07 August 2013

دش نيزك - Dubai Astronomy Group Upcoming Events - Next Perseid Shower and Oman Trip

عيد مبارك Dubai Astronomy Group Upcoming Events - Next Perseid Shower and Oman Trip

Eid Mubarak عيد مبارك, it’s time for Persied shower, we like to invite everyone to our Zubair camp, this will be great opportunity to meet after long summer vacations, the event will be on 12th August from 9 PM to 3 AM, come down with family and friends.
Entrance by kind donation, AED10 for non- members, children AED 5, the event will include :
- Talk about the Meteor shower and how to observe
- General Talk about astronomy
- Q & A
- Observation with telescopes

We have the following coming attractions-
Event
Date
Perseids shower
12-13 Aug
Astronomy Tour to Oman
15-16 Aug
Moon / Venus Conjunction
8 Sep
2nd Astronomy Day
12 Oct
In Moon Observation night
12 Oct
Prenumbral Lunar Eclipse
18 Oct
Leos Shower
17-18 Nov
Comet ISON
Nov - Dec
Geminids Shower
13-14 Dec

For more information on above please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Astro@dubaiastronomy.com and visit our site : www.dubaiastronomy.com
We have also new video posted on YouTube, please have look and give your feedback.


A Day in the Life of: Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri, an Astronomer
Posted on YouTube by MyDubai MyCity 11 views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IodD_Mo_0i0

We thank you for supporting DAG, we remain at your service.
Best Regards,
Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri

2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07AUG2013

NASA's Hubble finds telltale fireball after gamma-ray burst
Astronomy Magazine
Hubble observed the fading fireball from a kilonova last month, following a short gamma-ray burst (GRB) in a galaxy almost 4 billion light-years from Earth.

Grand finale of fireballs sparks dark community challenge
UpNorthLive.com
The peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower arrives early Monday. In honor of the light show, the Headlands International Dark Sky Park is holding a special ...

Perseid meteor flying over Texas | 22 Minute | EarthSky
EarthSky Facebook friend Gary Snow captured a Perseid meteor early this morning - August 5th, 2013.earthsky.org/22minute/perseid-meteor-flying-over-texas

Meteor impact crater of biggest extinction found
Times of India
MELBOURNE: Researchers claim to have discovered the elusive impact crater of the meteor that triggered the biggest extinction ever, around 252.3 million ...

What is a Meteor Shower?
Universe Today
When tiny grains of dust impact our atmosphere, they leave a trail of glowing material, like a streak of light across the sky. This is a meteor, or a shooting star.

To catch meteors, spend Saturday night on Lake Redman
York Dispatch
The department's Perseid Meteor Shower Boat Ride at Kain County Park is "a unique opportunity to be out there on the water," says program coordinator Jeri ...

Summer Just Got a Little More Otherworldly on Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Currently, the Perseid Meteor showers are ramping up, with their climax happening in a week. The International Space Station is making some spectacular ...

Gang of Asteroids: Russian meteor may have ...
4 min
The panic and havoc seen in the Russian Urals last winter when a meteorthe size of a house ...
youtube.com

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 11-12
Space Ref (press release)
The Perseid meteor shower will put on its best show on the nights of August 11 and 12, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. Prime viewing time ...

Reports of Bright 'Fireball' in Sky Over ... - The Epoch Times
There were reports of a bright fireball late on Sunday night and Monday in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.www.theepochtimes.com/.../229738-reports-of-bright-fireball-...

Russian Chelyabinsk Meteor Was Part of 'Gang of ...
Meteor that hit Russia was one of many that have potential to hit Earth.
ibtimes.co.uk

Fireball Bursts 47 Miles Above Tennessee | Video | Space.com
A Capricornid meteor, traveling at 54000 miles per hour, was captured by NASA cameras at the Marshall Space Flight Center on August 1st, 2013.
www.space.com/22241-fireball-bursts-47-miles-above-tenness...

Map and videos: The Perseid Meteor Showers and meteorite impacts in Nevada
Mon, 05 Aug, 2013 11:10 AM PDT
The annual Perseid Meteor Showers are streaking across the night skies and this year promises to be especially good because the moon will disappear early in the night, allowing people to see more burning meteors on the darkened sky.Continue reading

Perseid meteor showers coming to a sky near you
MSN News
Known as the most fantastic and accessible meteor shower of the year, the Perseids are expected to fill the "predawn skies with hundreds of shooting stars" on ...

Fireball spotted in the sky above Alabama as the annual Perseid ...
Daily Mail
The Perseid meteor shower is due to peak between August 11 and 14. ...during the festival of that saint in Italy in August, Meteor Showers Online reported.

Observing Perseid Meteors... Using a Radio
Discovery News
This August sees the return of the Perseid meteor shower and, with the moon ... The Perseidmeteor shower gets its name from the place in the sky where the ...

Perseid Meteor ShowerKIWARadio.com
The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the best known meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere. It will soon be time again for this annual event. The earth's ...

NASA says to get ready for Perseid Fireballswtvr.com
GREENBELT, Md. (NASA) – In astronomy, there's nothing quite like a bright meteor streaking across the glittering canopy of a moonless night sky.

Falling stars light way for night-hikers at park
ThisWeekNews
The Perseid meteor shower shines brighter than any other annual meteor shower, according to NASA. Preservation Parks will make it even easier to witness the ... 

Meteors & S'mores At Michigan State ParksMyNorth.com
The Perseid Meteor Shower is the most highly visible astronomical event of the year, and the Meteors and S'mores events will offer night-sky presentations and ...

Annual fireworks coming back
Mercury-Register
"A fireball is a very bright meteor, at least as bright as the planets Jupiter or Venus. They can be seen on any given night as random meteoroids strike Earth's ...

Kilonova fireball provides evidence of gamma ray bursts
Sen - Space exploration network
(Sen) - The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the fading fireballproduced in the aftermath of a short gamma-ray burst (GRB). The afterglow reveals a new ...

Star-studded weekend at PokagonKPCnews.com
LAKE JAMES — The Perseid meteor showers is one of the most stunning annual nighttime displays in northeastern Indiana. Pokagon State Park's Interpretive ... 
MorungExpress
Meteor showers occur when the Earth moves through debris left by passing comets. ... In general it's best to view meteor showers after midnight, looking east. 
ChristianToday
The annual Perseid meteor shower will light up the skies this weekend. Skygazers will be able to see one of the highly anticipated astronomical events of the ... 
RIA Novosti
Washington, August 5 (RIA Novosti) – The giant meteor that exploded over Russia in February, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,000 people, may ...

What is a Meteor Shower? - YouTube
4 min
In this short video explainer, Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain explains what a meteor ...
youtube.com

Perseids prime for viewing this weekend
Arizona Daily Star
The best meteor show of the year peaks this Sunday, but you may want to consult the weathercaster before scheduling a trip to your favorite dark place.

The Perseids: watch out for August's natural fireworks
Wired.co.uk
As with all meteor showers, the meteors are produced when the Earth ploughs through a stream of dust left by a comet orbiting the Sun and they flare in our ...

Perseid meteor shower to light up Chicago sky; Montrose, 12th ...
ABC7Chicago.com
[FILE] In this photo released by SkyandTelescope.com a Perseid meteorflashes across the constellation Andromeda on Aug. 12, 1997, in this 8-minute ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night
WHIO Dayton
Conditions are expected to be favorable in Southwest Ohio for a spectacular peak of the Perseidmeteor shower, which starts Sunday and continues Monday ...

Prairie Heritage Center hosts Perseid Meteor Shower party
Chronicle Times
SUTHERLAND - The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most well-known meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere. It will soon be time again for this ...

Chelyabinsk meteor origin traced to near Earth asteroid
Telegraph.co.uk
Now researchers have analysed the path of the meteor and found it most likely to ... leading to the most dramatic meteor fireball, or superbolide, in modern times.

Sanford Museum's Perseid Meteor Shower watch
Chronicle Times
The Association invites you to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year. They will be set up at the north end of the Cherokee Little League fields with ...

Perseid meteor shower viewing around the North State
The Trinity Journal
11, to view the Perseid meteor shower. ...

Perseid meteor shower: El Paso-area, Carlsbad star parties planned
El Paso Times
Starry-eyed El Pasoans hoping to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower can look no ... The Perseid (pronounced per-see-id) is one of the premier annual meteor ...

Chincoteague refuge stays open all night for meteor shower viewers
Delmarva Now
12, allowing visitors to witness the natural splendor of the Perseid meteor shower. ... a sea turtle on a beach at night with a meteor shower occurring high above?

Around the Town: Meteor shower light show heats up Saturday Lowell
Arizona Daily Sun
The Perseid (Pur-see-ed) Meteor Shower will light up the northeastern sky beginning ... Themeteor shower gets its name for the “shooting stars” that seem to ...

Magic on the mountain Public can view meteor shower and sunrise ...
Foster's Daily Democrat
The group plans to start their climb around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, stay overnight to view the Perseid Meteor Shower — one of the brightest and most spectacular ...

Watch The Stars From Grand Teton National Park This Weekend
National Parks Traveler
With the Perseid Meteor Showers ramping up, if you're in Grand Teton National Park this weekend join the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club in watching them.

Meteor shower will pass overhead early next week
Thousand Oaks Acorn
The heavens will offer some entertainment in the upcoming evenings as the Perseid meteorshower makes its annual appearance. Astronomers say the best ...

Perseid meteor shower focus of museum star party Sunday
Herald and News
Klamath County Museum will host a star party Sunday in conjunction with the Perseid meteorshower, according to a news release. It will be at the Fort Klamath ...

Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend
WCNC
The biggest and brightest meteor shower of the year is upon us and it peaks this weekend. Even though you can already see some meteors tonight and over the ...

Meteor Shower To Shine On Sunday
90.5 WESA
The Perseid meteor showers have come and gone every year since 36 A.D., and ... According to NASA, the meteor shower will produce more bright lights and ...

Tourist tip #308 / Dazzled in the desert: Meteor shower in Mitzpe ...
Haaretz
The Perseids Meteor shower - which occurs every year when dust and ice particles from the Swift-Tuttle comet burn up and enter the earth's atmosphere - will ...

Kopernik to open for Perseid meteors
Press & Sun-Bulletin
One very relaxing summer outdoor activity is communing with nature by viewing a meteorshower. All you need is a comfortable lounge chair and a clear, dark ...

LIGO plans meteor shower & star partyE
ast Oregonian (subscription)
RICHLAND, Wash. — The Perseid meteor shower and other highlights of the summer night sky are available for viewing at LIGO (Laser Interferometer ...

Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend
WCNC
The biggest and brightest meteor shower of the year is upon us and it peaks this weekend. Even though ou can already see some meteors tonight and over the ...

Look Up: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 11-12University of Texas at Austin News
The annual August Perseid meteor shower will put on its best show after midnight on Sunday and Monday, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.

You, the Desert, and the Perseids Meteor Shower
NBC 7 San Diego (blog)
What's that streaking across the sky? If it is Aug. 10, 2013, chances are solid it is a meteor in the Perseids shower. Borrego Springs Resort & Spa has a stay-over ...

Pringle to host Perseids Meteor Shower viewing
West of the I
The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. This year's shower should peak on the night of ...

Meteor shower to be visible from Muskegon observatory
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
MUSKEGON, MI – A yearly meteor shower will be shooting across the sky on ... The open house for the annual Perseid Meteor Shower will take place at the ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Watch
Presspubs
Perseid Meteor Shower Watch. This event has multiple schedules (see below). Details. The public is invited to Wild River State Park to join national park rangers ...

Perseids meteor showers are coming up soon
KXLF Butte News
The Perseids meteor showers are coming up soon. These reliable meteor showers repeat every year around 11-13 August. This year there will be no ...

Russian Meteor Might Be The First In A Series
The Inquisitr
The Russian meteor which exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk in February could be just the first. New evidence shows that other asteroids could be on a ...

Colorado skies ripe for viewing Perseid meteor shower
Boulder iJournal
University of Colorado at Boulder astrophysicist Doug Duncan says this year's annual Perseid meteor shower and its natural nighttime light show will be ...

Perseid meteors to peak Monday
Mountain Mail Newspaper
The 2012 Perseid meteor shower is visible in a photo from astronomers at the NASA Marshall Center. The ideal time to view the shower this year is between ...

Hail To The Chief: The Champion Of Fireballs Is Coming!
WQAD.com -- Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD
Traveling at 37 miles per second, the Perseid Meteor shower has some added bonuses this year. ... Its also noted as the fireball champion of meteor showers.

Shoot Over to View Shooting Stars from the Perseid Meteor ShowerLongIsland.com
There might be a lot of people calling in sick on Monday morning! Peak viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower will take place on Sunday into Monday. Get to see ...

Ready for an annual shower?
McCook Daily Gazette
The annual August meteor shower that some astronomers have called the best one of the year; it will peak between midnight on Aug. 11, and sunrise Aug. 12.

Catch a lot of falling stars
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Astronomers observe the night sky for the Perseid meteor shower at an observatory ... The year's most vivid meteor shower, the Perseid, which runs throughout ...

Peak Perseid meteor shower approaching
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
One annual meteor shower produces more fireballs across the night sky than any other, NASA reports, and it's just days away. With a crescent moon leaving little ...

Perseid Metors!
KATU
It will peak on Monday the 12th, and with a meteor every few minutes, go check it out!!! I went to Trillium Lake on Monday since I am working or out of town sadly ...

Brilliant meteor blazes through sky
KING5.com
A high-resolution camera captured this image of a Capricornid meteor, part of the Alpha Capricornids shower that starts as early as July 15and lasts until around ..

DNC to host meteor viewing party
Argus Press
DNC to host meteor viewing party. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Wednesday ..

Stellar chance to spot shooting stars this weekend
WWL
The Perseid meteor shower peaks Saturday night through Monday night. ...The Perseid meteor shower peaks each year in the second week of August

Meteorite Hunting - YouTube
2 min
They don't believe in aliens or the time machine but they do spend most of their time looking for ...
youtube.com

FIRE IN THE SKY: Gang Of Asteroids - Chelyabinsk ...
4 min
The CELESTIAL Convergence |http://thecelestialconvergence.blogspot.com/ August 06, 2013 ...
youtube.com

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06 August 2013

Chelyabinsk, Russia meteor may have followers on same path ...

Gang of Asteroids: Chelyabinsk, Russia meteor may have followers on same path Gang of Asteroids: Russian meteor may have followers on same path
Posted to YouTube by RussiaToday 6,417 views

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MBIQ Detects Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 05AUG2013

MBIQ Detects Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 05AUG2013 - Confirmed
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Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 5:25:43 05AUG2013
Photo Credit- OKC Sandia Allsky, James Beauchamp
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Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 5:25:43 05AUG2013 Radar Return PT.1
Photo Credit- OKC Sandia Allsky, James Beauchamp
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Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 5:25:43 05AUG2013 Radar Return PT.2
Photo Credit- OKC Sandia Allsky, James Beauchamp
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Oklahoma Fireball Meteor 5:25:43 05AUG2013 Radar Return PT.1
Photo Credit- Hawley, TX Sandia Allsky, Kevin Palivec

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MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Noble, Oklahoma arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star in ok.
12:35:24 -- 30 minutes ago

Edmond, Oklahoma arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for oklahoma shooting star.
12:26:20 -- 39 minutes ago

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Japan Fireball Meteor 02AUG2013 - 2013年8月2日20時31分34秒

Japan Fireball Meteor 02AUG2013 - Long Duration 10 Seconds Plus
2013年8月2日20時31分34秒

This event was captured in Hyogo, Kagawa, Ishikawa, and Osaka.
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3053&sid=3abfda47a7aff1dfea177dd3823a91c9

2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06AUG2013

Can You Hear a Meteor?LiveScience.com
When the Perseid meteor shower bursts across the sky later this month, will people be able to hear it? For centuries, people have reported hearing a sound ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2013 to be At Peak by Sunday Night
French Tribune
It is expected that by the Sunday night, skies will get clear and people will be able to enjoy a great Perseid meteor shower. For now, it is being said that Perseid ...

View meteor shower at Star PartyDesMoinesRegister.com
Take in the Perseid meteor showers at 6 p.m. Saturday at the second annual ... The Perseidmeteor shower, named for the constellation Perseus from which it ...

Perseid meteor showers coming to a sky near you
MSN News
The Perseid meteor shower is coming soon and if you are far away from city lights, ... Known as the most fantastic and accessible meteor shower of the year, the ...

Why this weekend's Perseid meteor shower should be exceptionally ...
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
A meteor streaks across the sky. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend, with best viewing Sunday and Monday nights, according ...

The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Begins
CNN (blog)
CNN PRODUCER NOTE Kevinp told me, 'I monitor the sky all year long with an array of different automated cameras. I'm interested in the Perseid meteor ...

Waxing Moon Won't Affect Decent Perseid Meteor Shower This Year
RedOrbit
Image Caption: A bright Perseid meteor streaked down Saturday night (Aug. 7, 2010) over buildings at the Stellafane amateur astronomy convention in ...

Whatcom County library exhibits make science fun for preschoolers ...
Bellingham Herald
This weekend offers an excellent opportunity for sky-watchers to see 60 or more "shooting stars" per hour, during the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower: August's 'Fireball ...
The Perseid meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other annual meteor shower ...
space.com

Annual Perseid Meteor Shower August 11-13
WKRG-TV
It's August. That means get ready for the annual Perseid meteor shower. The peak of the meteor(aka fireball) shower this year is between the nights of August ...

Perseid meteor shower 'star party' is August 11
Lewis-Clark State College
At 8:00 p.m. in the visitor center, Kriss will talk about the Perseid meteor shower and its origin and Peters will talk about the influence of stars in the Nez Perce ...

Summer's best meteor shower starts this week
Pioneer Press
One of the best meteor showers of the year begins this week. The peak of the Perseids is this weekend and into next week, but even now some Perseid meteors ...

It's Perseid meteor week, and here's the scoop on one of nature's big ...
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - This weekend is the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower - one of the year's biggest sky shows - and NASA's meteor expert ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: August's 'Fireball Champion ... - Space.com
The Perseid meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other annual meteor shower during the year, NASA research suggests.www.space.com/22245-perseid-meteor-shower-fireball-champ...

Perseid meteor shower should dazzle stargazersNBCNews.com (blog)
According to NASA research, the upcoming Perseid meteor shower produces more fireballs — bright meteors that streak across the sky — than any other annual ...

Perseid meteor shower viewing tipsCBC.ca
The Calgary Eyeopener's "Eye on the Night Sky" Don Hladiuk has some great tips for getting the most out of the Perseid meteor shower.

August hosts Perseid, the best meteor shower of the year
CNET
Astronomers and seasoned skywatchers love this time of the year because it brings some of the most exciting meteor showers -- including the annual Perseids ...

NASA's Hubble finds telltale fireball after gamma-ray burst
Astronomy Magazine
In the image at left, the galaxy in the center produced the gamma-ray burst. Hubble observed the galaxy June 13, 2013, and saw a near-infrared glow at the site ...

Meteor impact crater of biggest extinction ever found?
Business Standard
Researchers claim to have discovered the elusive impact crater of the meteor that triggered the biggest extinction ever, around 252.3 million years ago.

A Brilliant Capricornid Meteor - YouTube
3 sec
This video shows part of the fiery trail of a Capricornid meteor, captured by a high -resolution ...
youtube.com

Map and videos: The Perseid Meteor Showers and meteorite ...
Reno Gazette-Journal
The annual Perseid Meteor Showers are streaking across the night skies and this year promises to be especially good because the moon will disappear early in ...

Talk to a scientist about the amazing Russian meteor Tuesday night ...
The Birmingham News - al.com
In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru a meteorite contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. A meteor streaked across the sky of Russia's ...

4 LI state parks open for Perseid meteor shower
Newsday (subscription)
Astronomy aficionados can watch the Perseids meteor shower Sunday at four Long Island state parks that will stay open overnight into Monday. The state Office ...

Wish upon a shooting star
The Westmorland Gazette
Every August the Perseid meteor shower delights sky-watchers. ... No telescope or binoculars are needed to see a meteor shower, but go somewhere dark, and ...

Eye On The Sky Star-Gazing Party
Vermont Public Radio
You'll learn about the Summer Triangle, meteor showers, how to use the Big Dipper to find other stars and much more. Your questions are an important part of ...

Meteor impact crater of biggest extinction ever found, claim ...
Zee News
Melbourne: Researchers claim to have discovered the elusive impact crater of the meteor that triggered the biggest extinction ever, around 252.3 million years ...

Reports of Bright 'Fireball' in Sky Over Tennessee, Alabama
The Epoch Times
There were reports of a bright fireball late on Sunday night and Monday in ... Another person from Oakland, Tenn., wrote that the fireball was “low moving, ...

Perseid Meteor Stargaze set for Aug. 10 at Indiana Dunes State Park
nwitimes.com
The evening coincides with the annual Perseid meteor shower. The peak of the meteor shower will occur Sunday, but Saturday night also will offer excellent ...
West Seattle Blog (blog)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever wish for advance alert of an upcoming meteor shower/eclipse/etc. – and/or wonder “What's that bright 'star' up there?” Here you go!

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05 August 2013

MBIQ Detects Italia Meteor 04/05AUG2013

MBIQ Detects Italia Meteor 04/05AUG2013 - not yet confirmed

If you witnessed a meteor event PLEASE file a meteor sighting report to help us confirm and improve our detection; thank you!
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MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Florence, Toscana arrived from google.it on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteorite in italia 5/8/2013.
21:12:11 -- 9 minutes ago

Ancona, Marche arrived from google.it on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MS TN Bright Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013" by searching for meteorite 4 agosto 2013.
20:38:07 -- 43 minutes ago
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Japan Long Duration Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013 - 2013年8月4日23:35:49JSTの継続時間の長い流星

Japan Long Duration Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013
2013年8月4日23:35:49JSTの継続時間の長い流星
 Masayoshi Ueda writes that the duration of the meteor was some 8.4 seconds.
Discussion with photos on the SonotaCo Website-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3060&sid=94e7ddcf9bfbb78306f9713c817c689c

Osaka All Sky video of event can be seen at-
 http://meteor.chicappa.jp/2013/TV_2013_08_ueda.html

Photos from The University of Okayama All Sky Camera-
http://www.das.ous.ac.jp/iyono/blogn/index.php

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MS TN Bright Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013

Mississippi / Tennessee Bright Long Duration Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013
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Multiple Sightings of Fireball Meteors 04AUG2013
Not all related to the MS/TN Bright Long Duration Fireball Meteor 04AUG2013
v.2 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth
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Initial Sighting Reports-
04AUG2013 Suzy Wright Saltillo, MS, USA 2015 Across Horizon--approx. 20 seconds E-W Blue/Yellow/Orange. No sound. Very bright...Not quite as intense as the sun Yes Very low in sky

04AUG2013 Marcia pope Nashville, TN 37221 8:15 pm CDT 10 sec Right to left facing west Silver with short tail Bright like the sun No Falling toward the earth below the horizon

Other earlier event in area-
04AUG2013 Garold jennings Tullahoma, TN. U.S.A. 2004 2 to 3 seconds until lost in tree line horizon looking due W heading S and W from right to left bright white with dark directly behind moon ...brighter than Saturn is right now...which is right above the sighting. No sound observed. did nit see any, it was dusk approx. the same size and brightnes as the last street light on my street from where i sighted it.

04AUG2013 LB Gilbertsville, KY 8pm central 7-8secs N-S Right to Left facing West Bright green with llgihter tail moon not sure On Ky Dam. 

04AUG2013 Ole Miss Guy Mentone, Al USA 20:00:00 5-6 sec N to SW Red with bright turquoise tail At sunset. Bright asfull moon One body Fell at 45 degree angle onto Sand Mt in area of Sylvania, Al

MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Memphis, Tennessee arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: ALERT- -Meteor Outbursts Still Pending!!!! NEOs Close Approaches March 2013" by searching for meteorite 8/4/2013.
13:04:54 -- 26 minutes ago

North Little Rock, Arkansas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Tennessee / North Carolina/ Alabama/Arkansas/Kentucky Meteor 6APR2011" by searching for meteor over memphis.
12:59:23 -- 31 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05AUG2013

Space station visible over northern Ohio next two weeks
WKYC-TV
Also, August brings the Perseid Meteor Showers that will peak this year on August 12th and 13th. However, some meteors have been already seen so every ...

Asteroid named as possible source of exploding Russian meteorite
Sun, 04 Aug, 2013 05:52 AM PDT
A cosmic cluster of rocks first spotted in 2011 could have spawned the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia earlier this year, researchers say.Continue reading

Britain's largest meteorite - which landed in Barwell - to go under the hammer
Sun, 04 Aug, 2013 12:07 AM PDT
Giant rock from outer space crashed into Midlands village on Christmas Eve in 1965
Continue reading

Perseid meteor shower: Big meteor shower arriving in mid-August
Examiner.com
The Perseid meteor shower will arrive the second week of August and could produce some amazing visuals if the skies are clear. According to the Washington ...

Annual Perseid meteor shower arriving - The Washington Post
For several days before and after the Aug. 11-12 peak, you can probably catch these shooting stars.www.washingtonpost.com/.../c863da8c-fbc3-11e2-8752-b41d...

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04 August 2013

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Russian Meteor May Have Sibling Asteroids That Pose Threat To ...
Huffington Post
"It is not obvious to me why [the Chelyabinsk meteor] cannot be a fragment that was produced by a collision in the main asteroid belt, and evolved to its impact ...

Russian meteor may have gangmates in tow : Nature News ...
Orbital estimates pinpoint 20 asteroids on similar paths to rock that exploded near Chelyabinsk.www.nature.com/.../russian-meteor-may-have-gangmates-in-to... 

Overnight event atop Mt. Major to see meteor showerSeacoastonline.com
This photo of a meteor during last year's Perseid meteor shower was taken by John S. Gianforte from the Blue Sky Observatory in Durham. It was shot with a ...

Culver: Perseids meteor shower coming in August
The Coloradoan
Such an increase in the rate of observed meteors is referred to by astronomers as a meteorshower. Because these shower meteors strike the Earth's ... 
Examiner.com
Every year the Perseid meteor shower light up the night-time sky for a month and this year will be no different. The 2013 display will again be the meteor shower ...

Annual Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 11-12
French Tribune
According to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Observer's Handbook, this year's Perseidmeteor shower – an annual celestial event – could be a ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Underway, Peaks Next Week
The Inquisitr
The Perseid Meteor Shower is under way, but the show is just beginning. The annual event, hailed as the best meteor shower of the year, is set to peak next ... 
Reno Gazette Journal
Looking further ahead, the Perseid Meteor Shower will peak during the nights of Aug. 11-13, as Earth passes through debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Perseid Meteor Shower is Full of Fireballs | NASA ...
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Space News: Perseid fireballs
Lake County News
In astronomy, there's nothing quite like a bright meteor streaking across the glittering ... "We have found that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak 2013: When to Watch, Where to Go
The Epoch Times
During those two days, the peak activity meteor count will be up to 60 meteors per hour, according to NASA, which also says that the Perseids is known as one of ...

The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: An Observer's Guide
Get set for the meteoritic grand finale of summer. Northern hemisphere summer that is. As we head into August, our gaze turns towards that “Old Faithful” of ...www.universetoday.com/.../the-2013-perseid-meteor-shower-a...

Locals spot meteor streaking in sky
Scranton Times-Tribune
LA PLUME - A fireball seen streaking over Northeast Pennsylvania early Friday was a meteor, according to John Sabia, an assistant at Keystone College's ... 
New Haven Register
When the speck is a pebble or larger, we see a “fireball” streaking across the sky. ... You'll see the most fireballs between 10:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. The show ...
The Olympian
Mount Rainier stands in dark relief to the streaks of light (called star trails) representing the movement of the stars across the night sky during a 30-minute ...

UP state parks plan meteor show events
Marquette Mining Journal
MARQUETTE - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will offer an opportunity to learn more about the night sky and experience a significant meteor ...

Star Points: Summer's best meteor shower
Carroll County Times
The Carroll County 4-H & Future Farmers of America Fair in Westminster is over now. From the tractor pulls and combine demolition derby to funnel cakes and ...

NASA's Hubble Finds Telltale Fireball After Gamma Ray Burst | NASA
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently provided the strongest evidence yet that short-duration gamma ray bursts are produced by the merger of two small, ...
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Perseids meteor shower coming on August 12InSerbia News
The famous Perseids meteor shower will be visible in the late evening and early morning on August 12 to 13. These meteorites are called The Perseids because ...

The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: An Observer's Guide
Universe Today
As we head into August, our gaze turns towards that “Old Faithful” of meteor showers, the Perseids. Though summer is mostly behind us now, “meteor shower ...

Annual Perseid meteor shower arriving
Washington Post (blog)
The annual Perseid meteor shower — peaking Aug. 11-12 — could produce pretty, poignant and plentiful points of light. Let's hope for clear skies. At its heaviest ... 
Scranton Times-Tribune
LA PLUME - A fireball seen streaking over Northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday was a meteor, according John Sabia, an assistant at Keystone College's ... 
Your Houston News
August is also the home of the Perseid Meteor Shower. The best time to view most meteorshowers is between midnight and morning twilight. The Perseids will ...

Star, meteor party and natural lightscapes program at Paradise ...
Maple Valley Reporter
The event coincides with the Perseid meteor shower which will peak during the second week of August. The program starts at 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Paradise ... 
WILX-TV
Michigan state parks invite residents and visitors to a night of spectacular views at "Meteors and S'mores" astronomy programs during the Perseid Meteor ..
WTSP 10 News
Here comes the Perseid meteor shower, which promises about 70 shooting stars an hour this year and peaks on Aug. 11-12. Appearing every August, the ...

Hard Labor Creek State Park offering kayak tours to view meteor ...
newtoncitizen
Between light pollution and trees blocking the view, seeing the meteor shower, which peaks on Aug. 12, can be a challenge. Hard Labor Creek State Park is ...

delta Aquariids Meteor Shower 2013 - YouTube
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Information about the 2013 meteor showers and eclipses including viewing times , ... Delta ...
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Perseid fireballs are already arriving!
EarthSky
Spaceweather.com is reporting that Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, has been seeing Perseid fireballs since July 30, 2013.
Phys.Org
The fading glow provided key evidence that it was the decaying fireball of a new type of stellar blast called a kilonova. Kilonovas are about 1,000 times brighter ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks this month
Detroit Free Press
Summertime, and the shooting stars are easy. Just pack a lawn chair and save yourself a few hours long past bedtime for the watch party. Here comes the ...

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03 August 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03AUG2013


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Greenland Ice Core Platinum Suggests Meteor Strike Wiped Out ...
The Inquisitr
New data from Greenland ice cores containing platinum strongly suggest that a meteor hit earth around 12,900 years ago — resulting in the extinction of the ...

Get Ready for the 2013 Perseids
Sky & Telescope
A perennial favorite among skywatchers, the Perseid meteor shower makes its annual ... A Perseid meteor zips over Iran's Alamut Valley during the peak of the ...

Free eBook: Shooting StarsSkyandTelescope.com
August is the month for meteor showers. The Perseids should have a good showing under dark skies, and minor meteor showers join the fray. To help make the ...

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新疆阿克陶疑似隕石墜落 - YouTube
新疆阿克陶疑似隕石墜落. videospors·882 videos. TV report Xin Jiang meteorite falls...

Russian meteor may have gangmates in towNature.com
The house-sized rock that exploded spectacularly in the skies near Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February may have been a member of a gang of asteroids that still ... 
Sioux City Journal
Join the Woodbury County Park naturalists at 9 p.m. Saturday, as they take a walk in the Loess Hills and follow it up with a stop to watch the Perseid meteor ...

Celestial forecast calls for showers — meteor showers — Aug. 12 ...
New Haven Register
Icy comets make their meteor showers by evaporating. When they fly close to the sun, intense heat vaporizes a comet's “dirty ice.” Jets of comet dust spew off into ...

Great balls of fire
Richmond County Daily Journal
Make plans to head for dark skies away from city lights next weekend if you don't want to miss the annual Perseid meteor shower. The shower typically peaks ...

Western Slope Skies 8/2/2013
KVNF Public Radio
Meteor showers are named for the constellation that coincides with a region in ... The Perseidmeteor shower is so named because meteors appear to fall from ...

Brilliant meteor shower, planets, comet -- August skies have it allNBCNews.com (blog)
Night sky watcher Natalie Duran took this photo of the Perseid meteor shower from Joshua Tree National Park on Aug.12, 2012. The photographer can be seen ... 
Kenosha News
The Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing is 9:30 to 11 p.m. Aug. 12. The Perseids is one of the bestmeteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per ...

Photographer's meteor snap out of this world
Get Surrey
Meteors hurtle through the night sky in this striking image taken by an amateur photographer from Guildford on Thursday night (August 1). Dan James was ...

Brilliant Meteor Shower and Comet to Grace August Night SkySpace.com
The August night sky stars the return of the potentially spectacular Comet ISON, as well as the annual Perseid meteor shower. The beloved Perseids rarely ...

Map and videos: The Perseid Meteor Showers and meteorite ...
Reno Gazette Journal
The most common type of asteroidal meteorites that we get on Earth are known as "ordinary chondrites". These are the ones that start with H, L, and LL. 
Philly.com
It's a streak of memory dating to my first encounter with the Perseid meteor showers, which peak each year from Aug. 9 to 14. Without knowing their origin - I now ...

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