391. PDF file at:
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/Reprints/Bottke_Binary_Icarus_1996.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

For this writing and All of The E-Pistles of Paul by Paul Heinrich see:
http://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.jp/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06-07FEB2013

Greenish rock may be meteorite from Mercury 
Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:43 PM PST
Researchers suspect that a green-colored meteorite may have come from the planet Mercury, based on its peculiar chemical composition.

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Evidence of water dissolving Mars surface found
Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 08:20 AM PST
The first evidence of water dissolving the surface of Mars has been discovered by scientists after studying a small piece of a Martian meteorite that crashed into earth in 1911.

Can a meteor be considered motion mechanical energy? - Yahoo! Answers
I'm using a meteor for my homework as an example o…
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Possible explanation for Honolulu "fireball"
Hawaii News Now
Following several reports from viewers that said they had seen a "bright fireball" streak across the morning sky, Hawaii News Now has learned what the unusual sight may have been. That "brightfireball" could have been the International Space Station, ...

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06 February 2013

Denmark Fireball Meteor with Detonation 04FEB2013

Denmark Fireball Meteor with Detonation ~23:35 Local Time 04FEB2013

If you witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report with this site; thank you!
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News Story from Denmark sent by reader- Thank you Maciek!
http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/ildkugler_paa_himlen

Sighting Report:
04FEB2013 Nichlas Jensen Køge, Denmark 23:35:00 4 sec, then 6 sec waiting time, and then 3 sec bang did not see Blue, like hundreds of lightning and then when it was gone i heard a big bang. Dont know Don't know Don't know

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U.S. Embassy Tokyo Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Tsunami Advisory

8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Pacific Ocean 06FEB2013
U.S. Embassy Tokyo Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Tsunami Advisory

8.0 MAG SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 2013-02-06 01:12:27 10.738°S 165.138°E 28.7
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1s0#summary

Japan Meteorological Agency - Tsunami Advisory
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

February 6, 2013

The Embassy alerts U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Japan that the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for coastal regions of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency reports that the "Tsunami height is expected to be about 0.5 meters. Attention advised." Local media outlets report that the tsunami should make landfall between 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm, Japan time. Please be aware that there is always a possibility that this situation may change.
Please monitor the situation by consulting media sources and the following website:
Japan Meteorological Agency: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

U.S. citizens in Japan are encouraged to confirm the locations of shelters, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions.

Additional information on disaster preparedness may be found on the "Natural Disasters" page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website. http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/emergencies/emergencies_1207.html

Updated information on travel in Japan may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada, or from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

Please consult the Country Specific Information Sheet for Japan, available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html.
For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please contact the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of either the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo or one of the U.S. Consulates in Japan listed below:

If you are receiving this message in error or have completed your travel in Japan, please visit the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at https://step.state.gov/step/ to update your status. If you have never enrolled in STEP, but would like to remove your email address that you registered at the US Embassy or a US Consulate in Japan, please contact TOKYOACS@state.gov to update or remove your registration.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo
American Citizen Services
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
Tel: 03-3224-5000 (24 Hours)
After Hours: 03-3224-5000
Fax: 03-3224-5856
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/tacs-main.html
The U.S. Embassy serves Americans in Tokyo, Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Yamagata and Yamanashi.

Consulates:

Osaka-Kobe:
11-5, Nishitenma 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543; Tel: 06-6315-5912, Fax: 06-6315-5914; serving Americans in Osaka, Aichi, Ehime, Fukui, Gifu, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kagawa, Kochi, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Okayama, Shimane, Shiga, Tokushima, Tottori, Toyama, and Wakayama prefectures.
http://osaka.usconsulate.gov/

Nagoya:
Nagoya International Center Bldg. 6th floor, 1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0001; Tel (052) 581-4501, Fax: (052) 581-3190; providing emergency consular services only (including death and arrest cases) for Americans living in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures.
http://nagoya.usconsulate.gov/

Fukuoka:
5-26, Ohori 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0052; Tel: 092-751-9331, Fax: 092-713-9222; serving Americans in Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga and Yamaguchi prefectures.
http://fukuoka.usconsulate.gov/

Sapporo:
Kita 1-jo, Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0821; Tel: 011-641-1115, Fax: 011-643-1283; serving Americans in Akita, Aomori, Hokkaido, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures.
http://sapporo.usconsulate.gov/

Naha:
2-1-1 Toyama, Urasoe City, Okinawa 901-2104; Phone: 098.876.4211, Fax: 098.876.4243; serving Americans in Okinawa and the Amami Oshima Island grouphttp://naha.usconsulate.gov/

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05 February 2013

NASA to Host Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flyby Media Telecon 07FEB2013

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JPL/NASA News 


News advisory: 2013-043  Feb. 4, 2013

NASA to Host Feb. 7 Media Telecon on Asteroid Flyby - 2012 DA14

NASA to Host Feb. 7 Media Telecon on Asteroid Flyby

















The full version of this story with accompanying images is at:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-043&cid=release_2013-043


PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. 
PST (2 p.m. EST), on Thursday, Feb. 7, to discuss an asteroid, 150 feet
 (45 meters) in diameter, that will pass close, but safely, by Earth on Feb. 
15. The flyby creates a unique opportunity for researchers to observe 
nd learn more about asteroids.


The teleconference participants are: --Lindley Johnson, program 
executive, Near-Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program, NASA 
Headquarters, Washington --Timothy Spahr, director, Minor Planet
 Center, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, 
Mass. --Donald Yeomans, manager, NEO Office, Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. --Amy Mainzer, principal investigator, 
NEOWISE observatory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory --Edward Beshore, 
deputy principal investigator, Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource 
Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer Asteroid Sample Return 
Mission, University of Arizona, Tucson


Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

and


Related images will be available at the start of the teleconference at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/asteroids/news/telecon20130207.html .


For detailed information concerning the Earth flyby of 2012 DA14, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/asteroidflyby.html .


A Ustream feed of the flyby from a telescope at NASA's Marshall Space
 Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will be broadcast from 6 p.m. to
 9 p.m. PST (9 p.m. to midnight EST) on Feb. 15. To view the feed
 and ask researchers questions via Twitter about the flyby, visit:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc .


DC Agle 818-393-9011

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

agle@jpl.nasa.gov

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Dwayne Brown 202-358-1726

NASA Headquarters, Washington

Dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov
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Nancy Neal Jones 301-286-0039

Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04-05FEB2012

Is this meteorite a piece of Mercury? 
Mon, 04 Feb, 2013 05:16 AM PST
Pieces of the Moon and Mars have been found on Earth before, as well as chunks of Vesta and other asteroids, but what about the innermost planet, Mercury? That's where some researchers think this greenish meteorite may have originated, based on its curious composition and the most recent data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft.

Russia Says Siberian Meteor Field Contains "Trillions Of Carats" Of ...
MOSCOW – The Kremlin has authorized scientists to finally reveal what they say are “trillions of carats” of diamonds located in a field in eastern Siberia that ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JAN2013
The most familiar of these events is the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks around the 12th night of August each year. "There are many meteor ...
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New England Fireball January 23, 2013 | American Meteor Society
The American Meteor Society has received 50 reports of a bright meteor that occurred just after 1800 (6pm EST) on Wednesday evening January 23, 2013.
www.amsmeteors.org/.../new-england-fireball-january-23-201...

Celestial Sleuths Track Historic Meteor Procession to South Atlantic ...
A century ago, one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever recorded lit up the skies when a grand procession of meteors blazed their way through the ...
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Huge Fireball Meteor Seen Across the East Coast ! Impact 2013 ...
'Fireballs' Light Up Skies From Virginia To Ohio To New York live meteor detection chart for January 28th, 2013 around midnight. EST. From Virginia to Ohio, ...
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Possible explanation for Honolulu "fireball"
Hawaii News Now
Following several reports from viewers that they had seen a "bright fireball" streak across the morning sky, Hawaii News Now has learned what the unusual sight might have been. Roy Gal an astronomer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa says the bright ...

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New Mexico Daytime Fireball Meteor 04FEB2013

Just witnessed brilliant daytime meteor 18:36 Feb 4, 2013 UT

Anyone interested in looking for meteorites,
I just witnessed a spectacular daytime meteor. I am not sure who to
report this to, if anyone knows who best to get this please forward it:

At 18h36m Feb 4 2013 UT I was driving on due north when right out the
front of my window a spectacular greenish to whitish fireball was
traveling from about 40 degrees elevation heading straight north and
broke into many pieces about 10 degrees above the northern horizon from
my location at N 35.659231 W106.00305 and 6800 foot elevation. The
meteor was very bright against a deep blue daytime sky. Brighter than a
full moon, just under the brightness of the sun and leaving a visible
ionized trail behind it. When it broke into pieces even the pieces were
easily visible against the daytime sky! This will have produced quite a
debris field to the north of Santa Fe, NM.
Scotty D.
--
Santa Fe, NM USA

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I was not visually recording at the time but I posted my radio graphs for the broader time period here:
http://www.heliotown.com/Daylight_Fireball_Feb_04_2013_New_Mexico.html

Thomas Ashcraft | Radio Fireball Observatory | New Mexico


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03 February 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02FEB2013

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 2-8, 2013 | American Meteor ...
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting but you ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01FEB2012
Taxi driver films suspected meteor near Birmingham Airport. Footage courtesy of Paul Duggan. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.
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BBC News - Taxi driver films suspected meteor ...
1 min
A taxi driver has captured film of a suspected meteor over Birmingham Airport.
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The science behind the meteor show - Technology ... - MSNBC.com
What causes the Leonid meteor shower? Where's the best place to look? And when? Get answers in our interactive look at the sky show.
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Suspected meteor spotted near Birmingham Airport -- Fire in the Sky ...
A taxi driver has captured film of a suspected meteor over Birmingham Airport. Paul Duggan filmed the object on a dashboard camera he uses to record bad ...
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'Meteor' soars through northern sky - ITV News
Read 'Meteor' soars through northern sky latest on ITV News. All the Thursday 31st January ...
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02 February 2013

Breaking News- Japan Earth Quake ~6.4 Mag 02FEB2012

Breaking News- Japan Earth Quake ~6.4 Mag ~23:17 2FEB2012

Update pending.  No apparent damage or tsunami warning issued.

Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
23:17 JST 02 Feb 2013 42.7N 143.3E 120 km 6.4 Tokachi-chiho Chubu

Japan Meteorological Agency (check their site in the event of a major NATURAL emergency)
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/00000000091.html  event map

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01FEB2013 the TThe Greater okyo Area was shook by 2 quakes of 4.0.


Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
23:06 JST 01 Feb 2013 35.6N 140.1E 80 km 4.4 Chiba-ken Hokuseibu
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Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
10:27 JST 01 Feb 2013 38.7N 142.2E 40 km 4.3 Miyagi-ken Oki

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01 February 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01FEB2012

Taxi driver films suspected meteor near Birmingham Airport
BBC News
Taxi driver films suspected meteor near Birmingham Airport. Footage courtesy of Paul Duggan. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 31 January 2013 Last updated at 11:09 ET Help. A taxi driver has captured film of a suspected ...

Suspected meteor spotted near Birmingham Airport
BBC News
Gary Fildes, from the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland, said the meteor was visible for 10 to 15 seconds - 10 times longer than usual - and was "quite a sight". 'Very bright'. He said he had been hosting a public outreach project at the ...

Meteor streaks across Shropshire sky
shropshirestar.com
People across the area reported seeing the object flashing across the sky at around 9pm yesterday. Reports on Twitter said the flash of light had been seen across northern Britain including Oswestry and Telford. Astronomers said the meteor – which had ...

AZ Explained: Meteor Crater retains its mystery
azcentral.com
You know. The one in which somebody jumped down an abandoned mine shaft this month and lived to describe it as an attempt to “appease the gods.” Meteor Crater, about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, is about 700 feet deep and three-quarters of a mile wide.

Green 'fireball' flashes across the night sky in Lincolnshire
This is Lincolnshire
Sightings have been reported of a green 'fireball' flashing across the sky over Lincolnshire last night. Lincoln City goalkeeper Paul Farman was among those who saw the phenomenon and wrote on Twitter at about 9pm that he'd seen a meteoroid or a ...

Did you see "fire ball" flying across the sky?
This is Grimsby
“The fireball described by your article was most probably, space debris or a meteorite burning on re-entry to earths upper atmosphere. This sighting was also reported widely across the North of England last night around 9:00pm. The viewing conditions ...

Fireball explodes from electrical gear in Liverpool-region
Click Liverpool
Icy conditions led to a fireball exploding up from electrical gear below a busy shopping street in the Liverpool region. At 12.20pm on Saturday 26th January, three fire engines spent four hours dealing with the blaze in an underground electrical ...

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