The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports- 19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2013
The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December winter solstice, so, in 2013, look for some possible activity over the next ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower 2013 Offers Year's Last Chance To See Shooting Stars (LIVE STREAM)

The Huffington Post UK - 2 hours
As 2013 draws to a close, skywatchers will have one more chance to see some spectacular shooting stars -- and it's all thanks to this ...

Record number of medals to be awarded at Sochi Olympics

KSL Salt Lake City - 21 hours
There will be 1,300 medals awarded at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

AAPT Announces 2014 Winter Meeting Plenary Speakers

Newswise - 7 hours
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced its 2014 Winter Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The meeting will take place on ...

Milky Way to be mapped in 3D

AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 15 hours
The European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the first realistic three-dimensional mapping of the Milky Way. As part of ...

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How to Watch Live

Space.com
When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most prolific and reliable of the ...

Russian mysterious Chelyabinsk meteorite hunter ranked among ...The Voice of Russia
"The event that made 2013 special for Viktor Grokhovsky came without any warning, reported Nature in its 10 list for 2013 article. The mighty meteor ...

'bright object' in skies above Churchdown, UK was fireball meteor
The mystery of the 'bright object' seen falling out of the sky over Churchdown has been solved - it seems that it was a fireball meteor. Scores of ...
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Fireball Or Meteor Spotted Over Alabama (Video) | Space
(N.Morgan) The people of Alabama were treated to what was either a fireball or a meteor. There's a lot of speculations and no one can agree on which ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How ... - e! Science News
When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most prolific and reliable of the ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How to ... - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most ...
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Revealed: Mystery 'bright object' in skies above Churchdown was ...

Gloucester Citizen
The mystery of the 'bright object' seen falling out of the sky over Churchdown has been solved - it seems that it was a fireball meteor. Scores of ...

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Japan EarthQuake 5.5 MAG 0106JST 21DEC2013

Japan Earthquake 5.5 MAG 01:10 JST 21 Dec 2013
Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
01:10 JST 21 Dec 2013 36.0N 140.2E 70 km 5.3 Ibaraki-ken Nambu


JMA Main Webpage- not yet updated
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20131221011510395-210110.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20131221011510395-210110.html

NHK Alerts-
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2013

Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in early January | Astronomy.com
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks just before dawn January 3, 2014, and will produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
www.astronomy.com/.../quadrantid-meteor-shower-peaks-in-e...

Meteor Showers-Ursids& Quadrantids - Homesteading Today
The next meteor shower competes with the waning moon. The Ursids, appearing to come from Ursa Minor, will peak 12/21 and 12/22.
www.homesteadingtoday.com/.../503412-meteor-showers-ursi...

The von Karman Lecture Series: 2014Asteroid Redirect Mission: Rearranging the Solar System
Nov. 6 & 7, 2014
The Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) concept seeks to rendezvous
with, capture, and redirect to translunar space an entire small
near-Earth asteroid with a mass of up to approximately 1000 metric
tonnes. It would focus the capabilities of the science, technology, and
the human exploration communities on a grand challenge creating a new ...

HUGE Meteor seen several states and two ...
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Dec 10th 2013. Large Meteor shakes homes and makes a loud boom. Residents from ...
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You might see some Ursid meteors, beginning now

EarthSky
The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December winter solstice, so, in 2013, look for some possible activity over the next ...

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GA SC Daytime Fireball Meteor 19DEC2013

GA SC Daytime Fireball Meteor between 6'30 to 7 pm EST 19DEC2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports-
19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it exploded. star then a far away explosion about as bright as mars Im not sure wasnt close enough to see fell straight down toward the ground, then there was an orange explosion and it was gone.

19DEC2013 Christeen Bramlett Greer Sc USA 18:43:00 3 sec NW Green light Neon green No Came down Fast 

19DEC2013 Amy Hennum Sale Loganville, GA 6:30pm Eastern about 5 second traveling East saw NE Green color no sound less bright than the moon Looks like just exploded then disappeard\ed No more observations

19DEC2013 Terry P. Griffin, Ga 18:35:00 2 seconds from sighting Almost straight down White Moon Did not see long enough Roughly slightly north of due east from downtown Taylor St.

19DEC2013 NYfan Fort mill, south Carolina in the united states 6-6:45 3-4 seconda S-E fast moving object projecting a greenish glitter from behind moon none that were noticeable just want to know what I saw

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UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor 19DEC2013

UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013

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UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
19DEC2013 Ronnie Johnson Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, England 08:00 GMT 1 second Around East, North-East in Sky. From start point went approximately South-West down at about a 30-40 degree angle. Right to left. I was facing East. No sound. Bright white/blue. Daytime sky and brighter than Venus! No Burnt up fairly quick but was spectacular. Like a film. Never seen one this bright and in the day too. Stunning.

19DEC2013 Ann Folan Anfield Liverpool England 07:56 UK time 2-3 seconds South to North Orangy Pink pale tail Bright like a Didn't see any it seemed to come from nowhere then just disappear through the sky, the only explanation would be like a needle coming through the fabric (the sky) the going back out again. It was so pretty, made my day.

19DEC2013 Fiona Barron Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 8:00:00 about 5 seconds Facing West, appeared to be moving North to South Bright white with tail, in a car so didn't hear anything. Brighter than the moon - nearer to sun (obviously smaller) did not notice Unusual as it was bright even in daylight

19DEC2013 Helen HALIFAX, west Yorkshire, UK 0800AM/GMT 5 secs (?)until out of sight towards Northeast across canal near Elland No sound, fireball head with long white tail bright dazzling white but less bright than sun. Like a torch at close range. no no

19DEC2013 Barry McHale Reading, Berkshire, UK 800 2/3/2013 SSW-NNE White - no audible sound very bright white light No None

19DEC2013 Andy Heyland Chester, Cheshire. UK 8:00:00 4 North West (I think) purple Bright as the moon No Very visible with long purple tail

19DEC2013 Mick Till Derbyshire united Kingdom 8.1 4 North bright white moon no Brightest i have ever seen and seemed low

19DEC2013 Helen Critchell St Neots, Cambridgeshre, UK; Near 0800 GMT (daylight) 2 seconds Left to right, East to West Very bright white, in daylight. No sound Very bright. Looked almost like burning phospherous. Very white. Not that I could see Much larger and brighter than any shooting star I have seen at night-time and completely took me by surprisea s the sun was well up and it was daylight. Disintegrated quite low to the earth. We are pretty flat around here.

19DEC2013 Robert Collins Derby, Derbyshire, England UK 8:00:00 5-6 seconds N-S sound / light blue bright as the full moon no visible in light blue sky

19DEC2013 Rick Parsons Lakenheath, Suffolk, England 800 approximatly 1 - 1.5 second SSW-NNE heading north. I was facing north bright white / no sound moon no A rapid moving bright white streak. shallow flat tradjectory. I saw it in almost full daylight.Clear early morning blue sky no clouds

19DEC2013 karen websdalae oxfordshire, UK; ox15 5rs 7.59 20 secs s-ne brillaint white ball and trail brighter than moon just a trial just shocked to see in day light such a brilliant white ball in sky


19DEC2013 Steve Herridge weston-super-mare somerset uk 7.58 1 second Facing North. Travel vertical downwards. yellow/white electric spark no Broad daylight in clear blue sky.

19DEC2013 Tim Porter Winchester, Hampshire, UK; 5 miles North of 7:55:00 maximum 1 seconds SW to NE white light, no noise heard (in the car listening to music) similar to sun No happened so quickly I doubted what I saw.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19DEC2013

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Alabama: Fireball or Meteor Spotted Over Birmingham, Springville ...
“Just saw a huge meteor fall in northern sky,” added Ron Dewberry. “Amazing fireball falling. Think the biggest and brightest I've ever seen. Seen from ...
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What you saw across the Alabama sky tonight was 'definitely a ...
"Definitely a fireball; time was Dec 18 at 02:20:40 UTC or Dec 17 at 8:20:40 PM CST. It started out 52 miles above I-24 just south of Manchester, ...
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NASA cameras record fireball over Tennessee

WAAY
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - NASA says a bright object seen in the skies over southern middle Tennessee Tuesday night was most likely an asteroid ...

Fireball Burns Bright As The Moon Over Tennessee | Video

Malaysia Sun
A piece of an asteroid likely from the asteroid belt burned up over Tennessee December 17th. The object was around 20 inches across and weighing ...

Dutch Rock Is Long-Lost Meteorite

LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - 8 hours
A hunk of rock found in a private collection is a rare meteorite, researchers have announced. The brown-black rock, which is small enough to ...

Long-lost Dutch 'rock' is actually a very rare meteorite

NBC NEWS - 2 hours
A hunk of rock found in a private collection is a rare meteorite, researchers have announced.The brown-black rock, which is small enough to ...

Evidence Of Life Found Inside Meteorite's Remains

The Huffington Post UK - 13 hours
Scientists have discovered evidence of life inside the remains of an ancient meteorite. But don't worry, those of you who fear the inevitable ...

Organic Material Found Trapped in Ancient Meteorite-Formed Glass

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 11 hours
Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago. The tiny ...

Organic Matter Found in Ancient Meteorite Glass

Discovery News - 7 hours
Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago.

Unusual meteor explodes over Southwest | Fox ...
1 min
A meteor exploded over Arizona, and more spectacular light displays are expected to come.
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Moon's Newest Crater Revealed in Crash-Site Photo

Space.com
Earlier this year, scientists said the space rock that gouged the new hole in the moon may have been related to a meteor shower over Earth at the ...

Meteor Spotted in Middle Tennessee Skies

WZTV
NASA says the meteor traveled at 76,000 mph and disintegrated seconds into hitting the Earth's atmosphere somewhere above Woodstock, Alabama.

What happens to ISON's remains?
by Karl Battams - NASA Comet ISON Observing Campaign- December 18, 2013
Apologies for going quiet on this site - it takes a while to recover from
events like this! I have actually started several blog posts and then
never gotten chance to finish them. That will happen eventually, and I'll
post new content on here from time to time, but right now I just want
to address this one issue that I'm still getting an email bombardment
about: what happens now to comet ISON's remains? ...

Why Halley's Comet May Be Linked to Famine 1,500 Years Ago
By Mike Wall- space.com- December 18, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO - The ancients had ample reason to view comets as harbingers
of doom, it would appear.
A piece of the famous Halley's comet likely slammed into Earth in A.D.
536, blasting so much dust into the atmosphere that the planet cooled
considerably, a new study suggests. This dramatic climate shift is linked
to drought and famine around the world, which may have made humanity more
susceptible to "Justinian's plague" in A.D. 541-542 - the first recorded
emergence of the Black Death in Europe. ...

AGU Fall meeting: The Chelyabinsk, Russia, meteor | Watts Up With ...
The Russian Chelyabinsk Meteor was the largest since the 1908 Tunguska event. The airburst from the meteor on February 15, 2013, injured more ...
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Possible Meteor Spotted in Middle Tennessee Skies - WZTV FOX 17 ...
Stream Fox 17 newscasts LIVE starting with TN Mornings at 5 am and News at 9 pm.MANCHESTER, Tenn. --
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Ursid meteor shower active around winter solstice | Astronomy ...
The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December solstice, so, in 2013, look for some possible activity over the next ...
earthsky.org/.../ursid-meteor-shower-active-around-winter-sols...

Teide meteor shower earns NASA accolade - Daily News - Tenerife ...
Tenerife - Daily News - Teide meteor shower earns NASA accolade - - A stunning picture of ameteor shower taken up Mt Teide has been chosen by ...
www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/.../daily-news-article.html

Pic of the day: Stunning Canary meteor shower - The Local
The annual Geminids meteor shower created a spectacular display in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado ...
www.thelocal.es/.../pic-of-the-day-amazing-canary-meteor-sho...

Tuesday Night's Fireball – Updated Information from NASA's Dr. Bill ...
Jennifer Watson
Tuesday night, at 8:20 pm central time, a bright fireball tracked over middle Tennessee. The American Meteor Society received over 50 reports of the ...

Ursid Meteor Shower | Slooh
Since 2003 Slooh has connected ground-based telescopes to the Internet for access by the broader public. Slooh members have taken over 2.4m ...
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Missing student leaving to observe meteor shower alone found ...
A MALE student from Yantai University in east China's Shandong Province was found dead after going missing for over three months after telling his ...
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Meteor Spotted in Middle Tennessee Skies - WZTV ...
Stream Fox 17 newscasts LIVE starting with TN Mornings at 5 am and News at 9 pm ...
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Meteor Slams Moon, Creates 59-Foot-Wide Crater ...
A 1.3 foot wide space rock, traveling at 56000 MPH, collided with the lunar surface on March ...
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Huge Fireball over Alabama - Birmingham, Gadsden, Mores ...
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A huge fireball was seen over parts of Alabama on Tuesday, including Birmingham, Gadsden, Mores,Springville, Cullman, and Demopolis, Trussvile, ...
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Japan Fireball Meteor 17DEC2013 - ２０１３年１２月１７日２１時４５分３５秒の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 21"45"35 JST 17DEC2013
- ２０１３年１２月１７日２１時４５分３５秒の火球

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Japan Fireball Meteor 21"45"35 JST 17DEC2013

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18DEC2013

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17DEC2013
A bright meteor streaks across the early morning skies. This week sky-watchers get a chance to see the Ursids – the last meteor shower of the .
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What you saw across the Alabama sky tonight was 'definitely a ...

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"Definitely a fireball; time was Dec 18 at 02:20:40 UTC or Dec 17 at 8:20:40 PM CST. It started out 52 miles above I-24 just south of Manchester, ...

Dawn Creates Guide to Vesta's Hidden Attractions
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- December 16, 2013
Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed with the
human eye, the giant asteroid Vesta, which was the object of scrutiny by
the Dawn spacecraft from 2011 to 2012, is quite unspectacular
color-wise. Vesta looks grayish, pitted by a variety of large and small
craters. ...

Fireball or meteor spotted over Alabama -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
A fireball or meteor was spotted over parts of Alabama on Tuesday, including Birmingham, Gadsden, and Mores. People across the state began ...

Alabama: Fireball or Meteor Spotted Over Birmingham, Springville ...

The Epoch Times
“Just saw a huge meteor fall in northern sky,” added Ron Dewberry. “Amazing fireball falling. Think the biggest and brightest I've ever seen. Seen from ...

Meteor Slams Moon, Creates 59-Foot-Wide Crater: Before and After ...
A 1.3 foot wide space rock, traveling at 56000 MPH, collided with the lunar surface on March 17th, 2013, and the explosion could be seen with the ...
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Dutch Rock Is Long-Lost MeteoriteSPACE.com - 42 minutes
A private collection held a long-lost rock that turned out to be a meteorite that fell over the Netherlands in 1873. The meteorite is of a ...

Organics preserved in ancient meteorite-formed glass

PhysOrg - 10 hours
Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago. The tiny ...

Mysterious Object in the Sky Reported in Santee

NBC 7 San Diego
Astronomy and space experts say the flashes can be attributed to light from the annual minor Taurids meteor shower, which is active through ...

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MBIQ Detects GA TN AL IN Fireball Meteor/s 17DEC2013

MBIQ Detects GA TN AL IN Fireball Meteor/s 17DEC2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17DEC2013 Jarod Cumming Georgia, US 9:25 pm EST not sure, looked up just before vanishing behind house fell straight down, NW of my position Green color followed by bright wight flash from ground (Impact?) moon not that i could see 

17DEC2013 Pamela Macon GA 2115 hrs 3-5 seconds Seemed east to west Big beautiful green with sparklies coming of it Moon type shine Sparklies so I believe so 

17DEC2013 M Nashville, TN 8:30pm around 8 seconds or more United States Blue, white and yellow with long tail Much brighter than moon or Venus Broke into two large fireball. larger one front smaller one fallowing, identical color 

17DEC2013 Regina Childress Sewanee, TN USA 20:20 CST 2 seconds SE to NW 70-45 degrees in NW sky white fireball with white tail and orange sparks bright white tail and orange sparks 

17DEC2013 Deon Hargrove Athens, AL USA 20:20:00 2-3 secs. NNE, R-L, E White-Yellow trail appeared to fragment Moon Yes. Quickly burned
MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17DEC2013

5 Sky Events This Week: Moon Poses with Winter Gems and Little ...
A bright meteor streaks across the early morning skies. This week sky-watchers get a chance to see the Ursids – the last meteor shower of the ...
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Mapping the demise of the dinosaurs

SpaceDaily - 19 hours
This close-up image of the Campeche Escarpment from the 2013 sonar survey shows a layer of resistent rock that researchers believe may ...

2013 full of surprises in the sky

3news - 1 hour
The past year has been an exciting one for stargazers, with meteorites, eclipses and comets bringing plenty of excitement.

Science stories that blew our minds in 2013

Global Toronto - 5 hours
From an exploding meteor over Russia to a giant serpent-like fish on the California coast, these stories made us say "Wow!" in 2013.

Astrophotos: Geminid Meteor Shower Images from Around the World
It's always one of the most reliable of the annual meteor showers, however, this year the Geminids had to compete with a waxing gibbous Moon, which ...
cosmoquest.org/forum/showthread.php?148010...the...

Stunning Geminid Meteor Shower Views Wow Skywatchers (Photos)

Space.com
One of the best meteor showers of the year wowed skywatchers during its peak last weekend, and some stargazers took the opportunity to snap ...

22nd to 23rd December 2013 – Meteor Shower (Ursids) Peak - Adur ...
Sunday 22nd (late evening) to Monday 23rd (early morning) December 2013 – Ursids meteorshower predicted peak. Shower is active between 17th ...
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Spectacular meteor shower over Dartmoor

Plymouth Herald
The aerial display is the annual Geminids meteor shower, which takes its name from the Gemini constellation, the direction from which its parent ...

Astrophotos: Geminid Meteor Shower Images from ... - Airing News
One of the 27 antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope complex illuminated by moonlight, on December 13, 2013, peak night for the ...
www.airingnews.com/.../Astrophotos-Geminid-Meteor-Shower...

Meteor showers put on show over Longmont

Longmont Daily Times-Call
Another saw a "big, green fireball falling down in the northwest quadrant of the sky" the night before. Each witnessed the peak nights of the Geminid ...

The History of Meteor (aka Barringer) CraterB612 Foundation | B612 ...
For those of you who have ever visited, or been fascinated by, Meteor (Barringer) Crater in Arizona, you might want to check out this article. Also, the ...
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Japan Fireball Meteor 13DEC2013 - 2013年12月13日18時36分47秒の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 18"36"47 JST 13DEC2013
- 2013年12月13日18時36分47秒の火球

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16DEC2013

Geminid meteor and Nova Centauri | Today's Image | EarthSky
A shooting star and a "new star," or nova. The shooting star is space dust. And the nova is actually an explosion on an old star. Check out this photo by Colin Legg of Australia.
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 Meteorite likely hit near Tucson - KGUN9.com ...
Scientists think it may have come down in Northwest Pima County.
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THe Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15DEC2013
The Woodbury County Conservation Board will host a Geminid Meteor Shower watch. This shower often produces more than 50 meteors per hour. The watch .
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APOD: 2013 December 13 - Geminid Meteor Shower over ...
Explanation: The annual Geminid meteor shower is raining down on planet Earth this week. And despite the waxing gibbous moonlight, the reliable Geminids ...

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Awash in meteor showers | - Sky Caramba
¡SkyCaramba! Weekly astronomy blog for the week ending December 21, 2013. Northern hemisphere sky watchers have a chance to see meteors from three ...
www.skycaramba.com/blog/2013/.../awash-in-meteor-showers...

Geminid Meteor Shower watch - NPR Digital Services
The Woodbury County Conservation Board will host a Geminid Meteor Shower watch. This shower often produces more than 50 meteors per hour. The watch ...
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Ursids Meteor Shower Peaks On December 21, 2013 | PlanetSave

Nathan
The Ursids meteor shower is nearly here — the noted meteor shower will be reaching its peak only a week from now, on the night of December 21, 2013.
PlanetSave

METEOR EXPLOSION SHAKES TUCSON ARIZONA ...
2 min
The Geminid meteor shower begins on Thursday, but residents of Tucson, Ariz., got a preview ...
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Meteor Shower Tonight: Where & When To View Geminids, Live ...

Enstarz
Stargazers are in for a treat tonight as the annual Geminid meteor shower ...The dark time between 4 AM and sunrise is a great time for meteorwatching.".

Geminid Meteor Shower Close To Earth Caught On Tape 15/12/2013
Geminid Meteor Shower Close To Earth Caught On Tape 15/12/2013 ... 1, Magic Hour For The Geminid Meteor Shower, 17h 26m. 2, Geminid meteor shower ...
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Meteor explodes over Arizona | Mail Online - Daily Mail
30 sec
The skies of Arizona were lit up on Tuesday as a bright white meteorexploded across the night ...
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Rare meteorite sat unnoticed in private Dutch collection for 140 years

UPI - 23 hours
LEIDEN, Netherlands, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A rare meteorite formed soon after the origin of the solar system has sat unnoticed for more than a ...

Meteorite hunters changing direction in search of space rocks

Arizona Daily Star - 17 hours
Scientists and meteorite hunters are revising their search area after a fireball passed over the Tucson area earlier in the week.Just after 7 ...

Unusual meteor explodes over Arizona, more to come

Fox News - 4 hours
The spectacular annual Geminid meteor shower is set to kick off this weekend, but Tucson residents were treated to an unpredicted light show ..

NASA, Slooh ready cameras for late Friday night meteor shower

Science Recorder
The Geminid meteor shower—named after the Gemini constellation—will illuminate the sky in the small pre-dawn hours of Saturday, December 14, with as many ...

2013 GEMINID METEOR SHOWER | December 13 ...
4 min
Credits: NASA & Space Telescope Science Institute For more info check: http:// spaceweather ...
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China successfully lands robotic rover on the moon
BY STEPHEN CLARK- SPACEFLIGHT NOW- December 14, 2013
A Chinese robotic rover landed on the moon Saturday, becoming China's
first outpost on another world after a rocket-powered descent to an unexplored
barren volcanic plain. ...

FOX News - Science - Latest Headlines - Unusual meteor explodes ...
The spectacular annual Geminid meteor shower is set to kick off this weekend, but Tucson residents were treated to an unpredicted light show of their own ...
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Unusual meteor explodes over Arizona, more to come

Fox News
The spectacular annual Geminid meteor shower is set to kick off this weekend, but Tucson residents were treated to an unpredicted light show of their own ...

Geminid Meteors peak at 120 meteors per hour tonight, watch live ...

Examiner.com
After a days-long lead-up, tonight, December 13/14, 2013, is finally the peak of the GeminidMeteor Shower, which means that tonight, more so than any before ...

Vatican Astonomers Contemplate God and Science in Geminid ...
Because one can not have too much of Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. Set forth below is an excerpt from the Detroit Free Press on the Geminid Meteor Shower ...
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Look Up! Meteor Shower Will Dazzle Canadian Skies Overnight - CBC
The annual Geminid meteor shower is expected to bring an out-of-this-world cosmic show when it peaks overnight across Canada. Canadians watching the ...
www.cbc.ca/.../look-up-geminid-meteor-shower-will-light-up-...

Meteor shower tonight watch outside or live-stream: NASA live chat ...

Examiner.com
One of the best meteor showers of the year will start tonight, Friday Dec. 13 and go until dawn on Saturday morning. The Geminid meteor shower peaks late ...

Geminid meteor and Nova Centauri | Today's Image | EarthSky
A shooting star and a "new star," or nova. The shooting star is space dust. And the nova is actually an explosion on an old star. Check out this photo by Colin Legg of Australia.
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 Meteorite likely hit near Tucson - KGUN9.com ...
Scientists think it may have come down in Northwest Pima County.
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APOD: 2013 December 13 - Geminid Meteor Shower over ...
Explanation: The annual Geminid meteor shower is raining down on planet Earth this week. And despite the waxing gibbous moonlight, the reliable Geminids ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14DEC2013

The "Magic Hour" for Geminid Meteors - NASA Science
The Geminid meteor shower is underway! Forecasters say the best time to look is during the dark hours before sunrise on Saturday morning, Dec. 14th.
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at.../13dec_geminids/

2013 GEMINID METEOR SHOWER | December 13-14 ... - YouTube
Credits: NASA & Space Telescope Science Institute For more info check: http://spaceweather.com/ Last night, NASA's network of all-sky meteor cameras ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXkXgrff-U

Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight - News - MSN CA
The fireball-rich Geminid meteor shower; the most intense celestial show of its kind; peaks tonight.
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Geminid meteor shower begins: watch out for fireballs

The Guardian
A Geminid fireball explodes over the Mojave Desert in California. The Geminid meteor shower will make its annual appearance between 12 and 16 December.

Rare space rock goes unnoticed for 140 years

New Scientist - 7 hours
A rare meteorite that formed soon after the birth of the solar system has been discovered in a private collection – 140 years after it fell ...

Vatican astronomer from metro Detroit will track meteor showers from pope's roof

Detroit Free Press - 18 hours
Brother Guy Consolmagno, a self-professed meteorite nerd, will be looking up and gandering at the annual Geminids meteor shower from the roof ...

Meteorite hunters converge on Tucson, searching for the elusive ...

Tucson News Now
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. A hunt is on for possible fragments of the meteor that flashed over Tucson Tuesday night. Scientists and professional space ...

Why Did the Chelyabinsk Meteor Have Two Tails?

Discovery News
Most of the time when a large meteor streaks across the sky it leaves a singular tail. But themeteor that slammed into the skies over the Russian city of ...

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The Hindu - 11 hours
Lonar’s massive crater-lake is possibly one of India’s most significant geological landmarks, says S. Venkatraman

Geminid meteor shower will rain hundreds of meteors per hour into ...

NEWS.com.au
NASA is predicting that the Geminid meteor shower will bring 100 and 120 meteors an hour into the Earth's atmosphere at its height. The shower began on ...

Stunning: Meteor explodes over Arizona as massive meteor shower ...

The Space Reporter
On the night of Tuesday December 10, skywatchers in Arizona were treated to a brilliant fireball as a meteor exploded, generating a loud boom and shaking ...

Meteor Shower Expected To Peak Overnight On Dec. 13-14

KYW Newsradio
A general view of the Geminid meteor shower in the National Park of El Teide on the Spanish canary island of Tenerife on December 14, 2012. (credit: DESIREE ...

Geminid meteor shower lighting up the sky - CNews - Canoe
Canoe Science section offers articles, videos, photos on any topics talking about science.
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2013/12/13/21334906.html

HUGE Meteor seen several states and two countries – MYSTERY ...

InvestmentWatch
Dec 10th 2013. Large Meteor shakes homes and makes a loud boom. Residents from neighboring States calling to find out that happened. This was reportedly ...

Meteor in Tucson | The MMT Observatory
On Tuesday, December 10, at 7:11pm, a sonic boom hit Tucson as a large meteor passed overhead. MMT's all sky camera captured its bright flash in a single ...

Telescope Reviews: Geminid Meteor Shower - Cloudy Nights
I took a chance yesterday and drove 3 hours to a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Missouri. After -15 wind chills on Wednesday and a snowstorm as I ...
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Geminid meteor shower peaks Friday night: How to catch the show

Los Angeles Times
The Geminid meteor shower is peaking Friday night, and you won't want to miss it. It is one of the most prolific showers of the year -- and also one of the weirdest ...

Geminids Meteor Shower 2013: Friday night may be best chance to ...

National Post
“Most meteor showers come from comets, which spew ample meteoroids for a night of 'shooting stars.' The Geminid meteor shower is different,” NASA writes in ...

Geminid meteor shower Friday night - WFTX-TV Fort Myers/Naples, FL
The annual Geminid Meteor Shower peaks Friday night.
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How to watch the Geminid meteor shower | MNN ...
One of the best meteor showers of the year is set to put on a performance tonight.
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The "magic hour" for Geminid meteors

Phys.Org
"The Geminid meteor shower is the most intense meteor shower of the year," notes Cooke. "It is rich in fireballs and can be seen from almost any point on Earth.

Geminid Meteor Shower Live Stream - Peaking on Dec.13-14, 2013 ...
SLOOH offers live webcast for the Geminid Meteor Shower, the biggest meteor show of 2013 The streaming will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST on Friday from the ...
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Meteor shower fireworks in Kolkata sky tonight

Authint Mail
KOLKATA — A spectacular meteor shower is expected to produce cosmic fireworks in the city sky this weekend. The Germinid meteor shower, one of the most ...

Geminid Meteor Shower Live Stream & Viewing Times: 100-120 ...

Latinos Post
The most intense meteor shower will grace the skies starting Thursday night. The annual Geminids meteor shower will boast a stunning display of an expected ...

Shooting stars: Geminid meteor shower tonight

Naples Daily News
In this Dec. 13, 2012, photo, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Geminid meteor shower. The Geminids — the most intense meteor shower of the ...

Curiosity finds life-friendly lake, Mars One ...
2 min
It's a bit of a Mars special on this week's 90 Second Science. First up, Nasa's Curiosity ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14DEC2013
A Geminid fireball explodes over the Mojave Desert in California. The Geminid meteor shower will make its annual appearance between 12 and 16 December.
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The Chelyabinsk Meteor | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and ...
In this talk Dr Ken Amor talks about the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earths atmosphere over Russia on the 15th of February 2013.
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Meteorite hunters changing direction in search of space rocks
Arizona Daily Star
When a meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere the resulting fireball produces light, due to the friction between its surface and the air. A smoke or dust trail is ...

Meteorite booms across Tucson sky | KVOA.com ...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Meteorite booms across Tucson sky. Rating: 0 Views: 2 ...
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In search of a meteorite | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona
TUCSON - Meteorite hunters continue to search for fireball fragments on Tucson's northwest ...
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Unusual meteor explodes over Southwest
Fox News
Unusual meteor explodes over Southwest. Advertisement. Details. Description. A meteorexploded over Arizona, and more spectacular light displays are ...

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Japan Earthquake MAG 5.5 1306 14DEC2013

Japan Earthquake MAG 5.5 1306 14DEC2013

Turn on your TV to NHK there is a button on this website NHK under the banner, for the live reporting..  Ground transportation will be delayed and perhaps minor airport delays.  No damage reported.

Occurred 13:06 JST 14 Dec 2013
Latitude 35.6N
Longitude 140.8E
Depth 50 km
Magnitude 5.5
Region Name Chiba-ken  Toho-oki

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

Detailed Map-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20131214131032395-141306.html

JMA Index page-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20131214131032395-141306.html

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