The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16APR2013

Meteor filmed shooting across sky in Spain - Ninemsn
Ninemsn
... the moment a fragment of a comet streaked across the night sky above Spain last Saturday night local time. A meteor so bright it could be seen across Spain has been filmed shooting across the sky before bursting into a fireball. Blasts hit Boston ...
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Piecing together the Chelyabinsk event
The Space Review
The blast wave from the airburst shattered windows in the city and surrounding region, injuring more than one thousand people, but fortunately killing none (see “Skyfall: will a Russian meteor and an asteroid flyby change our minds about the NEO threat?

Shooting the stars: Ask a photographer
KOSU
During the live event, you can follow along below, or send us your questions via Twitter using the hashtag #ScienceNight, and we'll be sure to get you in on the conversation! Then, during the night of the meteor shower, we want you to go out and try ...

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Weekend Star Gazing: Where to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower - AccuWeather
AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather.com meteorologists are monitoring sky cover this week for the viewing possibilities of the Lyrids, the first major meteor shower since early January. The shower will be visible from April 16 through April 26, peaking during the predawn ...

Another Asteroid Discovered and Passes Close to Earth
Meridian Magazine
The Russian meteor released the energy of a 500 kiloton bomb in the upper atmosphere close to a large city, about 1,500 were injured and amazingly no one was killed. The asteroid 2012 DA14, if it had hit the earth, could have released the energy of a ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks this Weekend | Meteors ...
The Lyrid meteor shower will put on a show this weekend assuming the moon and light ...
space.com

Blazing skies: Huge ball of celestial flame lights up Madrid night
Daily Bhaskar
The meteorite shower left 112 people seriously injured. More than 1,000 people suffered other minor injuries. "The burst of light and thunderous sound were caused by a 40-ton meteor penetrating the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000mph.

Planetary defence conference being held in Flagstaff
KTAR.com
One of the major draws for the 300 participants is Meteor Crater, which conference participants will be taking a field trip to. Although scientists will be hard at work to come up with a plan to protect Earth from another asteroid, such as the one that ...

One week to sail date!
The Tribune
As luck would have it, the Lyrid meteor showers will peak during the first and second nights on the ocean, and I'm really looking forward to that experience – far away from the lights of the coast. The Lyrid meteor showers come along this time every ...

Massive Fireball Speeding Across Sky Stuns Skywatchers [VIDEO]
Nature World News
"The collision [with the atmosphere] was so violent that the fragment burst into flames creating a fireball at an altitude of about 100km," said Professor José Marie Madiedo, from the University of Huelva, according to a report by Spanish news site The ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks this Weekend ...
The Lyrid meteor shower will put on a show this weekend assuming the moon and light pollution don't get in the way.
www.space.com/20677-lyrid-meteor-shower-peak-weekend.ht...

On meteors, TNT, swallows, and the end of the world
Scientific American (blog)
I was recently asked a great question about the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk and the asteroid that nearly missed the Earth that same week: “They look small. At what speed would their energy density equal that of TNT? ” Since I like to do physics about ...

See It: Stunning video shows meteorite crash in Spain
New York Daily News
RELATED: METEOR EXPLOSION SETS OFF 'METEOR RUSH' IN RUSSIA. "At that time, the group turned to see as it continued to increase. Then, it was if there was an explosion of everything as it all turned white as if in broad daylight. "After several flashes ...

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Japan Meteor 04APR2013 2013-4-4, 1:49:22JSTにやや長経路の流星
Latest 25 Worldwide Meteor Reports Dynamic MAP ... Lyrid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak 22/23April: Where and When to Watch Patch.com The Lyrids meteor ...
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Video: Massive fireball in the sky over central Spain - Digital Journal
DigitalJournal.com
Madiedo said that thankfully there was no danger that the fireball could have crashed to earth and explained, “There were several flashes of blue and green until the huge trace faded into a last flash. We were shouting uncontrollably and we kept our ...

Ball of fire lights up skies above Spain (VIDEO)
RT
The explosion as the fireball entered the atmosphere sparked comparisons with the 500-kiloton explosion caused by the meteorite that fell over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February. Although the meteorite measured only a few meters in diameter, ...

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Spain Super Bolide Meteor 13APR2013

Spain Super Bolide Meteor 23'45 Local time13APR2013
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Bólido del 13 de abril de 2013 (SPMN130413, 21h43m56±1s T.U.C.) 
Registro: Cámaras de vídeo de Huelva, La Hita, Sevilla (J.M. Madiedo, UHU-USEV), Murcia (J.A. de los Reyes-S. Pastor UHU-CSIC), Toledo (J. Alonso-Azcárate, UCLM) y Villaverde del Ducado (J. Zamorano et al./UCM).

Reportes visuales: Lorenzo Ferrero, Leticia Gómez Cuevas, Enrique Luque, Guillermo Montero y varios anónimos.
Magnitud absoluta: -14±2
Origen: esporádico
Rango de observación: Andalucía, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Comunidad Valenciana y Región de Murcia.
Varias fulguraciones al final del recorrido, una de gran intensidad.

Uno de los frames saturados por la intensidad del superbólido SPMN130413 captado desde la estación automática de Villaverde del Ducado (J. Zamorano et al./UCM) Source-.  http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/SPMNlist.html

Stunning video: Fire ball explodes, lights up Spanish skies

Posted on YouTube by RussiaToday 301 views
The bolide was caught on camera by the Hita Observatory at the University of Huelva at around 11:45pm local time (2145 GMT). The object struck the atmosphere above the Villamuelas district in the province of Toledo, southwest of Madrid.

Video: Massive fireball in the sky over central Spain - Digital Journal
DigitalJournal.com
Madiedo said that thankfully there was no danger that the fireball could have crashed to earth and explained, “There were several flashes of blue and green until the huge trace faded into a last flash. We were shouting uncontrollably and we kept our ...

A fireball in the sky in the center of Spain at night ...
The Huffington Post - 18 hours ago

Una enorme bola de fuego ilumina la noche del sábado en España
La Vanguardia-hace 3 horas
Madiedo tiene instalada una red de detección de bólidos y meteoritos en el observatorio y todas las noches, a partir de las 21.00 horas, las ...

Una bola de fuego cruza el cielo de Madrid y convierte la noche en día
ABC.es - ‎4 時間前‎
El 13 de julio de 2012 se observó sobre Madrid otro bólido aún más brillante, de 2 toneladas de masa, que también convirtió la noche en día provocó incluso un sonido como el de un avión que rompe la barrera del sonido. «Mucha gente cree que estos ...


Sábado de miedo en Madrid por una bola de fuego que convirtió la ...
Los Andes (Argentina) - ‎2 時間前‎
Afortunadamente el bólido impactó contra la atmósfera a 75.000 km/h, y estalló con un fogonazo que impresionó pero evitó la caída de sólidos a la superficie de la tierra. Según relataron testigos, durante algunos segundos la noche se convirtió en día.

Una bola de fuego surca el cielo de Toledo
Noticias de Navarra - ‎6 時間前‎
En la noche de este sábado, sobre las 23.45, los sistemas de detección de la Red Española de Investigación sobre Bólidos y Meteoritos registraron cómo un fragmento procedente de un cometa se desintegraba sobre el centro del país, informa Huffington...

Y ahora en España: una bola de fuego surca el cielo
Sopitas.com - ‎2 時間前‎
“Este choque fue tan brusco que el objeto se volvió incandescente, produciendo una bola de fuego (o bólido) a unos 100 km de altura”. La anterior es una explicación que ofrece el profesor de la Universidad de Huelva, José maría Madiedo. Sin embargo ...


Video: Una bola de fuego alumbra el cielo del centro de España
RT en Español - Noticias internacionales - ‎12 時間前‎
Una gran bola de fuego procedente del fragmento de un cometa alumbró el cielo en el centro de España la noche del sábado, según detectó la Red Española de Investigación sobre Bólidos y Meteoritos. El objeto chocó contra la atmósfera de la Tierra sobre ...

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NE States US Meteors 14APR2013 Too many reports to Ignore

NE States US Meteors 14APR2013 Too many reports to Ignore
MA ME NJ CT NJ VA PA meteors 14APR2013

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Event 1-
14APR2013 Gina Eastham Massachusetts USA 11:00 pm EST 2 seconds NW to SE Giant ball of white with bright light orange and yellow tail Bright as sun, white as moon No t Very large, looked the size of the sun from the point of view from Earth

14APR2013 Jackie Ramondelli Lunenburg,  MA, USA 10:40 pm EST 4 seconds I was facing east, in front of me N-S Bright Bright no trail of light

14APR2013 bg richmond, maine 22:33:00 2 sec SE wide bright orange very bright no seemed very wide - bright - short duration

14APR2013 Kayli Deerfield 10:38:00 3 seconds Up to Down Orange Brighter than stars No No

Event 2-
14APR2013 Erica Bergen nj Approx 9:30 pm 2 to 3 secs East of the moon No sound, orange Brighter/bigger than a falling star No Looked like a ball of fire

Eevent 3- 
14APR2013 Dan Framingham, MA USA apprx. 20:30 EDT 3-5 seconds E to W. driving westbound, first noticed streaking at top of windshield Very bright white coma and thin silver tail Brighter than Moon, coma about twice the size of Venus No fragmentation noticed Driving on the MassPike westbound; it appeared slightly to the north, very high and very fast

14APR2013 Rich Oxford, ct 2050 2 secs East to west White, no sound (indoors) Venus No None

14APR2013 Gina Marksbury Old Tappan, NJ USA 8'40pm 3 secs West/down bright white moon did not notice it was huge and bright

Event 4-
14APR2013 Paulette Lineback Virginia Beach, VA 2000 pm 10 sec going right facing on Virginia Beach Blvd and First Colonial drive Over RIcks Resturant No sound just a ball of fire first thought plane on fire till it got closer Sun No It was amazing to see!

14APR2013 Bernard Re, Jr. Springfield, MA, USA 19:50 (9:30pm EST) 3-5 sec. Southeast to southwest Blue light, shootng starlike, but slightly slower moving Shooting star but blue na none

14APR2013 Jeff Kluck Bloomsburg, PA USA 7:50PM EST 30 seconds Heading West/SW White - no sound Bright as the moon None seen Similar to the trail of a jet but much shorter in length and brighter

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2013

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak: Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The Lyrid meteor shower is ready to make its 2013 appearance, and of all the year's many shows in the heavens, this is one to catch. The shooting stars of the Lyrids have been a reliable spectacle for, oh, 2,600 years or so. The Lyrids meteor shower ...

Crater core could reveal Pilbara’s Quaternary history
Sun, 14 Apr, 2013 04:14 AM PDT
Estimates are that the meteorite was at least 10m in diameter, weighing 4,000 tonnes with a cosmic velocity of at least 11 km/second. The crater is estimated to be up to 100,000 years old and named in honour of Geological Survey WA (GSWA) geologist Arthur Hickman who discovered it 36kms north-west of N...Continue reading

Lyrid meteor shower 2013 and biggest solar storm of the year to cause northern ...
Northern Voices Online
Lyrid meteor shower 2013 and biggest solar storm of the year to cause northern lights. Reports suggest that solar storm's impact on the Earth will be felt in the next few days. Lyrid Meteor shower is set to make its presence in the days to come. The ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 13-19, 2013 | American Meteor Society
This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the late evening hours and will not cause any problems for meteor observing. The estimated total hourly ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-april-13-...

Meteor sighting? - National - NZ Herald Videos
A reader sent in this video filmed from Te Atatu Peninsula.
www.nzherald.co.nz/national/news/video.cfm?c_id...

Peak of Lyrid meteor shower coming April 22, 2013
iTWire
The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak on Monday, April 22, 2013, with some meteors shooting across the night sky at a possible maximum rate of 100 per hour. Although the Lyrids are known for being unpredictable in the number seen in any given ...

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VA NJ MD DC DE NC PA Fireball Meteor 13APR2013

VA NJ MD DC DE NC PA Fireball Meteor 22'30 EDT 13APR2013

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VA NJ MD DC DE NC PA Meteor Sightings 13APR2013
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Initial Sighting Reports-
13APR2013 Chuck Rytelewski Mechanicsville, VA 22:30 EST 6-8 seconds S-N White w/tail moon had tail; fragmented at end fairly low in sky, very impressive!

13APR2013 N. McMurray Chester, VA USA 10:32 PM EST 3 seconds est. South to North  I was driving due East from white tail to light pale blue moon  brightness no burned brightly entire time very  slow decent 3 observed event

13APR2013 Jennifer M Virginia Beach, VA 22:00:00 3 seconds E-N White -16 Fragmentation. Broke into several pieces bearing 135 degrees

13APR2013 Chris Giesen bridgeton ,nj,usa 22:34 est 3 to 5 seconds w-e orange like  a  time laps  sunset little brighter then the moon no Was  the most amazing thing ive  seen. I  Had my  cam set up to try and take  pics of the northern lights and it    was in the  southern  sky behind us. It was huge   and I  was  expecting to hear  impact

13APR2013 CSB Vienna, VA 2230 EDT 3 Seconds, maybe more Relatively low on horizon SW-E White/Blue Brighter than Venus None None

13APR2013 bev Henderson, MD  USA 2230 30 sec SE toNE R to L Bright orange brighter than moon no no photo

Now 18 Reports-
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Russian Beaver May Aid Meteorite Hunt

Russian Beaver May Aid in the Chebarkul "Chelyabinsk" Meteorite Hunt
CAUTION - Stay Clear While They Are Working! They DO NOT like being filmed!
Beaver Attacks Man in Russia (Do Not Mess With This Beaver)
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Posted to YouTube by Александр Таргон 913,539 views

  You may have read about the highly successful MeteoRats being trained and deployed to hunt for meteorites; but the Russians have found a new secret weapon for the Chebarkul "Chelyabinsk" meteorite hunt in Siberia that will continue this spring. Beaver are especially keen in swamp and marshland, whereas rats tend to shy away from these areas; also they are excellent at felling trees which saves time for getting firewood and making trails through the woods. They are excellent swimmers and divers and can easily search lake bottoms for meteorites. The beaver's downside is that they easily get distracted and tend to dam things up.

 Perhaps Canada, USA, and some other countries will work also at perfecting this meteorite hunter resource for meteorite recovery.

  It has been speculated that experiments are being conducted in Arizona, USA on an on-going meteorite hunt near Casa Grande; at least four bodies have been found.

  Previously the US deployed dogs, Hopper and Brix; but their success in meteorite recovery was very limited at best. Canada continues to use the MeteoRats; but soon may start using the MeteorBeaver since they are plentiful and it is the proud national symbol of Canada.

Bulgarian Propaganda Video on the Positives of the MeteorBeaver
От бобра добра не ищут
Uploaded to YouTube by IKSMinusinsk 17,029 views

Just Spotted in Ontario! - Canadian MeteorBeaver in Training
Posted to YouTube by klaatu42 11,822,860 views

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Fukushima-ken, Japan 5.2 MAG 22'25 JST 14APR2013

Fukushima-ken, Japan 5.2 MAG 22'25 JST 14APR2013
 No damage reported. No tsunami warning issued.


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Occurred at (JST) 22:25 JST 14 Apr 2013

Latitude 37.5N

Longitude 141.4E

Depth 50 km

Magnitude 5.2

Region Name Fukushima-ken Oki

JMA Offical Report-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20130414222851395-142225.html

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Japan Fireball Meteor 13APR2013 2013-4-13, 1:21:46 継続時間の長かった流星

Japan Fireball Meteor 13APR2013 2013-4-13, 1:21:46 継続時間の長かった流星

This meteor event was captured by all sky cameras in Osaka and Nagano at  1:21:46 JST 13APR2013. - reported by Ueda Masayoshi

Sonota Corp Link for video, photo and text-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2997&sid=52b85a3cc5a4bfcff8550ddc13de16e6

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MBIQ Detects Texas Fireball Meteor 13APR2013

MBIQ Detects Texas Fireball Meteor 13APR2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
13APR2013 Stacy Plaisance Sugar Land, Texas 21:02 Central 4 sec E-W Gold,orange,white Moon Yes Streaking red/ orange behind gold/white shape that looked a bit like a tooth lying sideways

MBIQ Data Set-
Austin, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for huge fireball in austin 4/13/13.
13:28:31 -- 3 minutes ago

Richmond, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteorite sighting today april 13, 2013.
13:35:51 -- 6 minutes ago


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14APR2013

EarthSky's Meteor Shower Guide for 2013
We haven't had a major meteor shower since the 2013 Quadrantids in early January. Each year, there's always a lull in major meteor shower activity for several ...
https://cogito.cty.jhu.edu/.../earthskys-meteor-shower-guide-fo...

'Rarest Meteor Shower' April 22, 2013 - Urban Legends
Internet postings claim one of the 'rarest' meteor showers will occur on April 22, 2013, with a predicted number of about 20 meteors per minute.
urbanlegends.about.com/.../Rarest-Meteor-Shower-April-22-2...

'Northern Lights' Show May be Opening Act for Lyrid Meteor Shower
Patch.com
A solar flare directed at Earth may provide a "spectacular" display of Northern Lights Saturday evening, and prime viewing could be in the skies over Leesburg and other parts of Nothern Virginia. The aurora borealis, more commonly known as the Northern ...

Lyrids Meteor Shower Nearly Here, Peaking On April 22 2013
PlanetSave.com
The annual Lyrids meteor shower is nearly here, beginning roughly around April 16th and visible until around April 26th. The peak will be occurring on April 22, 2013 (night of the 22nd/morning of the 23rd). The Lyrids, which appear to originate in the ...

Lyrid meteor shower 2013 and aurora borealis forecast due to solar flare to ...
Northern Voices Online
It is going to be a great time for sky-watchers. Lyrid meteor shower 2013 and aurora borealis forecast due to solar flare will coincide this time. The much awaited “Lyrid Meteor” showers are all set to make their grand debut in the skies of northern ...

Non-Profit's Private Space Telescope to Hunt Dangerous Asteroids in 2017
Space.com
With the dangers of rogue asteroids made clear by the surprise explosion of a meteor over Russia in February, a non-profit organization is ramping up its effort to search for potentially hazardous space rocks near Earth. The B612 Foundation was started ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06APR2013
The meteor was the largest recorded space rock to hit Earth in more than a century and ... Possiblemeteor seen in Randolph County, across the east coast ...
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Siberian Meteor Fragments Land At Field Museum « CBS Chicago
The Field Museum has hundreds of new meteorite fragments in its collection thanks to a retired lake forest health care executive who's second career seems to ...
chicago.cbslocal.com/.../siberian-meteor-fragments-land-at-fiel...

Video: Three views of the meteor over western Canada
The Vancouver Sun is a tad bit late on their stories. Story and video are from 1 year ago, 21FEB2012!
Vancouver Sun
A meteor flew over Calgary and western Canada Tuesday night, and Herald readers have been sending in their videos of the event. Here are three views of them, from the All-sky cameras, Gerry Golla in Saskatoon, and Kevision Horsnall in Rockhaven, Sask.

Fireball spotted in the sky by Calgarians
The Vancouver Sun is a tad bit late on their stories. Again 1 year ago.
Vancouver Sun
Report. Published on Apr 12, 2013. Tue, Nov 6 : The Global Calgary newsroom received many phone calls regarding a fireball in the sky Monday morning. Here's David Boushy with amateur video taken of the suspected meteor burning up in the atmosphere.

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Saitama, Japan Earthquake MAG 4.7 14APR2013

Saitama, Japan Earthquake MAG 4.7 10'22 JST  14APR2013

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Saitama-ken Hokubu
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  No damage expected.  This earthquake was felt in Tokyo.

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CAUTION- Japan MAY experience even MORE stronger earthquakes in the next few hours/days.  Take precautions.  Know your neighborhood meeting locations usually nearby schools, store some water and food that do not require refrigeration, prepare a backpack with a bug-out kit including emergency supplies, if an earthquake happens while you are at home move to a safe location away from large objects, if you are outdoors move to an open space away from buildings.  In the event of an earthquake check the JMA official website or tune into NHK TV.

Occurred at (JST)  10:22 JST   14 Apr 2013
Latitude 36.0N
Longitude 139.4E
Depth 100 km
Magnitude 4.7
Region Name Saitama-ken Hokubu

JMA Official Site with map-

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20130414102654395-141022.html

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Osaka/Kansai Japan Earthquake MAG 6.0 13APR2013

Osaka/Kansai, Japan Earthquake MAG 6.0 13APR2013

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Awajishima Fukin
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Minor damage was reported. Several houses damaged. Some human injuries; no deaths reported at this time.
Airport and train traffic suspended until safety can be determined.  There have been several aftershocks following this event.

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Update-
The Japan Times -newspaper
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/13/national/m6-quake-jolts-western-japan#.UWkqlqLfCSo

NHK News report-
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130413_06.html

Occurred at (JST) 05:33 JST 13 Apr 2013
Latitude 34.4N
Longitude 134.8E
Depth 10 km
Magnitude 6.0
Region Name Awajishima Fukin

JMA official website-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20130413054817395-130533.html

Map-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20130413054817395-130533.html

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13APR2013

 Internet HOAX 'Rarest Meteor Shower' - April 22, 2013
Message circulating via social media claims that on the night of April 22, 2013, people on Earth ...
www.hoax-slayer.com/meteor-showers-april-13.shtml

Lyrid meteor shower 2013 peak: Best time and how to watch
Northern Voices Online
Lyrid meteor showers are round the corner. Here we bring to you everything including peak time and how to watch the meteor shower. April is a month of rain showers and that of magnificent meteorshowers too, thanks to Lyrid meteors. The Earth Day ...

NASA Announces Challenges for the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge
NASA
Catch a Meteor: Create an app that would allow observers of a meteor shower to trace the location, color and size of the meteor. -- Smart Cities, Smart Climate: Explore the impacts of atmospheric changes on the health, infrastructure and society in ...

Chelyabinsk fireball Canadian scientists still sizing it up ...
A pair of Canadian scientists are leading the research into the Chelyabinsk fireball.
www.thestar.com/.../chelyabinsk_fireball_canadian_scientists_...

Green Meteorite's Age Casts Doubt on Possible ...
A strange green space rock hailed as perhaps the first meteorite ever discovered from Mercury ...
space.com

Photographer Captures Meteor Streaking Through the Aurora Borealis
Photographer Shannon Bileski of Signature Exposures captured this beautiful photograph last Friday at Patricia Beach in Canada. It shows a bright meteo.
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Photo club member snaps meteor streaking through the sky ...
Shannon Bileski has never been a big fan of astronomy but it might become her newest hobby after a t... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press.
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Congress wants private help in asteroid hunt
NBCNews.com (blog)
The first hearing took place in late March, and addressed the ways governmental entities, such as NASA and the Air Force, are mitigating the risks posed by close-flying space rocks. The meetings were scheduled in response to a surprise meteor explosion ...

Should you worry about an asteroid causing destruction?
Fri, 12 Apr, 2013 10:33 AM PDT
TUCSON- Asteroids hit the earth several times a year. Themeteorite that hit in Russia was just well documented thanks to the many dashboard cameras in a highly populated area. The remnants are quite valuable and Tucsonan Bob Haag got a piece of it.Continue reading

Residents Of Chelyabinsk Sell RussianMeteorite Pieces On Classified Website Avito.Ru
Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 09:13 PM PDT
Hours after a 10-ton meteor exploded over Siberia on Friday, residents of the Russian city of Chelyabinsk had already begun to list meteoritepieces for sale on Avito.Ru, Russia’s leading website for classified ads.Continue reading

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MBIQ Detects Arizona / Nevada / California Meteor 10APR2013 -confirmed

MBIQ Detects Arizona / Nevada / California Meteor 10APR2013  -confirmed

Initial Sighting Reports-

10APR2013 shataisa gomez Arizona city, Arizona, usa 10:30pm MST  7 seconds facing north east. meteor going south West bright blue, no sound.  brighter than Venus one whole large fragment two times the size of a shooting star

10APR2013 Moser Phoenix, AZ 930 pm Arizona 7 sec. it was a fast one and covered around 120 degrees of the sky from east to west East to West Blue nucleus with white trail the whole way. No sound  moon. no fragmentation non


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MBIQ Data Sample-
Other - data from CA, NV.

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Astronomers Without Borders -AWB Updates - 12-20APR2013

Astronomers Without Borders -AWB- 12-20APR2013

AWB Updates

Friday, 12 April brings another in a series of special film screenings and panel discussions as part of the GAM 2013 AstroArts program. A screening of Overview – a 19-minute film produced by Planetary Collective for the Overview Institute – will be followed by a panel discussion with Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, shuttle astronaut Byron Lichtenberg, author Frank White, and Overview Institute co-founder David Beaver. The panel will also take questions from the worldwide audience.

For his book, The Overview Effect, White interviewed astronauts whose perceptions of our home planet were transformed by their experiences in space. Seeing Earth not just from space, but seeing it in space like any other planet, had a profound effect on some astronauts’ understanding of our place in the cosmos.

Overview is a powerful and enlightening film that has been seen by more than 1.7 million people so far. The participating astronauts will describe their own experiences in space as they relate to the film’s message.

This special event – part of the GAM 2013 AstroArt program – is brought to you by Astronomers Without Borders, Cosmoquest, the Overview Institute, and Planetary Collective.

GAM 2013 Trailer is out!
Global Astronomy Month 2013 has begun and there’s more to do than ever. Spread the excitement with the GAM 2013 trailer! Featuring photos from past GAM events around the world and beautiful night sky images and time-lapse videos, it’s a two minute summary of what GAM is all about. It’s perfect for club meetings and outreach events. Watch the GAM 2013 trailer and share with your friends.

Upcoming GAM 2013 Programs:
12 April - Yuri's Night
12 April - Overview: A Film by Planetary Collective (LIVE online)
14 April - No Gravity by Silvia Casalino (LIVE online)
18 April - Walking on the Moon (LIVE online)
20 April - Global Star Party

GAM 2013 Blog: 01 April - Our Place in the Universe by Mike Simmons 02 April - The Search for Exomoons by Thijs Kouwenhoven 03 April - Favourite Sky Observation Sites in the Indian Himalayas by Ajay Talwar 04 April - Branching out with Public Science: From IYA to IYL by Kimberly Kowal Arcand 05 April - Placebo Effect by Peggy Walker 06 April - It Takes a Village of One People to Make One Starry Sky by Connie Walker 07 April - Raising Awareness About Light Pollution Issues in Morocco by Hatim Madani 08 April - Astronomy For A Better World: What Are We Doing About It? by Kevin Govender 09 April - The Other Side of Astronomy? by Grom Matthies 10 April - Exploring the Invisible Sky by Nicole Gugliucci GAM 2013 Blog will feature 30 bloggers for the 30 days in April. Follow the blog for posts around the world.

AstroArt Blog: Astro-Artist of the Month - April 2013: Richard Clar Richard Clar, a Los Angeles/Paris new media interdisciplinary artist, founded Art Technologies in 1987 as a liaison between the worlds of art and technology. His philosophically-oriented artwork turned towards art-in-space in 1982 with a NASA-approved art payload for the U.S. Space Shuttle. For Global Astronomy Month four of Richard Clar’s projects will be presented; Spaceflight Dolphin, COLLISION II, ALMA da AGUA and New Butoh Space Dance – IMC.Continue reading... Skylab Butter Cookies for GAM 2013 by Dr. Charles Bourland For GAM 2013, Dr. Charles Bourland - author of the book “The Astronaut’s Cookbook” - will share recipes throughout the month. The recipe for this week is Skylab Butter Cookies used on the Skylab Missions from June 1973 to February 1974. Continue reading...

Dark Skies Awareness Blog: "A Call to Arms... er, dark" by David Fuller Ask any random person what “light pollution” or means, and the odds of you getting a correct response from a non-astronomer is pretty slim.  It just isn't on the radar of the average person.  But placed into context, “Do you know why you can't see the stars at night?” or “Does light shining into your window at night keep you from sleeping?” then the response often changes significantly.  People understand those concepts, but what they need is an incentive to change their own behavior. That is a huge challenge, but it is not impossible. How? Continue reading...

GAM 2013 Event Registration: Have you registered your GAM 2013 events yet? Tell the world what you're doing! Below are some new events. Join them! Astrophotography Special Field Trip, India Meet The Cosmonaut 2013, Nepal Spaceflight to the Moon at the Ghana Planetarium, Ghana Dark Sky Awareness, Iran Global Star Party 2013, Philippines

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12APR2013

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Soon
Patch.com
The last big meteor shower was the Quadrantids in early January, when clouds threatened to obscure the show and cold weather made the adventure harder with kids. But it's spring now, meaning you can treat meteor shower-watching like fireworks viewing: ...

Skies Over West Seattle, April 2013 edition: Astronomy Month; some planets…
West Seattle Blog (blog)
EDITOR'S NOTE: For everyone who's wished they had advance alert of an upcomingmeteor shower/eclipse/etc. – and/or wondered “What's that bright 'star' up there?” – this is for you – the third edition of our new monthly feature by West Seattle's own ...

Origin Of 'Mercury' Meteorite Still Puzzles Scientists
Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 02:37 PM PDT
The rock found in Morocco was even weirder than it looked. The olive green chunk, speckled with white and brown, has chemical and physical properties similar to the planet Mercury. But some experts doubt that the 4.56-billion-year-oldmeteorite is from the planet closest to our sun.Continue reading

Meteorite hunters find human remains in desert along I-8
Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 01:43 PM PDT
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. -- A father and son searching formeteorites discovered human remains in the desert along Interstate 8, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. A sheriff's deputy went with them to the area Wednesday afternoon and located what appeared to be a skull and rib bones. PCSO spoke...Continue reading

le Meteorite Russe. - YouTube in French
42 min
le Meteorite Russe. ... nous on a eu la meteorite de Draveil qui est tombé sur la maison de Mme ...
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Can NASA, Air Force, private industry really mitigate asteroid threat?
Network World
There has been much chatter about the threat of an asteroid or significant meteor strike on Earth in the past few weeks - mostly caused by the untracked meteor that blasted its way to international attention when it exploded in the sky above Russia ...

Russian Meteorite on Display at Field Museum | NBC ...
Scientists will study the fragments donated by collector Terry Boudreaux. Rob Elgas reports.
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13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium at AUS, Sharjah, UAE 13-14APR2013

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13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium at AUS, Sharjah, UAE
DAG is inviting all astronomy enthusiasts to attend freely this event, special invitation for teachers to join us on dedicated 2nd day, Please register to attend, see details on below link.

The 13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium that the Physics department at the American University of Sharjah is organizing on Sat. and Sun., April 13-14, 2013 with Dubai Astronomy Group. This is the thirteenth edition of the annual astronomy colloquium, which started at AUS in November 2000 and which has now been held every year at institutions in the UAE (AUS, UAEU, and NYU), in Bahrain, in Kuwait, and in Oman.

This year as it was in 2006 we are collaborating with Dubai Astronomy Group in organizing this event.

The colloquium consists of 3 parts:

1) A semi-technical session (on Saturday morning) aiming at reviewing the latest research of astronomers and astrophysicists in the Gulf, the goal being for everyone to learn a few new ideas and hopefully to conceive of possible regional or international collaborations;

2) A general-public session (on Saturday afternoon) aiming to address a topic of interest for everyone; this year we have chosen “Observational Astronomy in the Arab/Gulf Region”; several presentations will be made on that topic;

3) An educational session (on Sunday morning and possibly on Sunday afternoon) for high-school teachers to update their knowledge of astronomical issues in relation to their curricula.

In addition to these three sessions, we are planning a visit and observational session at the Dubai Astronomy Group’s nearby observatory on Saturday evening starting from 6:00 pm.

Participants of the colloquium will consist of:

q Astronomers from the Gulf (professionals or amateurs);

q High-school teachers who are interested in Astronomy for personal or professional purposes;

q Students (university or high-school);

q Media professionals.

Please note that the first two sessions will be conducted in English. The educational session(s) will be conducted in Arabic or English depending on how many educators register and choose one language or the other.

Participation in any session is free of charge.

Registration information and form are at-

http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=504

Dubai Astronomy Group

http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/

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