25 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25DEC2013

Nature magazine honors Urals meteorite hunter
Ekaterina Turysheva- December 23, 2013
Russian scientist Viktor Grokhovskiy named Nature magazine's Top 10 people of the year report for his research on the Chelyabinsk meteorite. A British science journal has named Russian scientist Viktor Grokhovskiy as one of 10 people who made a difference in the world of science in 2013.
Nature magazine listed Grokhovskiy in its annual "Nature's 10" for his research on meteorite that exploded...

MYSTERIOUS OBJECT FALLS FROM SKY OVER ...
2 min
Officials received calls from residents of San Diego County reporting something falling from the ...
youtube.com

New Study Brings Scientists Closer to the Origin of RNA
PhysOrg - 12 hours
(Phys.org) —One of the biggest questions in science is how life arose from the chemical soup that existed on early Earth. One theory is that ...

Top Five Biggest Meteorite Craters on Earth - Video ...
2 min
1) Vredefort crater Vredefort crater is the largest verified impact crater on Earth, more than 300 ...
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24 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24DEC2013

Physicist Aaron Adair is skeptical about the star of Bethlehem
Washington Post
He also describes it as hovering over the house where Jesus stayed. What could have done all those things? Could it have been a meteor or a comet?

Rock is out of this world
Stuff - 8 hours
A New Plymouth man is confident he has uncovered a visitor from outer space in his backyard.

2013's Top 5 Astronomical Stories
WUWM
Throughout 2013, Dr. Jean Creighton keep her eye on astronomical news. From a fireball in Russia to the Kepler Telescope, Creighton highlights her ...

NASA orbiter snaps huge meteorite crater on ...
38 sec
NASA orbiter snaps huge meteorite crater on surface of moon ... www.youtube. com/watch?v ...
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23 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23DEC2013

Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower - Unexplained Mysteries
Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower - posted in Astronomy and Astrophysics: Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower Live on Ustream ...
www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic...

Ursids Meteor Shower - YouTube
522 min
Join Slooh for all-night coverage of the Ursid Meteor Shower with Live images from the All-Sky ...
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Geminid meteor shower in the UK - CNN iReport
Here in the UK the Geminid meteor shower was dictated, as always for us, by the weather ...
ireport.cnn.com

Ursid Meteor Shower - Southern Maryland Community Forums
URSID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle, source of the annual Ursid meteor shower. Forecasters ...
forums.somd.com/life.../283788-ursid-meteor-shower.html

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23DEC2013

NASA - How to See the Best Meteor Showers of the 2014-  Tools, Tips and 'Save the Dates'
Dec. 20, 2013
Whether you're watching from a downtown area or the dark countryside, here are some tips to help you enjoy these celestial shows of shooting stars. Those streaks of light are really caused by tiny specks of comet-stuff hitting Earth's atmosphere at very high speed and disintegrating in flashes of light. ...

Geoengineering Papers Released, Meteor Shower Peaking | Space
Geoengineering Papers Released, Meteor Shower Peaking. Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:15. % of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../geoengineering-papers-released-meteor-...

Solstice Show: Last Meteor Shower of Year Ushers in Winter ...
The Ursid meteor shower coincides with the winter solstice on December 21, 2013; here's how to watch.
indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/.../solstice-show-last-m...

The Mystery of the "UFO," or Meteorite That Fell Into Bantam Lake May Never Be SolvedLitchfield County Times - 14 hours
A Perseid meteor is shown in this AP photo taken during the 2009 shower. Photo by Kevin Clifford/AP.

SPECIAL EVENT: Meteor Shower Night Hike | Ijams Nature Center
Tonight is the predicted peak viewing night for the Quadrantid meteor shower. Join the intrepid guides of River Sports Outfitters as they lead you to a ...
ijams.org/events/special-event-meteor-shower-night-hike/

Dead = Comet ISON. Alive = Double Dusting & strange Meteor Shower
I can understand some of you who are tired of this story. But. It is not over until mid January. Per NASA's data and video, we will still get double dusted ...
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2441489/pg1

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22 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22DEC2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2013
Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports- 19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

Don't forget about the Ursid meteor shower -- it peaks this weekend
NBCNews.com
Space.com reader Jason J. Hatfield sent in a photo of the Geminids meteorshower over Needle's Eye in Custer State Park, S.D., taken in December ...

What to look for in the skies in 2014
Whittier Daily News
Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the dust trailings of past comets. The “shower” part is when Earth's upper atmosphere ...

RT Meteor Footage Tops YouTube News Video Chart 2013
News On News
RT Meteor Footage Tops YouTube News Video Chart 2013 RT's footage of the Chelyabinsk meteorite blast became 2013's most trending news item ...

meteor noun - Cambridge Dictionary - Cambridge University Press
meteor noun - definition, audio pronunciation and more for meteor noun: a rock from outer space which becomes very hot and burns brightly in the sky ...
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-polish/meteor

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21 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2013

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: GA SC Daytime Fireball ...
Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports- 19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../ga-sc-daytime-fireball-...

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 ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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"click on image to enl;arge" UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013 v1 c2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth ...
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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 ...
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 ...
www.sott.net/.../270577-Mystery-bright-object-in-skies-above...

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 ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../fireball-or-meteor-spotted-over-alabama...

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 ...
esciencenews.com/.../ursid.meteor.shower.peaks.this.weekend....

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 ...
news.yahoo.com/ursid-meteor-shower-peaks-weekend-watch-l...

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-
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

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20 December 2013

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 ...
4 min
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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SC GA Meteor 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

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/


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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.

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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19 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19DEC2013

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Japan Fireball Meteor ...
File a Meteor/Fireball Sighting Report "click here" Thank you! ... Japan Fireball Meteor17DEC2013 - 2013年12月17日21時45分35秒の火球.
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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 ...
www.theepochtimes.com/.../404626-alabama-fireball-or-mete...

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, ...
blog.al.com/wire/.../what_you_saw_across_the_alabam.html

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 ...
wattsupwiththat.com/.../agu-fall-meeting-the-chelyabinsk-russi...

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 ...
events.slooh.com/stadium/ursid-meteor-shower

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 ...
www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Missing.../shdaily.shtml

Meteor Spotted in Middle Tennessee Skies - WZTV ...
Stream Fox 17 newscasts LIVE starting with TN Mornings at 5 am and News at 9 pm ...
fox17.com

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 ...
livescience.com

Huge Fireball over Alabama - Birmingham, Gadsden, Mores ...
ch veeloo
A huge fireball was seen over parts of Alabama on Tuesday, including Birmingham, Gadsden, Mores,Springville, Cullman, and Demopolis, Trussvile, ...
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18 December 2013

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
- 2013年12月17日21時45分35秒の火球
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SonotaCo Meteor Forum with other images and videos and discussion-
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18DEC2013

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects GA TN ...
Woodstock, Georgia arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching forWas there a meteor sighting in Georgia ...
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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 .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

What you saw across the Alabama sky tonight was 'definitely a ...
al.com (blog)
"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 ...
www.space.com/24001-meteor-slams-moon-creates-59-foot-w...

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-
Woodstock, Georgia arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching forWas there a meteor sighting in Georgia tonight.
11:33:48 -- 1 minute ago

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17 December 2013

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 ...
newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/.../5-sky-events-this-week-...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Japan Fireball Meteor ...
Japan Fireball Meteor 18"36"47 JST 13DEC2013 - 2013年12月13日18時36分47秒の火球 SonotaCo Meteor Forum with photos and videos-
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../japan-fireball-meteor-1...

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 ...
adur-ps.org.uk/.../22nd-to-23rd-december-2013-meteor-show...

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 ...
b612foundation.org/.../the-history-of-meteor-aka-barringer-cr...

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16 December 2013

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

SonotaCo Meteor Forum with photos and videos-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3157&sid=948e25b7caba7bbc950f1b2ca3f2df08

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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.
earthsky.org/.../geminid-meteor-and-nova-centauri?...

 Meteorite likely hit near Tucson - KGUN9.com ...
Scientists think it may have come down in Northwest Pima County.
jrn.com

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 .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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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15 December 2013

THe Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15DEC2013

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 ...
www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwit/events.eventsmain?action...

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 ...
youtube.com

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 ...
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2435753/pg1

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 ...
dailymail.co.uk

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 ...
scitech.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=43765...fma

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 ...
teilhard.com/.../vatican-astonomers-contemplate-god-and-scie...

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.
earthsky.org/.../geminid-meteor-and-nova-centauri?...

 Meteorite likely hit near Tucson - KGUN9.com ...
Scientists think it may have come down in Northwest Pima County.
jrn.com

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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