25 August 2014

GA NC AL SC TN Meteor 23AUG2014

GA NC AL SC TN Meteor Approx. 2320 EDT 23AUG2014
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GA NC AL SC TN Meteor Approx. 2320 EDT 23AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
23AUG2014 Noel hiawassee, Georgia, U.S.A 23:40:00 5 seconds left to right light blue sun no no

23AUG2014 Mira Gerard ASHEVILLE,NC 11:24pm EST 3 W-E, left to Right, traveling west Green at end with small trail Moon Yes Fast and close, diagonal, green and bright at the end with some gold-white fragments 

23AUG2014 Gerald and Gail Davis Marshall, NC USA 23:22 EDT 2 sec E;W green moon yes sparkling
23AUG2014 David Oxford, GA 2321 EST 1-2 sec straight down @ 310 deg NW white more than full moon 1 frag so bright it cast shadows

23AUG2014 Jessica Donalsonville, GA USA 23:15pm ? 5 to 10 secs Facing north, traveled east to west Green ball very bright with red fiery tail Very bright! Possibly on the tail? It was very bright a fast! Never seen anything like it before, wish I had time for a picture

All 16 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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24 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24AUG2014

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 18AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
SonotaCo Network Japan Meteor Forum with videos and more photos- http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3334&sid= ...

ASU over the moon for donated space rock
KTVK 3TV Phoenix - 3 hours
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- A piece of the moon has found a home at Arizona State University. The university announced Friday that its Center for ...

'Alien thigh bone' sparks Mars theories
The Age - 20 hours
Is this photo an alien or dinosaur thigh bone on Mars, as some conspiracy theorists have suggested?

Proof of life on Mars? Conspiracy theories emerge over ‘alien thigh bone’
Brisbane Times - 22 hours
Is this photo an alien or dinosaur thigh bone on Mars, as some conspiracy theorists have suggested?

Local Astronomers Hosting Programs
The Ledger
The Orionid meteor shower will peak occur Oct. 21-23. Viewing conditions should be good because there will be no moonlight to interfere. There will ...

[WP] 2 Days ago, a meteor was about to hit earth. However, scientists got the calculations wrong ...
Reddit
Writing Prompt[WP] 2 Days ago, a meteor was about to hit earth. However, scientists got the calculations wrong and it missed. Explain how the day ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23AUG2014...
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Meteor over Toronto captured on dash cam. Signs of the Times Peter Brown, a professor in the Western Meteor Physics Group at Western University, ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22AUG2014...
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Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014 Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger "click on image to enlarge" Ontario Fireball Meteor ...

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23 August 2014

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 18AUG2014

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 0338 JST 18AUG2014
All Sky capture from Osaka, Japan
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SonotaCo Network Japan Meteor Forum with videos and more photos-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3334&sid=35e2068cdecb858ffe6a472315a3aad1

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Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 16AUG2014

Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 0057 JST 16AUG2014

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Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 0057 JST 16AUG2014 
SonotaCo Meteor Forum-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3333&sid=35e2068cdecb858ffe6a472315a3aad1

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23AUG2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
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Meteor over Toronto captured on dash cam
Signs of the Times
Peter Brown, a professor in the Western Meteor Physics Group at Western University, says such sightings are common this time of year.

Ball of fire over Don Valley Parkway captured on dashcam
CityNews
Peter Brown, a professor in the Western Meteor Physics Group at Western University, says such sightings are common this time of year.

Meteor falls to Walapane Ragala- www.33000lk.com
YouTube
Sri Lanka - Claim that meteorite crashed through roof of house. - Unconfirmed!

Stolen meteorite found near tennis courts
NL Times
The meteorite stolen from the astronomy museum Sonnenborgh has been recovered. Two tennis players from Utrecht discovered the space rock that ...

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22 August 2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor Approx. 2200 21AUG2014
Long Duration - Multiple Fragmentations!- VIDEO!
Likely Meteorites on the Ground! -- 24 Reports!
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Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor Approx. 2200 21AUG2014
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Meteor over Toronto's Don Valley Parkway - 21 Aug 2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21AUG2014 Alex Slawson Toronto,Ontario,Canada 22:05:00 12 seconds Facing east. Traveling N-E Started green with a long red tail. Faded to red. Bright as a plane. Long red tail, green body No picture unfortunately

21AUG2014 Susan Westport, Ontario, Canada 2010 approx 10 seconds SSE heading E right to left, facing south started blue green, broke apart into 3 pieces, changed to yellow same as moon yes, broke into 3 parts low in the sky

21AUG2014 Hazel Maxted Nr. Warkworth, Ontario, Canada 22.02pm 5 secs. W-E RED,WHITE sun not that I could see football sized red outside, white bright inside.

21AUG2014 Gary Kingston Ontario Canada 22:00 EST 25 seconds N-S 2:00 to 11:00 overhead 2 stages appeared to flare or break up directly overhead Almost like fireworks Couldn,t tell but there was a change in shape Reminded of me when I saw a booster rocket burn up but didn't last as long

21AUG2014 Paavo Siitam East of COBOURG, ONTARIO, CANADA ~20:50, PM at least 10 sec from when noticed S-W to N-E from Right to Left bright white with a bit of pale green, to yellowish flames with bits of smaller flaming bits trailing off very bright; not as bight as sun, but bighter than moon yes Should have been visible by north shore of Lake Ontario east of Cobourg, maybe to as far away as Trenton Air Force Base, Trenton, Ontario, Canada

All 24 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22AUG2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014
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Class of 2018 welcomed with unique meteorite gift
Arizona State University
The School of Earth and Space Exploration and the Center for Meteorite Studies dedicates this meteorite, a 381 gram slice of the Seymchan pallasite, ...

Martian Mystery: What Is Odd Cell-Like Structure in Mars Meteorite?
SPACE.com - 12 hours
The researchers discovered the microscopic oval object within the Nakhla Mars meteorite, which fell to Earth in Egypt in 1911. While the ...

Meteorite study indicates volcanic activity on early small asteroids
PhysOrg - 9 hours
(Phys.org) —Examination of one of the Almahata Sitta meteorites (aka, ALM-A, found in Sudan in 2008) by a team of space scientists working in ...

The past 100 years, Aug. 21, 2014
Santa Fe New Mexican - 19 hours
August 21, 1914: Juan José Catanach, a young native who was certainly struck by something, claims he was struck by a meteorite — “a stone ...

Bright meteor caught on motorway patrol camera
MSN Video
A police force has released footage of a "fireball" meteor caught on an in-car camera by a motorway patrol.

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21 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21AUG2014 - Early

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s 18AUG2014
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Huge Fireball Meteor/s Sightings California, BC, Canada, Brazil, Loud Boom Over NZ
YouTube ⋅ 03:30
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20AUG2014 - Early Visit: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.gr/ Check your security cameras!

Brasil Fireball Meteor 19AUG2014
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Brasil Fireball Meteor 03:37 UTC 19AUG2014 ... Perseid Meteor Shower 2014 - what to expect The Urban Astronomer ⋅ The Urban Astronomer This ...

A Piece of Vesta Has Been Stolen!
Universe Today
Calling all meteorite collectors and enthusiasts! There's a hot space rock at large and, as Indiana Jones would say, it belongs in a museum. Perhaps ...

Roof-Crashing Meteorite Linked to Giant Impact that Made the Moon
Space.com
A meteorite that crashed into a California house in 2012 can be traced back to the giant impact that formed Earth's moon 4.5 billion years ago, a new ...

NASA, Partners Reveal California Meteorite's Rough and Tumble Journey
SpaceDaily - 23 hours
End of flight fragmentation of the Nov. 18, 2012, fireball over the San Francisco Bay Area (shown in a horizontally mirrored image to depict ...

Life on Mars? Implications of a newly discovered mineral-rich structure
EurekAlert! - 8 hours
( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of ...

Huge meteor spotted across southern BC
Signs of the Times
A massive fireball seen streaking across the sky Monday night may have been part of the Perseid meteorshower. People across B.C.'s Lower ...

Asteroid Defense - Casualty in Chilled US-Russia Relations
SpaceDaily - 23 hours

Is there life on Mars? Nakhla meteorite indicates it's possible
CITY A.M.
An oval shaped structure from a Martian meteorite has helped scientists in their quest to discover whether life exists, or has ever existed, on the planet ...

Novato meteorite 'a gift from heaven,' NASA scientist says
Marin Independent Journal
The first meteorite was found Oct. 20 by Lisa Webber of Novato. They are believed to be from a meteorshower that occurred over the area on Oct. 17.

Meteor streaks over the valley
Star 98.3
meteor A bright streaking light over the lower mainland last night has generated plenty of excitement. We had a number of people comment on our FB ...

What are meteors
Answers.com
A Meteor is the luminous streak lasting seconds or fractions of a second and seen at night when a solid, natural body from space plunges into the ...

Did you see it? Huge meteor spotted across southern BC
CTV News
Although the meteor showers officially peaked last week, the event does run through Aug. 24th, so it's possible it was part of the annual astronomical ...

Fireball seen streaking across BC sky
Globalnews.ca
If you happened to be walking outside in southern British Columbia Monday night, you may have been wowed by a bright fireball as it lit up the night ...

Fireball meteor streaks over southern B.C. skies
MetroNews Canada
A large meteor streaked across southern B.C. skies late Monday night, sparking a social-media frenzy as people tweeted about the bright flash of light.

Meteorites stolen from Utrecht museum
NL Times
One of the only meteorites ever found in the Netherlands has been stolen from the Sonnenborgh Museum and Observatory in Utrecht. Several other ...

Rock star: How much is metorite worth?
Yahoo!7 News
Our expert said: “I'm impressed - the criteria for a meteorite that I'm familiar with, having a very thin skin which shows that it's been molten, it's glassy. NOT A METEORITE!!!

"Dieven waren uit op de brandkast, pech dat de meteoriet daarin zat"
NOS
Audio Dieven hebben gisternacht een bijzondere meteoriet gestolen uit museum en sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh in Utrecht. Bas Nugteren, directeur ...

A Rare Chunk Of Giant Asteroid Vesta Has Been Stolen
io9
The Meteorite of Serooskerken was recovered from a rare fall in 1925 in the province of Zeeland. Only five meteorites have ever been found in the ...

An Asteroid With Active Volcanoes Once Wandered the Early Universe
Gizmodo India
One tiny piece of the meteorite, less than an ounce, is the subject of a new study in the journal PNAS about volcanism in the early universe. ALM-A, as ...

Meteor Sighting: Bright Light Spotted Streaking in the Sky Over Vancouver, Possible Trace of ...
International Business Times AU
The sighting has thrilled some space enthusiasts because the object seen in the sky could still be a part of the 2014 Perseid meteor shower.

Possible Meteor Explosion over Connecticut & Vancouver Aug 19th 2014
YouTube ⋅ 05:22
Possible Meteor Fireball explosion over CT and Vancouver. Mystery Boom mistaken for earthquake in Connecticut. Fireball over Canada.

Meteor passes close to passenger aircraft
YouTube ⋅ 00:24
English / Spanish A meteor is seen close to a passenger aircraft. The strobe lights of an aircraft flying at high altitude are seen on a video captured by ...

Roof-Crashing Meteorite Linked to Giant Impact that Made the Moon
SPACE.com - 22 hours
A meteorite that crashed into a California house in November 2012 can be traced back to the giant impact that formed Earth's moon 4.5 billion ...

NASA: Marin meteorite 'a gift from heaven'
San Jose Mercury News - 6 hours
When Lisa Webber of Novato heard a 'boom-badda-boom' in her kitchen two years ago, she had no idea that a golfball-sized meteorite more than ...

A Piece of Vesta Has Been Stolen!
Universe Today - 8 hours
Calling all meteorite collectors and enthusiasts! There’s a hot space rock at large and, as Indiana Jones would say, it belongs in a museum. ...

Novato meteorite 'a gift from heaven,' NASA scientist says
Marin Independent Journal - 23 hours
When Lisa Webber of Novato heard a "boom-badda-boom" in her kitchen two years ago, she had no idea that a golfball-sized meteorite more than ...

Martian meteorite: Implications of a newly discovered mineral-rich structure
Science Daily - 10 hours
A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of nano-crystalline iron-rich clay, contains a variety of minerals, ...

Fireball spotted streaking across Vancouver sky Monday night
The Weather Network
Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 3:31 PM - Did you see the meteor that streaked across the Vancouver sky Monday evening? Experts say the brilliant ...

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20 August 2014

Brasil Fireball Meteor 19AUG2014

Brasil Fireball Meteor 03:37 UTC 19AUG2014
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20AUG2014 - Early

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s 18AUG2014
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BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 22"10 Pacific18AUG2014 16 reports...

Did you see it? Reports of a bright meteor in Metro Vancouver last night
News1130
Calls came in to the newsroom, reporting what appeared to be a big, bright meteorfly-by. “The base of it was a big ball… like a comet — white, though.

Rare meteorite points to volcanism in early solar system
ABC Science Online
Rare meteorite points to volcanism in early solar system ... The Almahata Sittameteorite is a collection of 600 samples that originated from asteroid ...

Strange light seen in parts of Sri Lanka
Emirates 24/7
The Centre's Space Division Spokesman told Daily Mirror that the lights could possibly be from a meteorite explosion though it has not been confirmed ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19AUG20...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Meteor showers are created when the Earth pulls debris from space into the atmosphere. High above ground, the fragments of rock and ice hurtle .

did anyone see the meteor streak across vancouver?
SkyscraperPage Forum
i saw it down on oak and 71st waiting to turn onto oak - it was a bright greenish light streaking across the sky heading north at first i thought i was ...

the Great Meteor of 1783
Paris Review
As evidenced by its name, the 1783 Great Meteor was, yes, great and meteoric. At the time, not much else could be said about it with certainty—indeed ...

Loud boom over New Zealand district most likely a meteor
Signs of the Times
Mark Lee of the Wanganui Astronomical Society said the light was a bolide, the name for a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes.

Canadian UFO May Be a Meteor But Second Object Unidentified
Mysterious Universe
... object was spotted streaking across the sky over British Columbia on July 17. It may have been a bolite or meteor but second object not yet identified.

One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating
Universe Today
Analysis of the meteorite was spearheaded by Jenniskens who initially determined the trajectory and orbit of the meteoroid from the Cameras for ...

UFO spotted in news coverage of B.C. forest fire
Daily Buzz via Yahoo! Canada News - 8 hours
Last month, Toronto Police received several reports of UFO sightings in North York. In videos uploaded by Finch Street resident Sarah Chun, ...

NASA's Next Mars Lander Will Peer Deep Into Red Planet's History: Here's How
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 12 hours
DENVER — NASA's next Mars lander, now under construction, will probe the inner workings and early stages of the Red Planet's development ...

Image: Rosetta spies comet surface variations
PhysOrg - 12 hours
A new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet's nucleus. It was taken by the Rosetta ...

A meteor crosses the Milky Way
cna.org.cy
epa04358806 A meteor crosses the Milky Way on the Ari Atoll, Maldives, on the night of 17 August 2014. Ari Atoll (also called Alif or Alufu Atoll) is one ...

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19 August 2014

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s 18AUG2014

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 22"10 Pacific18AUG2014
33 Meteor Sighting Reports - see below.
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BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 22"10 Pacific 18AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
18AUG2014 ivan comox bc canada 22:45:00 1-2 seconds, and another 15 minutes after facing north travelled diagonally right down left no sound very bright neon green very bright like a flare no I wish I had a video, that was the craziest thing I've seen

18AUG2014 steve course vancouver,BC 22:30 i think 3-5 secs S-N bright white / blue and then orange / fire full moon it appeared to burn up as it went orange at end of 3 secs appeared to be low as there was light clouds and it was under them

18AUG2014 Leslie Bell Bowser BC 22:20pm apx 15 sec? right to left Large bright green ball with a long tail that turned red but I didnt hear any sound very bright not sure Largest I've ever seen (and I'm 45)

18AUG2014 Donny Burnaby, British Columbia 22:15:00 3-4 seconds S-N Green streak turning white then burning up into a white flash, this seemed VERY close to us. booming noise 30 seconds after Very bright, it lit up the street and trees around us Yes it seemed like pieces were falling off no

18AUG2014 derrik shanahan north vancouver b c canada 22 15 pm pacific time 2 or 3 sec s e to n w white fire ball brighter than moon apx 5 parts light up the sky then observed the fireball breaking up

18AUG2014 Christopher Les Maple Ridge B.C Canada 22:13:00 5 secs North East Bright yellow, orange and red followed by a large boom Sun Couldn't see No

18AUG2014 Justin Abbotsford BC Canada 22:10PM 40 sec South-North I was facing north orange green then blue no sound long though bright as moon. no not that I could see it was quite a sight very bright and colorful

18AUG2014 Monica Hoffmann NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, Canada 22:10:00 viewed for 2 sec before lost behind trees S-N large, white fireball with tail as bright as car lights directed at me large attached tail very close to earth, viewed just above the trees heading in a north direction

18AUG2014 Wendy Harris Nanaimo, BC, Canada approx. 22:10 2 to 3 seconds observed Northeast Bluish green full moon No Not right now but can provide

18AUG2014 Charles Lamoureux Vancouver BC Canada 2210 3-4 seconds S-NW right to left if facing north Turquoise green and huge!! Lit up all of Vancouver in green sun Large flash and disappeared but had initial small fragments around it entering the atmosphere , very emerald green, fantastic and almost size of my fist Was stargazing and just missed recording it on film...darn!!

18AUG2014 Elycia Hardy North Saanich, BC, Canada 21:40:00 3-5 seconds N-S Blue/green colour with faint tail, no sound As bright as the moon No It was very bright and huge!
 
18AUG2014 Clinton Pope Surrey, B.C. Canada 20:15 PST I saw 5 seconds just before it landed 2 blocks from me Travelling NW. I was driving East Bright white/Green with crackling sound Like an exploding firework assuming so as several sightings throughout Vancouver Amazing observation, I should have turned to where it landed or looked for it. Residential area though

All 33 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19AUG2014

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NZ Sky 'explosion' likely a meteor
Wanganui Chronicle
Mark Lee of the Wanganui Astronomical Society said the light was a bolide, the name for a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes. ...

Astronaut Captures Spectacular Fireball as Resupply Ship Re-Enters Earth's Atmosphere
Slate Magazine (blog)
On Aug. 17, 2014, the uncrewed Cygnus resupply ship Janice Voss burned up in Earth's atmosphere, as planned. An astronaut on the International ...

Meteor shower makes for great star-gazing
The Daily Star
Meteor showers are created when the Earth pulls debris from space into the atmosphere. High above ground, the fragments of rock and ice hurtle ...

Meteor Artesia NM 8/18/2014
YouTube ⋅ 00:04
Meteor Artesia NM 8/18/2014. Jim Horn ... Watch Later Meteor lights up New Mexico night sky by KRQE 867 views · 3:23. Watch Later

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18 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18AUG2014

Irvine, California Meteor 17AUG2014 Video
Irvine, California Meteor Video
17AUG2014 Approx. 20"01 PDT

Curiosity Mars rover prepares for fourth rock drilling
PhysOrg - 7 hours
(Phys.org) —The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone as the mission's fourth ...

Cygnus Cargo Carrier Concludes with Fiery Reentry Aug. 17 – Amazing Astronaut Photos
Universe Today
The flight of the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo carrier concluded this morning, Sunday Aug. 17, in a spectacular fireball as planned upon ..

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG20...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
New wide field meteor camera - posted in DIY Astronomer: After 2 years of sterling service I've retired the Samsung SDC-435 and 2.1mm f2 board .

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17 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG2014

Violent past of 'Novato' meteorite revealed
New Kerala - 10 hours
A new study has revealed the origin and violent history of the meteorite, now officially named 'Novato', which fell onto the roof of a house ...

NASA reveals origins of meteorite that fell in Novato
KGO-TV Bay Area - 13 minutes
NASA has revealed the origins of a meteorite that fell to Earth in Novato two years ago. It was found by a woman after it bounced off the ...

The Anthropocene Part 1: Tracking Human-Induced Catastrophe On A Planetary Scale
Forbes - 6 hours
For almost 30 years, we geologists have been having a debate about what Geologic Epoch we find ourselves in right now. It is presently called ...

Meteorites likely wiped out Earth's earliest life
Science News for Students
They are typically caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body. Hadean eon A period early in Earth's history that ...

New wide field meteor camera
Stargazers Lounge
New wide field meteor camera - posted in DIY Astronomer: After 2 years of sterling service I've retired the Samsung SDC-435 and 2.1mm f2 board ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Jonathan Loveitt, who recorded the Leonid meteor shower in 1833 as well as some other natural phenomena, lived in this house on Webb Road.

Cameras for allsky meteor surveillance
Space - io9
Unraveling Billions of Years of History Hidden In A Rock

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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014
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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014
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Check your security cameras!
Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 Kamyar Marashi novato, ca. united states 23:08/ Pacific pm 3sec south to north white streak moon not sure looked like it was a star getting brighter then streaked and dissapeared

17AUG2014 Timo Nanda JULIAN, CALIFORNIA 23:03:00 4-5 SECONDS. S-W;WEST MOVING TO THE RIGHT, I WAS FACING SOUTH IT WAS A BRIGHT STREAK THE DOT INCREASINGLY THICK, WITH BITS OF DEBRIS FLYING OFF, THEN IT SORT OF EXPLODED! THE EXPLOSION HAD A GREEN RIGN OF LIGHT AROUNF THE PARIMETER. THE TAIL WAS VERY BRIGHT, THE EXPOSION ITSELF WAS ABOUT 10 TIMES BIGGER THAN VENUS. YES IN ADDITION TO SEEING THE AMAZING METEOR IN THE SKY, LATER THAT NIGHT IN THE SAME AREA OF THE SKY THERE WAS AN EMORMOUS CLOUD THAT HAD SUSTAINED LIGHTNING FLASHES.

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014
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California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 David Maggard Glendale, CA 8:20:00 3 sec West direct west. West to north bound interstate 5 fwy Whitish trail which dissipated quickly White color bright as Venus Pill owing vapor No

17AUG2014 Robert Long Beach, California, United States PDT, 8:02 pm 2 seconds Western sky, right to left, downard around 50 degree angle head appeared white, tail orange, no sound probably brighter than Venus none observed best guess of bearing 280

17AUG2014 Martin Gaskell for Scott Peden Santa Cruz, California, USa 20:05:00 less than 1 second From (158.5, 23.5) to (162.0, 16.7) (Az-alt) very white mag -14 no Coordinates of start and stop derived from photograph of nearby trees. Start and stop accurate to about +/- 2 degrees

17AUG2014 Gena Barton Placerville, CA, USA 19:55 PDT Very short 1 -3 seconds East in the Sky, moving North to South, I was facing the East Bright light caught my eye, the light narrowed and dissapeared as it moved towards the horizon The sky was still light from recent sunset, the meteor was about as bright as the moon Bright ball tailing off I wonder who elese saw it?

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16 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2014

Origin Of Meteorite That Crashed Into Novato Home Traced Back 4 Billion Years To Formation Of ...
CBS Local
A meteorite found in Novato is believed to be a piece of the flaming fireball that streaked across northern California on Oct 17, 2012. (CBS) ...

Study reveals California meteorite's rough and tumble journey
Phys.Org
(Phys.org) —A meteorite that fell onto the roof of a house in Novato, California, on Oct. 17, 2012, has revealed a detailed picture of its origin and ...

UT Research Uncovers Forces that Hold Gravity-Defying Near-Earth Asteroid Together
University of Tennessee (UT) - August 13, 2014
Researchers at UT have made a novel discovery that may potentially protect
the world from future collisions with asteroids.  The team studied near-Earth asteroid 1950 DA and discovered that the body, ...

IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Catching falling stars
KeepMEcurrent.com
Jonathan Loveitt, who recorded the Leonid meteor shower in 1833 as well as some other natural phenomena, lived in this house on Webb Road.

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

15 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2014

Huge asteroid that 'could end human life' defying gravity as it moves towards Earth, scientists say
Asteroid 1950 DA could hit the planet on 16 March 2880 ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Perseid Meteor Shower: a primer. They're hunks of dusty ice in space, but the Perseid meteors are beautiful. Local astronomer Serge Mammoliti has .

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2014
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 5 as seen from the northern hemisphere and 3 as seen from southern ...

Monitoring Meteor Showers From Space
| NASA
[image-80]. [image-96]. [image-51]. Those who enjoy the spectacle of the Perseids, Geminids or other annual meteor showers likely aren't thinking ...

Mars Rolling Rock Ends Up As Standing Stone
Discovery News - 7 hours
An orbiting Mars camera has spotted the aftermath of a fun event on Mars: A boulder that has rolled down a steep slope -- and ended up ...

Stardust Discovers Potential Interstellar Space Particles
Seven microscopic dust particles collected during NASA's Stardust mission may be the first samples of contemporary interstellar dust..

UN Outer-Space Group Targets Deadly Asteroid Threat to Earth
Newsmax.com
The threat of a massive meteor crashing into the planet and endangering the future of mankind is not just the basis of a Hollywood movie script like this ...

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2014

UN to Take on Asteroids?
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
www.space.com. Secondly, a Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) has been meeting to plan for the possibility of a future asteroid impact ...

Study uncovers forces that hold gravity-defying near-earth asteroid togetherPhysOrg - 5 hours
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have made a novel discovery that may potentially protect the world from future ...

Perseid Meteor Shower
Cbc
Perseid Meteor Shower: a primer. They're hunks of dusty ice in space, but the Perseid meteors are beautiful. Local astronomer Serge Mammoliti has ...

Perseid Meteor Shower
Big Sky Astronomical Society
Come out to the Big Sky Observatory (BSO) and enjoy the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. In addition to meteors, you will also have the opportunity to ...

Missed Perseid meteor shower? UAE residents can still make a weekend of it
Emirates 24/7
He continued: “If people are ready to brave the heat and humidity, then the chances of seeing the meteor shower this weekend is still relatively high. ...

Attention stargazers: Meteor shower guide
Toronto Sun
meteor A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteorshower at a windmill farm near Bogdanci, south of Skopje, in the early morning ...

See Perseid meteor shower streak through the night sky
Washington Post
The Perseid meteor shower had a battle with the supermoon during its peak Tuesday night. The unusually bright glow washed out most smaller ...

Perseid Meteor Streaks Across Alabama
YouTube ⋅ 00:04
This video shows a Perseid meteor zipping through the sky, seen by the NASA All Sky Fireball Network on the night of Aug. 12-13, 2014.

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14 August 2014

UN to Take on Asteroids?

UN to Take on Asteroids? - UN / International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN)
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How Will Earth's Leaders Respond to a Real Asteroid Threat?
www.space.com
Secondly, a Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) has been meeting to plan for the possibility of a future asteroid impact. The group includes representatives ...

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13 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13AUG2014

Perseid Meteor Shower in UAE
Emirates 24/7
As the annual Perseid Meteor Shower reached its peak last night, the Dubai Astronomy Group (DAG) held an exclusive event at its Al Zubair Camp in ...

Supermoon mars annual meteor fireball showers in Oman
Times of Oman
"As it was just two days after Supermoon, the sky was not dark enough to enjoy the spectacular fireball fall," Suleiman Al Busaidi, the curator said.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2014Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
This year's Perseid Meteor Shower will peak on August 11-12-13 and should offer up a moderately pleasing view of meteors but will be impacted by .

Perseid Meteor Shower: NASA Cameras See Early 'Shooting Stars' (Video)
Space.com
The 12 cameras in NASA's All-sky Fireball Network captured video of over 110 Perseid meteors associated with the annual August shower, said Bill ...

Colliding Atmospheres: Mars vs Comet Siding Spring
NASA Science News- August 12, 2014
On October 19, 2014, Comet Siding Spring will pass by Mars only 132,000 km
away--which would be like a comet passing about 1/3 of the distance
between Earth and the Moon. ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2014
Coast to Coast AM
If your skies are clear, check out the annual Perseid meteor shower which reaches its peak activity on Tuesday night. You can also watch the shooting ...

Mysterious light in A'pura skies - Sri Lanka
MONDAY, 11 AUGUST 2014 23:01
Authorities are investigating into reports that a bright light had been seen over the skies in the Anuradhapura district around 8 p.m. today accompanied by a loud sound, sources said. ....

Geauga Park District's Observatory Park is best place in NE Ohio to watch the Perseid Meteor ...
NewsNet5.com
Located in Montville, this unique park comes alive after dark, and it's probably the best place for you to see Tuesday night's Perseid meteorshower .

Perseid meteor shower
KJRH.com
The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Tuesday night.

Short Time-Lapse of the Perseids Meteor Shower in Huntsville, AL
YouTube ⋅ 00:14
Twitter @dreiststudios The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point ...

Best-of-summer meteor shower eclipsed by supermoon
KTSF Channel 26 - San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose ⋅ Wanda Fung 馮珮華
... 的月光預料會妨礙今晚觀看流星雨...The annual best-of-summer meteor shower peaks late Tuesday and into the wee hours Wednesday morning..

Was it an exploding metorite
Daily Mirror
The strange lights that have been spotted by residents in several areas of the North-Central Province could possibly been from an exploding meteorite ..

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
WBRC Weather
The last several nights have not been the best for meteor watching. Expect some dramatic improvements tonight with clearing skies and more ...

Today's Google Doodle Is a Stunning Celebration of the Perseid Meteor Shower
TIME
If you head to Google's homepage today, you'll be treated to an animated video featuring meteors darting across a beautiful, clear night sky.

Stargazers Have Another Chance To Watch PerseidMeteor Shower Tonight
CBS New York - CBS Local
The Perseid meteor shower continues Monday and Tuesday. And it's being joined by the Delta Aquarid meteor shower. EarthSky.org says stargazers ...

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!