08 May 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08MAY2013

Meteor Explodes Above Southern Wyoming - KKTV
KKTV 11 News
Society volunteer Mike Hankey, of Baltimore, tells the Casper Star-Tribune (http://bit.ly/10msUIq ) themeteor traveled from southeast to northwest. On March 28, another meteor was spotted in northern Wyoming and was seen by people as far away as ...

Meteor Explodes Over Southern Wyoming, Visible In Colorado
KUNC
A month ago we reported on a fireball sighting over northern Colorado. Now there are reports ameteor exploded in the sky above southern Wyoming Sunday. The American Meteor Society says the event occurred about 10:45 p.m. and could be seen from as ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04MAY2013
Meteor shower from Halley's Comet peaks this weekend | Fox News Early Sunday (May 5), just before dawn, we'll have an opportunity to see some of the ...
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Meteor explodes over southern Wyoming
ABQ Journal
(AP) — The American Meteor Society says it has received reports of a meteor exploding in the sky above southern Wyoming on Sunday night. The sight occurred about 10:45 p.m. and was observed from as far as 400 miles away. Eight witnesses, including .

Eyewitness reports: Fiery meteor noted Sunday night above the Wind River Basin
County 10
Reports are still coming in of a brilliant meteor that streaked through the sky Sunday night over the Wind River Range. County10.com was contacted early Monday asking for confirmation of the sighting, but neither SpaceWeather.com nor the National ...

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Asteroid hitting earth? NASA plans to stop them
Daily Bhaskar
In February this year a large meteor hit Russia injuring about a thousand of people. But next time it will be different, and NASA plans to take the Asteroid head-on and is working towards preventing any kind of Apocalypse scenario that affects earth in ...

Claims of TunguskaMeteorite Fragments “Ridiculous,” Scientist Says
Tue, 07 May, 2013 12:10 PM PDT
Last week, Russian researcher Andrei Zlobin announced that stony fragments collected from a riverbed in 1988 are “probably Tunguska meteorites,” and are likely the remains of whatever cosmic object — thought to be either a comet or an asteroid — entered Earth’s atmosphere over the boggy region of Siber...Continue reading

Japan Meteor Explosion! 5/6/13 - YouTube
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07 May 2013

Braunschweig, Germany 23APR2013 Meteorite Fall Recovered 1.3Kg - German Meteorite News

Braunschweig, Germany 23APR2013 Meteorite Fall Recovered 1.3Kg


05MAY2013
Meteorit fiel in Braunschweig vom Himmel
Braunschweig Ein 1,3-Kilo-Meteorit ist einem Braunschweiger vor die Garage gefallen. Ein buchstäblich seltener Fall. Ein Experte untersucht nun den Fund. ...
http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/lokales/Braunschweig/meteorit-fiel-in-braunschweig-vom-himmel-id990080.html

The meteorite was heard to fall by a man in his house while watching TV when it hit a driveway next door.

06MAY2013
Schau der Steine am Museumstag
Braunschweig Rund 1,3 Kilogramm wog der Meteorit, der dieser Tage einem Braunschweiger vor die Garage flog. 20 Mal schwerer ist das Ur-Gestein aus dem All, das zu den Attraktionen des Mineralienkabinetts der TU gehört: der Eisen-Meteorit aus dem kriegszerstörten Kunst- und Naturalienkabinett von Herzog Carl I....


  No allsky cameras captured the event.  The only event reported for Germany at about this time to the Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News was on 24APR2013 early morning-
24APR2013 Joseph Stuttgart, BW, Germany 1:22:00 3 sec West Bright Yellow Brighter than the moon None Larger and brighter than most meteors I've seen, very beautiful

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Listen to the Chelyabinsk fireball's infrasound tsunami | Astro Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjtObT9RJI. Listen to the multiple explosions of the fireballwhen it broke apart 12-15 miles high over Chelyabinsk, Russia on ...
astrobob.areavoices.com/.../listen-to-the-chelyabinsk-fireballs-i...

Hearing the Russian meteor, in America: Sound arrived in 10 hours ...
How powerful was February's meteor that crashed into Russia? Strong enough that its explosive entry into our atmosphere was detected almost 6000 miles ...
www.sciencedaily.com/.../130503105033.htm?...

NASA to live stream peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower Sunday ...
It's that time of year again: the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is scheduled to peak tonight through tomorrow morning, and NASA will be live streaming the annual ...
www.theverge.com/.../nasa-streaming-peak-halley-comet-eta-a...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower radiant point | - EarthSky
No matter where you are, expect to see the most Eta Aquarid meteors in a dark sky between midnight and dawn on May 5, 2013.
earthsky.org/todays.../eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-radiant-poin...

Odeon (formerly UCI) Meteor Centre Show Times - Ents24
Show times, information, and maps for Odeon (formerly UCI) Meteor Centre in Derby from Ents24.com, the UK's biggest entertainment website.
www.ents24.com/derby.../odeon-formerly-uci-meteor-centre

Two large fireballs seen in North East | American Meteor Society
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports regarding two large fireballs spotted over the North Eastern United States on the evening of May ...
amsmeteors.org/2013/05/two-large-fireballs-seen-in-north-east/

Large meteor dances across Wyoming sky - Casper Star-Tribune
Casper Star-Tribune Online
At 5:45 a.m. on March 28, a meteor that traveled across the sky from the Big Horn Mountains to Montana's Medicine Rocks State Park was seen by people as far away as Canada. Numerous Casperites who were commuting for work saw it, too. Hankey said ...

Meteor Shower Eta Aquarid From Halley's Comet 2013
International Business Times
The Eta Aquarid meteor show was expected to display an estimated 30 to 40 meteors per hour. Those looking to view the celestial show were advised to find a location away from bright lights, with NASA suggesting in a statement that you allow your eyes ...

Rock Doc: Mass extinctions way more than just meteorites - Mon, 06 May 2013 PST
Mon, 06 May, 2013 12:09 AM PDT
As any child can tell you, the Mesozoic Era ends with the extinction of the dinosaurs. Most geologists think the cause of that extinction was the impact of an enormous meteorite that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. As the theory goes, the impact was so large it led to global changes in the composi...Continue reading

Pagasa: 17 meteors seen Monday
Sun.Star
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which reportedly looked like a fireworks display, originates from dust released by the famous Halley's Comet during its countless voyages through the solar system, according to the monthly astronomical diary prepared by ...

Eta Aquariid meteor shower to highlight night sky tonight
Examiner.com
"All meteor showers radiate from a central point called the radiant," .... "This is what gives the meteor shower its name. For this shower the radiant is below the horizon until 3:00 am, which means it won't be very high in the sky before dawn ...

Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Is Peaking Now | Spacecom
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks Sunday (May 5) and is created by bits of Halley's Comet. Here's how to see it in person and online.
www.space.com/20975-meteor-shower-halleys-comet-peaking...

Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Is ...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks Sunday (May 5) and is created by bits of Halley's Comet ...
space.com

Video: Web Appraisal: 1948 Norton County ...
This rock from the achondrite aubrite meteorite that fell in Norton County, Kansas, is an other ...
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Japan Fireball Meteor 06MAY2013 / 2013年5月6日3時58分17秒のみずがめ群のー10等爆発火球

Japan Very Bright Fireball Meteor 03'58'17 JST 06MAY2013
2013年5月6日3時58分17秒のみずがめ群のー10等爆発火球

Sonata CO. website w/ photos and videos-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3013&sid=3983350f3f6e67b52ae5a699363bf7a0

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06 May 2013

MBIQ Detects CO WY Meteor 05MAY2013

MBIQ Detects Colorado / Wyoming Meteor approx. 22:50 MDT 05MAY2013
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CO WY MT Meteor 05MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Report-
05MAY2013 Kris Koski Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States 22:50 (MTN) 3 Facing West, siting started due west heading north Green Fireball Brighter than moon Yes Never seen anything like it.  Looked big and travelling very fast.

05MAY2013 Kristen Fort Collins CO 2255 9 sec NE facing west Green/blue Moon Yes N/a

MBIQ Data Set-
Colorado Springs, Colorado arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Colorado / Wyoming Meteor 09FEB2013" by searching for colorado meteor.
14:06:30 -- 20 minutes ago

Cheyenne, Wyoming arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida Green Meteor Fireball 6OCT2011" by searching for falling star green tail.
14:06:34 -- 20 minutes ago

Colorado Springs, Colorado arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball colorado may 5th 2013.
14:24:58 -- 2 minutes ago

Fort Collins, Colorado arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Colorado / Wyoming Meteor 09FEB2013" by searching for meteor colorado.
14:37:29 -- 4 minutes ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Colorado / Wyoming Meteor 09FEB2013" by searching for colorado meteor.
14:38:00 -- 4 minutes ago


Rock Springs, Wyoming arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Indicates Meteor Event Over South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota and Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada 23AUG2011" by searching for bright light over wyoming.
15:55:41 -- 11 minutes ago


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06MAY2013

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 2013: Peak Time Tonight, Watch Live May 5-6
ChristianToday
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to peak May 5. The peak time for the May meteorshowers will be at 9 p.m. EDT, according to the International Meteor Organization (IMO). For those in Europe, the star show can be watched in the early morning ...

Meteor Shower of Halley's Comet Pieces Peaks Sunday Watch It Live ...
NASA will provide a live video view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower created by Halley's Comet on Sunday (May 5) at 9 p.m. ET. Here's how to watch.
www.space.com/20971-meteor-shower-halleys-comet-webcast...

Meteor shower created by Halley's Comet to peak Sunday
CNET (blog)
(Credit: Bill Cooke/NASA-MSFC). The meteor shower created by the debris trail of Halley's Comet will peak Sunday evening, and NASA is providing a live view of the celestial fireworks show. Prime viewing of the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower should be ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks Today, May 5 - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking today (May 5) as the Earth passes through a dusty debris field of cosmic leftovers from Halley's Comet. The shower should be at its best at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT) tonight, offering stargazers with the best ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Uruguay Fireball Meteor ...
Uruguay Fireball Meteor 27/28APR2013 Astronomers are confident that a meteor was seen in Rocha The phenomenon bewildered many between Saturday ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../uruguay-fireball-meteo...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Florida Green Fireball ...
I saw the first fireball at 1:30 am. It lit up the whole yard and drew my eyes to the sky. I saw a teal colored streak in the sky with a break in the middle. Two minutes ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../florida-green-fireball-...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower from Halley's Comet peaks this weekend ...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tomorrow morning May 5. This map shows the sky facing east at dawn for mid-northern latitudes. The shower radiant (red) ...
astrobob.areavoices.com/.../eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-from-h...

Eta Aquarid meteor over northern Georgia on April 29, 2012 - NASA
On the night of May 5, NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke will answer your questions about the 2013 Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/aquarids_2013.html

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23APR2013
Argentina meteor video: Fireball explodes in sky for unplanned light . ... See amazing photos by stargazers of the Lyrid meteor shower of 2013 in this ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05MAY2013

Eta Aquarid meteor shower to peak this weekend with 20-40 meteors per hour
Examiner.com
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak this weekend, with the best viewing time expected from about 3:00 a.m. until dawn on Sunday. In addition, this year should a fairly good year, as the moonlight from the waning crescent moon shouldn't too ...

Meteor shower from Halley's Comet lights up early morning sky - News Track India
Newstrack India
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A meteor shower is predicted to peak early on Sunday morning, just before dawn. Under ideal conditions (a dark, moonless sky) about 55 to 60 of these very swift meteors from famed Halley's Comet might be seen per hour, the Fox ...

Astronomy buffs geared up for meteor shower
Indian Express
There are several such meteor showers every year. Each is named after the constellation from where meteors seem to origin. The current meteor shower, which will peak on the morning of Sunday and Monday, is one of the few astronomical events where one ...

Look up overnight for a chance to catch a meteor shower
WTOP
WASHINGTON - It happens every year when the earth crosses the path of Halley's Comet. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to produce the greatest number of meteors in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday and you should be able to see them no matter ...

Head outside early Sunday to spot remnants of Halley's Comet
msnNOW
Calling all space nerds: Get ready to head to your backyard in the wee hours of Sunday morning to (hopefully) catch something cool. Just before dawn, if the sky is clear, we should have a chance to spot the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, aka the remains of ...

Weekend skies bringing a fiery meteor show - Weather, forecasts ...
Eta Aquarid shower peaking Saturday and Sunday - MSN Weather – Find current conditions, forecasts, news, video, satellite and Doppler radar maps, and more ...
local.msn.com/weekend-skies-bringing-a-fiery-meteor-show

Meteor Shower of Halley's Comet to Peak
Discovery News
Feb. 14, 2011 will go down in history as the Valentine's Day when a comet was visited a second time. Comet Tempel 1 has now played host to two different NASA spacecraft; Deep Impact in 2005 and Stardust-NExT in 2011. This amazing scientific feat comes ...

Meteors mark night of Cinco de Mayo
Denver Post
(Like most meteor showers, it gets its name from the constellation it appears to come from — in this case Aquarius.) NASA expects 30-40 meteors an hour during the shower's peak, early Sunday evening. But the show continues through the evening and the ...

Scientist Dismisses Tunguska MeteoriteFragment Find Claims
Fri, 03 May, 2013 08:46 PM PDT
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ROCK DOC: The smoking gun of extinction
npc-news.gosanangelo.com
Sat, 04 May, 2013 03:29 PM PDT
As any child can tell you, the Mesozoic Era ends with the extinction of the dinosaurs. Most geologists think the cause of that extinction was the impact of an enormous meteorite that hit the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.Continue reading

Look up! Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks early Sunday
Los Angeles Times
Pull out the reclining lawn chairs and get yourself to the darkest area you can find: The Eta Aquaridmeteor shower is peaking this weekend, and if you get lucky, you can catch up to 30 "shooting stars" per hour. You may also want to set your alarm ...

Infrasound Sensors Detect Russian Meteor Crash 6000 Miles Away
AZoSensors
Peng says the seismic signal from the meteor is relatively small, even after being amplified by 10 times. According to Peng, this is mainly because most of the energy from the meteor explosion propagated as the infrasound displayed in the initial sound...

Look for Aquarid Meteor Showers Above Oregon, the Coast This Weekend
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
(Oregon Coast) – Chances are quite good for seeing some major meteor shower action on Saturday in Oregon and along the coast, and Sunday night may yield some glimpses in between clouds. (Above: Depoe Bay at night). The Eta Aquarid MeteorShower ...

Eta Aquarid Shooting Stars, Messengers From Halley's Comet, at Their Peak
Indian Country Today Media Network
While the Orionid meteor shower in October is famous as being from the tail of the renowned Halley's comet, Earth actually passes through this tail twice each year, and we are in the middle of it now. It truly is the Age of Aquarius, at least this ...

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 2013: When, How and ...
The Eta Aquarids peak will occur on the night of 5 May and into the morning of 6 May.
ibtimes.co.uk

Meteor Shower of Halley's Comet Pieces Peaks Sunday: Watch It Live
Yahoo! News
A meteor shower made from the dusty leftovers of the famed Halley's Comet will be at its best on Sunday (May 5) and NASA doesn't want you to miss it. The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak Sunday night and NASA scientists will provide live ...

Georgia Tech Researcher Amplifies Russian Meteor Sound Waves To Make It ...
Headlines & Global News
The meteor shower blast that took place above the central Russian city of Chelyabinsk was so powerful that it injured more than 1,500 people and damaged many properties. A Georgia Tech researcher has modified the signals of the Russian Meteor to make ...

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04 May 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04MAY2013

Meteor shower from Halley's Comet peaks this weekend | Fox News
Early Sunday (May 5), just before dawn, we'll have an opportunity to see some of the remnants of the most famous of comets briefly light up the early ...
www.foxnews.com/.../meteor-shower-from-halley-comet-peak...

Lights in the sky: meteor shower visible on Sunday and Monday - Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
A meteor shower derived from the debris of the Halley's Comet will be best viewed across the horizon on Sunday and Monday, state astronomers said. According to PAGASA Deputy Administrator for Operations and Services Dr. Vicente Malano, the annual ...

Meteor shower visible in PH Sunday or Monday
Inquirer.net
According to the monthly astronomical diary prepared by Pagasa officer-in-charge Vicente Malano, the meteor shower originates from dust released by the famous Halley's Comet (1P/Halley) during its countless voyages through the solar system. “The shower ...

Scientists Hear Russia's February Meteor in America
Science World Report
A recent attempt by researchers at Georgia Tech has made it possible for audiences to hear what meteor waves sound like. Scientists focused on the recent meteor that streaked across Russian skies in the month of February and crashed into a frozen lake ...

Why more Eta Aquarid meteors in Southern Hemisphere?
EarthSky
The famous Eta Aquarid meteor shower – one of the year's major meteor showers – peaks every year in early May. This shower is known to be richer as seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere than from the Northern Hemisphere. Why? If you traced the paths ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend
Washington Times
Even though Haley's Comet passed through our inner solar system in 1986 and will not return until 2061, it leaves a trail of cosmic dust every time it goes around the sun. This produces two yearly meteor showers on Earth: Eta Aquari, and the Orionid ...

Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet Peaks This Weekend: Scientific ...
Sunday (May 5), some of the remnants of the most famous of comets will briefly light up the early morning sky.
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=meteor-shower...

Meteor Shower Created By Halley's Comet Peaks This Weekend | Spacecom
A meteor shower created by the leftovers of Halley's Comet will peak before dawn Sunday (May 5). Find out how to watch the annual Eta Aquarids meteor ...
www.space.com/20958-meteor-shower-halleys-comet-sunday....

Your Guide To Watching this Weekend's Halley's Comet Meteor Shower - io9
In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 5, debris from Halley's Comet will light up the sky in this year's Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Here's everything you need to know to spot as many meteors as possible.

Meteor Shower This Weekend: Eta Aquarids to Peak Sunday - The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
Meteor shower this weekend: Just a few weeks after the Lyrid meteor shower passed over the Earth, skywatchers can catch another meteor shower, the Eta Aquarid, over the weekend. This specific meteor shower will be generated from Haley's Comet and ...

Scientist Claims to Have Found Tunguska Meteorite
Fri, 03 May, 2013 02:52 AM PDT
A Russian researcher said he discovered fragments of the largest celestial body to hit the Earth in recorded history – though he waited for 23 years before going public with the findings. Continue reading

Hey, it's a meteor shower from Halley's Comet!
NBCNews.com (blog)
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower occurs each year in early May because the orbit of Halley's Comet closely approaches the orbit of Earth in two places. The first is the May timeframe, which leads to the Eta Aquarids. The other point occurs in mid-October, ...

Retired racehorse finds calling as abstract painter
Toronto Sun
Metro Meteor, a 10-year-old thoroughbred bay in rural Maryland, is enjoying singular success. Within just months of applying his first brush stroke to paper, he is juggling requests for public appearances, weighing endorsement offers and earning ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower in the wee hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings. The shower can produce as many as 20-40 meteors per hour at its peak, which falls around May 4-5. SpaceWeather.com suggests to expect 30+ meteors per hour, ...

Dark Sky Park: The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Interlochen Public Radio
Each week, we talk with Mary Stewart Adams, Director of the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Mackinaw City. IPR: The most well-known meteor shower of the year has to be the Perseid Meteor Shower in August. What are some other meteorshowers ...

Catch the Peak of the Spectacular Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower this Weekend ...
Science World Report
Want to see a meteor shower? You may be in luck. The annual Eta Aquarid meteorshower is set to peak this weekend, and may put up quite the show for people living in the Southern Hemisphere. That's a relief considering the lackluster performance that ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend, on May 5, 2013
TruthDive
May 3 (TruthDive): Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be reaching its peak this weekend in Earth's Southern Hemisphere, during the very early morning hours of Sunday, May 5, 2013, said the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) on Wednesday.

Meteor Shower Peaks During Cinco de Mayo 2013
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak during the nights and pre-dawn mornings of the Cinco de Mayo 2013 weekend, May 4th-6th, 2013. Unlike last year, the 2013 Eta Aquarids meteor shower will not be out-shined by a full ...

Shooting star show set for Cinco de Mayo skies - USA Today
USA TODAY
About 30 shooting stars an hour should be seen in clear skies for the yearly Eta Aquarid meteorshower, which peaks this year around 9 p.m. EDT on May 5,according to NASA estimates. The meteors will appear from the constellation Aquarius (hence the ...

The Watchers - The annual Eta Aquarids meteor ...
The Eta Aquarid meteors usually provide a solid display at the beginning of May. Few ...
thewatchers.adorraeli.com

Two large fireballs seen in North East | American Meteor Society
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports regarding two large fireballs spotted over the North Eastern United States on the evening of May ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../two-large-fireballs-seen-in-north-east/

Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet Peaks This Weekend
Yahoo! News
But each time Halley sweeps around the sun, it leaves behind a dusty trail — call it "cosmic litter" — that is responsible for two meteor showers on Earth each year. The first of those "shooting stars" displays, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, will ...

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 2013: When, How and Where to Watch Live
IBTimes.co.uk
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks over the weekend. This is the third major meteor shower of the year, following the Quadrantids and the Lyrids. The Eta Aquarids are generally active from mid-April to late May and are created when the Earth passes ...

Hearing the Russian Meteor, in America - Newswise
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — How powerful was February's meteor that crashed into Russia? Strong enough that its explosive entry into our atmosphere was detected almost 6,000 miles away in Lilburn, Ga., by infrasound sensors – a full 10 hours after the meteor's ...

Weekend chance to view meteor shower
WoodwardNews.net (subscription)
Dr. Steven Maier, associate professor of physics at NWOSU, said that "the reason it is called the Eta Aquarids is because the radiant, or center of the meteor shower, is in the constellation Aquarius." Within the constellation for the "water bearer ...

Russian Meteorites Touch Down at Tucson Charity Event
The Nonprofit Quarterly
For $25 at the dinner being thrown on May 8 at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, you can buy a raffle ticket for the chance to win a segment of the Chelyabinsk meteor that recently exploded over Russia. The asteroid that produced the ...

Spot Eta Aquarids in its Peak on Sunday
French Tribune
The Eta Aquarids are considered as a light meteor shower that produces 10 meteors per hour when in its peak state. However, they actually are not meteors. The shower is caused by the movement of the Earth through the dust released by Halley's Comet.

2013 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower: When, Where and How to Watch Peak on ...
International Business Times AU
Sky watchers are going to witness another rare spectacle this weekend as the 2013 Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the early morning hours of May 5. The Eta Aquarids will offer a much better display in the Southern Hemisphere but the meteorshower ...

Catch a falling star
TheNewsTribune.com
If cloud conditions allow, night sky observers might get a glimpse of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower early Sunday morning. Weather forecasts early in the week called for clear to partly cloudy skies at that time. The Eta Aquarids are considered a light ...

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MA PA NJ NY RI CT Meteor 04MAY2013

MA PA NJ NY RI CT Meteor approx. 03'10 EDT 04MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

04MAY2013 Heather Kelco old bridge, nj united states 321 10-15 seconds n-s i was facing east no sound, bright long tail disintegrating as it traveled downward and south sun it was losing pieces from the tail as it dropped long tail it was falling downward as it traveled north to south tail was long and seemed to get fatter as it was dropping could distinctly see bright pieces falling off tail

04MAY2013 Gerry ROCKAWAY NJ USA 311 7 N-S L-R EAST 400-500MPH WHITE WHITER THAN AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHTS WAS 1 THEN 3 AT LOS Was 3x faster than local airport traffic and elongated at the loss of sight. Great!
04MAY2013 Stephanie Stamford, ct 3:15:00 10 seconds South - left to right Bright white Moon Yes N/a

04MAY2013 Sid KENDALL PARK, NJ USA 3:05:00 4-5 seconds North to South Bright light streaking across sky, no sound moon, first quarter Fell apart as it streaked across sky While watching stars, saw a bright streak across sky from North to South breaking apart leaving smaller trails of bright lights as it went south

04MAY2013 veronica whiting Allentown, PA USA 3:10am EST 20 sec left to right gold sparkle started off bright and faded yes very close...airplane distance

04MAY2013 Mike Reardon North Andover MA 03:15 hrs 5-10 sec n-s i was facing east orange/red long tail. very bright yes, seemed to be Most amazing thing Ive seen.

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03 May 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03MAY2013

Possible MeteoriteFragments from 1908 Tunguska Explosion Found
Thu, 02 May, 2013 01:32 PM PDT
The 1908 explosion over the Tunguska region in Siberia has always been an enigma. While the leading theories of what caused the mid-air explosion are that an asteroid or comet shattered in an airburst event, no reliable trace of such a body has ever been found. But a newly published paper reveals three differ...Continue reading Bad Science at its best!

Billion-year-old meteor could hold clues to Mars life
UPI.com
They found mineral and chemical signatures on the meteor that indicate terrestrial weathering -- changes that took place on Earth -- and say identification of these kinds of changes will provide valuable clues as scientists examine the meteorites further.

Possible first fragments of 1908 Tunguska meteorite!
EarthSky (blog)
On February 15, 2013, a meteor apparently exploded in the air over Russia. Since then, many have said it was the largest meteor explosion in Earth's atmosphere since the Tunguska event – also in Russia – in 1908. The February 15 event broke windows in ... Bad Science at its best!

Several satellites visible in night sky
InsideHalton.com
Saturn can be seen for most of the night sky during May. Uranus is low in the eastern dawn sky. Neptune can be seen in the eastern morning sky. May 5 - The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks after midnight. As far as meteor showers go this is a minor one.

Ancient meteorite could reveal Martian secrets
Thu, 02 May, 2013 11:17 AM PDT
In an effort to determine if conditions were ever right on Mars to sustain life, a team of scientists, including a Michigan State University professor, has examined a meteorite that formed on the red planet more than a billion years ago. read more Continue reading

Eta Aquarid meteor shower this weekend; was Wednesday night fireball sneak ...
Washington Post
A spectacular fireball shot through the D.C. region's western skies Wednesday night, a possible prelude to the Eta Aquarid meteor shower which peaks this weekend. At least 3 dozen skywatchers in 6 states in the Mid-Atlantic reported the fireball around ...

The Second Largest Iron Meteorite Found in USA ...
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This is the second largest iron meteorite found in USA. Found in 1975 in the Old Woman ...
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May's meteor showers and bright star powers
Pacific Daily News
I got several inquiries about the Lyrid meteor shower last month, but the Lyrids aren't a particularly dense shower and there weren't a whole lot of meteors to see. There's a better meteor shower coming up this weekend. It's called the Eta Aquarid ...

Stargazing in May: Meteor shower, eclipses in store
Mother Nature Network
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower and an annular solar eclipse both occur at the beginning of May, while a less impressive lunar eclipse is set to take place at the end of the month, but that isn't all. Constellations, planets and other celestial ...

Meteor Crater-like blast today a killer - Arizona Daily Sun
Arizona Daily Sun
Ballistic shock waves radiated across the landscape as the asteroid moved through the atmosphere above Arizona at speeds in excess of Mach 50. When the iron spacerock that created BarringerMeteor Crater smashed into Earth outside of present-day ...

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend, On May 5 2013
PlanetSave.com
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be reaching its peak this weekend, during the very early morning hours of Sunday, May 5, 2013. The meteor shower will put on a beautiful show for those watching for a few days before and after though, so get out when ...

Plan a Meteor Shower This Weekend at College of San Mateo
Patch.com
Free; If you ever spend a night under the stars watching for meteors and saw something unusual, you may want to meet astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. He's an expert on meteor showers and author of Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets, a 790 page ...

A gathering of three bright planets
The Guardian Charlottetown
One of two meteor showers associated with the famous Comet Halley (the other is the October Orionids), the Aquarids are not a prolific shower, with only about 15-plus meteors/hour under a dark sky. However, the Aquarid meteors hit Earth's atmosphere at ...

SA to witness meteor shower
Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) on Wednesday urged people to keep their eyes glued to the skies over the next few days for a meteor shower. When meteors enter earth's atmosphere they vaporise as they come into ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteors April 22, 2013 ...
The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks on the evening and early morning hours of 22APR2013. If you have good weather and are patient you may see as many as ...
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METEOR SHOWER ETA AQUARIDS THIS COMING ...
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Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower: When And Where To Catch The Cosmic 'Ring Of Fire'
Latin Times
"Like many other meteor showers, the Eta Aquarids are caused by the Earth passing through the dust particles of a comet," states Spacedex. "In this case, that comet is Halley's Comet (1P/Halley).Each spring, Earth passes into a trail of dust from ...

Russian Meteorites Offered as Prizes at Tucson Event
Space Ref (press release)
PSI's CEO and Director Mark Sykes is available to the media to discuss the Russian meteor and PSI's plans to launch a Tucson-based meteorite lab to analyze meteorite specimens. Please contact Alan Fischer at fischer@psi.edu or 520-382-0411 to schedule ...

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02 May 2013

Breaking News - VA PA MD DC OH WV DE NJ Fireball Meteor 01MAY2013

Breaking News - VA PA MD DC OH WV DE NJ Fireball Meteor approx. 23:45 01MAY2013
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VA PA MD DC OH WV DE NJ Meteor approx. 23:45 01MAY2013
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VA PA MD DC OH WV DE NJ Meteor approx. 23:45 01MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

01MAY2013 Erica Leesburg, Virginia , USA 23:45:00 2 seconds I was facing west and it shot to the right White and red Moon No Size was comparable to the moon

01MAY2013 Anthony Camill Venetia, PA 2342 8-9 seconds n to e (I was facing east) white blue lights on a plane coming in for a landing larger piece and two smaller falling off very bright and falling fast, and breaking up before fading out

01MAY2013 Michael Cockeysville, MD  US 23:50 EDT 2 seconds E-W yellow/white fireball moon a little.   It looked like a single ball of fireworks except that it was falling rather than ascending.

01MAY2013 melissa massillon, oh 2345 10sec s-e right to left i was facing s-e blue green moon not sure no
01MAY2013 Michael Burchett Front Royal, Va 23:45:00 7 seconds headed west travelling right bright white, fireball moon but brighter plus fireball behind unsure strange

01MAY2013 David Batchelder Washington, Virginia Eastern 3 Sec E-W white, yellow, and blue as it broke up moon Yes East to West

01MAY2013 Zach Bethany, wv, United States 23:43:00 3.2 Seconfs N-S White then bright yellow with hint of orange Nearly as bright as the Sun No fragmentation It was a pretty quick event, but spectacular nonetheless

01MAY2013 Brittany Cummings MILTON, WV, USA 23:50:00 2seconds I was facing east, and saw it start in the North Eastern sky and head west Yellow Comparable to a street lamp when staring at it at night Yes, seemed to shatter with a bright explosion once behind the tree line It's travel was comparable to that of a firework

01MAY2013 nate Clarion, pa 2345 Eastern 3 seconds north to south, facing south, close to horizon orange, no sound moon no pretty awesome

01MAY2013 Carrie Nanticoke pa USA 11:40 pm est 5 sec Sw Bluefish Moon Mambo No

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