NEOs Close Approaches for December 2014

NEOs Close Approaches for December 2014
Update- Alert for end of month large meteors!

Meteors December 2014
c2014 Dirk Ross...Tokyo

There are currently 3 8 9 10 11 14 16 17 19 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less, LD stands for "Lunar Distance", in the month of December; expect that 10 or more NEOs will be discovered before month end. Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!  Unfortunately we will be Moonblind for ground-based detection from 02DEC until about the 12DEC  and from 30DEC-JAN2015 so expect several asteroids that will go undetected.  There are three small mountan-sized asteroids that will safely pass this month
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

2014 WC201, 2014 WX202 ,2014 WU200 ,2014 WD366 
2014 WO365, 2014 WB366, 2014 WY365 ,2014 WC366,
2014 UV210, 2014 XB6, 2014 YN, 2014 YR14,
 2014 YW14, 2014 YV, 2014 YE15, 2014 YD15,
2014 YU34, 2014 YT15, 2014 YC42  

updated 31DEC2014

(2014 YC42)

2014-Dec-30

0.0107

4.2

28 m - 64 m

24.8

18.86

updated 30DEC2014

(2014 YU34)

2014-Dec-29

0.0211

8.2

37 m - 82 m

24.3

10.47

(2014 YT15)

2014-Dec-29

0.0098

3.8

9.6 m - 21 m

27.2

6.40

updated 29DEC2014

(2014 YE15)

2014-Dec-30

0.0075

2.9

5.7 m - 13 m

28.4

4.75

(2014 YD15)

2014-Dec-31

0.0041

1.6

12 m - 26 m

26.8

7.98

updated 27DEC2014

(2014 YR14)

2014-Dec-26

0.0023

0.9

16 m - 36 m

26.1

15.14

(2014 YW14)	2014-Dec-28	0.0028	1.1	8.2 m - 18 m	27.6	8.53
(2014 YV9)	2014-Dec-29	0.0125	4.9	13 m - 29 m	26.6	9.50

updated 18DEC2014

(2014 YN)

2014-Dec-18

0.0270

10.5

14 m - 30 m

26.5

2.78

updated 10DEC2014

(2014 XB6)

2014-Dec-14

0.0194

7.5

13 m - 30 m

26.5

7.19

updated 05DEC2014

(2014 UV210)

2014-Dec-13

0.0185

7.2

13 m - 29 m

26.5

1.50

updated 02DEC2014

(2014 WD366)	2014-Dec-01	0.0212	8.3	8.6 m - 19 m	27.5	7.37
(2014 WO365)	2014-Dec-01	0.0082	3.2	16 m - 36 m	26.1	10.90

(2014 WB366)

2014-Dec-05

0.0206

8.0

31 m - 68 m

24.7

5.65

(2014 WY365)

2014-Dec-06

0.0226

8.8

18 m - 41 m

25.8

8.72

(2014 WC366)	2014-Dec-09	0.0109	4.2	26 m - 59 m	25.0	14.81

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers 1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Object Name Close Approach Date CA Distance* (AU) CA Distance* (LD) Estimated Diameter** H (mag) Relative Velocity (km/s) (2011 AH37)  2014-Dec-01 0.1733 67.5 330 m - 750 m 19.5 12.87 (2014 UY)  2014-Dec-01 0.0355 13.8 22 m - 49 m 25.4 3.19 (2014 WC201)  2014-Dec-02 0.0037 1.4 16 m - 37 m 26.0 11.42 (2014 WL365)  2014-Dec-02 0.0544 21.2 29 m - 65 m 24.8 16.58 (2014 SF145)  2014-Dec-02 0.0611 23.8 80 m - 180 m 22.6 7.98 (2014 WZ120)  2014-Dec-03 0.0469 18.3 220 m - 500 m 20.4 17.95 (2014 VH2)  2014-Dec-03 0.1405 54.7 130 m - 290 m 21.6 8.57 (1998 XX2)  2014-Dec-03 0.1962 76.4 280 m - 620 m 19.9 14.30 (2014 WY201)  2014-Dec-04 0.0592 23.0 23 m - 52 m 25.3 5.15 (2006 SY217)  2014-Dec-04 0.1634 63.6 130 m - 300 m 21.5 5.28 (2014 JV54)  2014-Dec-04 0.0969 37.7 18 m - 41 m 25.8 4.11 (2014 VP35)  2014-Dec-05 0.0584 22.7 78 m - 180 m 22.7 7.41 (2014 WG6)  2014-Dec-05 0.1205 46.9 23 m - 52 m 25.3 6.21 (2010 TK7)  2014-Dec-05 0.1971 76.7 180 m - 410 m 20.8 14.58 (2014 WW363)  2014-Dec-06 0.1693 65.9 35 m - 79 m 24.4 6.70 345705 (2006 VB14)  2014-Dec-07 0.1499 58.4 530 m - 1.2 km 18.5 16.10 (2014 WN365)  2014-Dec-07 0.0406 15.8 26 m - 59 m 25.0 8.10 (2014 WX202)  2014-Dec-07 0.0025 1.0 3.5 m - 7.7 m 29.4 1.67 (2014 WC364)  2014-Dec-08 0.0306 11.9 28 m - 63 m 24.9 11.06 (2008 WJ60)  2014-Dec-08 0.1638 63.7 150 m - 340 m 21.2 9.42 (2014 WJ201)  2014-Dec-08 0.0529 20.6 30 m - 67 m 24.8 7.57 (2014 WP362)  2014-Dec-10 0.0648 25.2 61 m - 140 m 23.2 16.92 (2014 WU200)  2014-Dec-10 0.0030 1.2 4.2 m - 9.4 m 29.0 2.17 (2012 LA11)  2014-Dec-11 0.0576 22.4 16 m - 36 m 26.1 3.23 (2014 VU6)  2014-Dec-11 0.1121 43.6 43 m - 97 m 23.9 4.62 (2014 WJ365)  2014-Dec-13 0.1249 48.6 63 m - 140 m 23.1 7.44 (2014 MR5)  2014-Dec-14 0.1530 59.5 37 m - 82 m 24.3 10.57 (2014 JR24)  2014-Dec-14 0.1899 73.9 3.7 m - 8.2 m 29.3 4.22 204131 (2003 YL)  2014-Dec-14 0.0693 27.0 290 m - 650 m 19.8 22.31 (2003 MM)  2014-Dec-14 0.1402 54.6 130 m - 280 m 21.6 7.22 (2014 UC115)  2014-Dec-14 0.1249 48.6 51 m - 110 m 23.6 4.53 (2014 WE121)  2014-Dec-14 0.1176 45.8 55 m - 120 m 23.4 4.04 (2014 WM365)  2014-Dec-16 0.0545 21.2 19 m - 41 m 25.8 5.89 (2005 XV77)  2014-Dec-16 0.1304 50.8 200 m - 450 m 20.6 14.15 (2014 KF39)  2014-Dec-18 0.1122 43.7 24 m - 54 m 25.2 2.68 (2009 VZ)  2014-Dec-19 0.1616 62.9 150 m - 330 m 21.3 7.80 (2014 WX119)  2014-Dec-20 0.1183 46.0 39 m - 88 m 24.1 3.07 (2008 WM64)  2014-Dec-20 0.1595 62.1 200 m - 450 m 20.6 17.19 (2011 OJ45)  2014-Dec-20 0.1645 64.0 17 m - 38 m 26.0 5.63 (2014 WD7)  2014-Dec-20 0.1724 67.1 120 m - 260 m 21.8 17.59 (2014 LW14)  2014-Dec-22 0.0741 28.8 130 m - 300 m 21.5 13.06 (2001 XY10)  2014-Dec-22 0.1239 48.2 400 m - 900 m 19.1 16.71 (2012 YK)  2014-Dec-22 0.0459 17.9 73 m - 160 m 22.8 9.27 (2014 WG121)  2014-Dec-23 0.1029 40.0 140 m - 310 m 21.4 16.85 (2014 VG2)  2014-Dec-25 0.0652 25.4 79 m - 180 m 22.6 5.19 (2013 YT102)  2014-Dec-29 0.1478 57.5 27 m - 59 m 25.0 7.20 (2011 CP4)  2014-Dec-29 0.1839 71.6 150 m - 340 m 21.2 25.94 (2012 UV136)  2014-Dec-30 0.1016 39.5 21 m - 47 m 25.5 3.06 (2014 QK434)  2014-Dec-30 0.1358 52.9 400 m - 900 m 19.1 12.26

NASA/JPL- Original Source Table and for the latest updates- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated 31DEC2014
updated 30DEC2014
updated 29DEC2014
updated 27DEC2014 reposted 28DEC2014
updated 10DEC2014 reposted 11DEC2014
updated 05DEC2014
updated 02DEC2014 repost 02DEC2014
original post 30NOV2014 1806JST

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AZ Meteor/s 27DEC2014

AZ Meteor/s 1900/1930 MST 27DEC2014

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YOUR meteor report is important.
Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
27DEC2014 Sybil Fountain Hills, AZ. USA approx 19:30 MST not sure - was initially obscured by surrounding buildings and vegetation. I saw it for about 5 sec W to E bright green rimmed with yellow Quite bright in a dark sky.. Can't compare with something as large as sun o moon. Certainly no shadow effect but if you were looking in that direction you could not have missed it. Slight fragmentation One of the largest and brightest I've ever seen

27DEC2014 jenna Hulette Apache Junction, Az United States 19:00 MT 4 -5 seconds seen north traveling east Orange turned blueish BRIGHT white with explosions as it was breaking apart moon yes started north and travelled east over Superstition Mountain.. If you hold your fist at arms length .. that's how big it was in the sky... lasted about 4-5 seconds.. started out orange but turned very bright bluish white as it started breaking apart with explosion...

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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Osaka Japan Large Fireball Meteor 27DEC2014

Osaka Japan Large Fireball Meteor 0318 JST 27DEC2014
2014年12月27日3:18:03JSTの-7.9等の火球

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Osaka Japan Large Fireball Meteor 0318 JST 27DEC2014c2014 上田昌良

SonotaCo Meteor Forum with details and video-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3428&sid=ef209fe45d65bc389569cb9283186583

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Meteor spotted over north Northumberland

Northumberland Gazette - 7 hours
A Gazette reader took this photo of what he presumes is a meteorite or meteor in the sky above north Northumberland early on Christmas Day. ...

Possible meteor sighting in northern Indiana
Godlike Productions
I caught a meteor shower in 1985 that was like that. I lost count got bored and went back in the house. Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 15734391

Holiday Fireballs/Meteors Japan / U.S. / UK / Spain Multiple Fragmentation & Possible Meteorites

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Spain Fireball Meteor/s 24DEC2014
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Please file your meteor sightings for this event or others HERE- http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html.

Comet 15P/Finlay - video

SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS: Comet Finlay in Bright Outburst to PASS by MARS on Dec. 23-24

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Christmas Night Ursid Meteor Shower 2014
MAJOR URSID Meteor OUTBURST Lights up Christmas Night Sky 2014

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MBIQ Detects IL MI MO Meteor/s 25DEC2014

MBIQ Detects IL MI MO Meteor/s Approx 2030 CST / 2130 EST 25DEC2014

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Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
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IL MI MO Meteor/s Approx 2030 CST / 2130 EST 25DEC2014
v.1 c2014 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
25DEC2014 Dave Saranac, MI 21:35EST 5 to 10 seconds East to West Spherical glow with a tail and a dark spot in the center behind it Shere was a moon type brightness Some sparking but nothing "falling off" It suddenly got brighter and disappeared

25DEC2014 Jeff & Brandie Briggs Willis Mi pm EST 10-15 sec we were looking west large bright green almost like sun sparkled No photo were in hot tub

25DEC2014 Alice Dewitt, MI, United States 21:24 PM EST 10 North, fell from sky then disappeared Bright yellow and Reddish/orange around the edges Sun No Was quite large, fell downwards fast

25DEC2014 Stephanie Churchill Biggsville, IL and Monmouth, IL (USA) driving on route 34 Between Around 20:30CST 3-4 seconds We were traveling northeast and saw the meteor travel to the west It was a long and wide green streak; we didn't hear anything It was about as bright as the crescent moon that night None that I saw... just a long and wide green glow It was really special to see it on Christmas night!

25DEC2014 Daniel Blake Carmi, Illinois 20:30pm/Central time 2seconds as it became visible from behind a building I was standing next to low in the Northeast horizon-traveling right to left Green-Orange-White.broke into 3 large pieces and burned up very bright but several miles away fragmented into 3pcs one large one medium and one small most significant I have seen

25DEC2014 Jennifer R. Carbondale, IL, USA 20:30 PM 5 secs Right to left White Brighter than the moon; appeared like a flash falling from the sky. Not able to see. Did not have time to take a photo.

25DEC2014 robert hesemann ofallon, MO, us 20:21:00 3 sec faceing north west 2 . oclock white venus 4 oclock clear skies

MBIQ Data Set-

Saint Louis, Missouri arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green light falling from sky tonight.
12:35:41 -- 3 minutes ago

Cortland, Illinois arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteor over illinois december 25 2014.

Freeport, Illinois arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighted over northern illinois on december 25 2014.
12:21:24 -- 4 minutes ago

United States arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for michigan meteor december 25.
12:15:30 -- 10 minutes ago

Saranac, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for report a meteor.
11:49:59 -- 35 minutes ago

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

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Japan Fireball Meteor 25DEC2014 - 2014年12月25日01時59分の大火球 Possible Meteorites!

Japan Fireball Meteor 0159 JST 25DEC2014 - 2014年12月25日01時59分の大火球 
Santa Claus fireball (Higashiizu Okihi-dama)".-サンタクロース火球
Multiple fragmentation and possible meteorites?!

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Japan Fireball Meteor 0159 JST 25DEC2014
c2014 SonotaCo

For many more photos and videos of this event see the SonotaCo Meteor Forum-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3426&sid=b50f302f27098412bfef8bf640c64052

Google English Translation of SonotaCo Forum post-
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25DEC2014

New, tighter timeline confirms ancient volcanism aligned with dinosaurs' extinction

SpaceDaily - 20 hours
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NASA selects commercial space partners for collaborative partnerships

PhysOrg - 12 hours
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of four U.S. companies to collaborate with NASA through unfunded partnerships to develop new space ...

MBIQ Detects UK Fireball Meteor 24DEC2014
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Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest WorldwideMeteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball tonight's sky.

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Spain Fireball Meteor/s 24DEC2014

Spain Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 2100/2200 24DEC2014

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YOUR report is important!
Please file your meteor sightings for this event or others  HERE-
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Spain Meteor Sighting Reports Map
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Initial Meteor Reports-

24DEC2014 norman garrett berja, southern spain, 40k east of almeria approx 10pm 15-20 seconds south to north very bright ball followed by a very long tail light, it crossed from behind me and disapeered to the north, it took approximately 15-20 seconds to cross the entire sky. the sky is very clear tonight. I called my son who came to the door 5-6 seconds later and we both watched it disapeer at an amazing spped to the north much brighter than the moon nothing falling but a very long bright tail none

24DEC2014 Paul Lomax Alhaurin el Grande, Spain 21:00 CET 6 S-N Very bright white Venus None Travelling very fast very shallow trajectory

24DEC2014 Chris price Spain 21.08 10 S left to right White with long white tail Bright moon No Amazing, clear and very bright and so close to earth. I have seen lots of shooting stars but this was incredible!

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here

http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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MBIQ Detects England / UK Fireball Meteor/s 24DEC2014

MBIQ Detects England / UK Fireball Meteor/s 24DEC2014

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YOUR report is important!
Please file your meteor sightings for this event or others  HERE-
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Initial Meteor Reports-
Gloucester, UK 19:40 GMT 20 sec N-S, W Very red. No sound Moon Did not appear to be The object seemed to be the same size and colour of a car's rear brake light. It appeared to be in a kind of bubble. Passed overhead then seemd to disappear after 5 seconds

North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England 17.2 a few seconds Roughly west to east, i was facing towards river tyne orange with tail bright orange could not see any was outside waiting to see ISS when i saw it

Web Reports-

Twitter
https://twitter.com/MassyPower/status/547686134197665793

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MBIQ Data Set-
Godalming, Surrey arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for sky sighting tonight.
02:59:54 -- 1 minute ago

Nottingham arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for comet over england tonight.
02:58:07 -- 1 minute ago

Leeds arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star across london.
02:48:07 -- 1 minute ago

Caerphilly arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for comet over england tonight.
02:46:57 -- 1 minute ago

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball tonight's sky.
02:35:53 -- 4 minutes ago

Lincoln, Lincolnshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star sighting today.
02:24:49 -- 15 minutes ago

Streatham, Lambeth arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching forshooting star 24th December 2014 uk.
02:03:41 -- 36 minutes ago

West Molesey, Surrey arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for comet sighting tonight.
02:01:50 -- 37 minutes ago

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24DEC2014

Pink Spinel Anorthosite on the Moon
-- Remote sensing detections of pink spinel anorthosite are compared with sample analyses and
experimental results to learn more about the lunar crust. ...

Banff Fireball Photo Captured Over Mount Rundle By Brett Abernethy
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It was a once-in-a-lifetime shot for Brett Abernethy, but he nailed it. Oh, did he ever nail it. The Calgary photographer was stationed at Johnson Lake in ...

Meteor Shower Activity for December 27, 2014-January 2, 2015
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Team finds piece of meteorite

Prague Daily Monitor - 16 hours
Members of an extended team searching for pieces of a bright meteorite, which recently blazed across the night sky and crashed in the area of ...

ESA carries out asteroid impact drill
Gizmag
... the ones in between that can and have caused real damage, such as the 2013 Chelyabinsk event, where a 19 m (62 ft), 3,300 ton meteor exploded ...

Last meteor shower of the year peaks early Tuesday morning
WDEZ.com
The Aurigid meteor shower as observed by a group of astronomers on a NASA mission at 47,000 feet. (photo: By Jeremie Vaubaillon, Caltech, NASA ...

Calgary photographer captures meteor on camera
Calgary Sun
Meteor Calgary photographer Brett Abernethy snapped this great shot of a meteor, which is generating quite the buzz online. Photo courtesy Brett ...

Tales from a Martian rock

EurekAlert! - 3 hours
( University of California - San Diego ) A new analysis of a Martian rock that meteorite hunters plucked from an Antarctic ice field 30 years ...

New chemical analysis of ancient Martian meteorite provides clues to planet's history of habitabilityPhysOrg - 4 hours
A new analysis of a Martian rock that meteorite hunters plucked from an Antarctic ice field 30 years ago this month reveals a record of the ...

Meteor Radar? Solar Wind Could Help Predict Impacts

LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - 11 hours
SAN FRANCISCO — Space rocks barreling toward Earth could potentially be discovered by detecting changes in streams of plasma and particles ...

Did a massive volcanic eruption in India kill off the dinosaurs?

Santa Fe New Mexican - 18 hours
There’s a solid consensus among scientists about what happened to the dinosaurs 66 million years ago: A mountain-sized meteorite crashed into ...

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
Space.com
When sky watchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, the Geminid shower (which peaked earlier this month) usually comes to ...

Meteor radar? Solar wind could help predict impacts
Fox News
The findings could help identify smaller near-Earth objects like the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia in 2013 before they blast through ...

Possible Ursid meteor shower streaks through NJ
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
22nd, Earth is passing through a diffuse stream of debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle, source of the annual Ursid meteor shower. Because of winter weather, ...

In photos: Collector has dinosaur egg to Capone's car on display
The Globe and Mail
His collection includes a 65-million-year-old dinosaur egg, meteor fragments, a car that once belonged to American mob boss Al Capone, a lock of ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22DEC2014

Team finds piece of meteorite  - Meteorite Found in Czech Republic

Radio Prague - 11 hours
Members of an extended team searching for pieces of a bright meteorite, which recently blazed across the night sky and crashed in the area of ...

Daily news summary - Meteorite Found in Czech Republic
Radio Prague
If confirmed, the sample will be 23rd meteor in the world whose celestial orbit and area of origin are known. According to the astronomer Pavel Spurný ...

2014 Ursids: How And When To Best View Year's 'Strangest' And Last Meteor Shower Plus Where ...
International Business Times AU
A photographer looks at his camera during the Perseid meteorshower at Stobi archeological site, which was the largest city in the northern part of the ...

North Sea Meteor Impact Crater
Science Nutshell
The concept of a meteoric impact crater in the North Sea was first proposed in 2002 by Simon Stewart (BP) and Phillip Allen (Production Geoscience). ...

Alberta photographer captures the sight of a lifetime
660 News
A fireball passed over Mount Rundle and a local enthusiast captured it with his lens. Brett Abernethy said he wasn't even out to shoot ameteor shower ...

Starwatch: The January night sky
The Guardian
With some of the best starry skies of the year, a meteor shower, all the planets and a surprising comet, January should be a fascinating month in ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
The Ursids meteor shower, which has been known to produce short bursts of 100 meteors per hour, will run from December 17 to 25. It is also .

Venezuela Geminid Meteor Shower 2014 Observation Results
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Venezuela Geminid Meteor Shower 2014 Observation Results. Report by Jesús Otero 20DEC2014 We observed a ZHR = 117, but there were others, ...

Calgary photographer captures apparent fireball over Mount Rundle
Calgary Herald
Calgary astronomer Alan Dyer said in an e-mail that by looking at the photo, it appears to be a fireball, “and a bright one at that — a naturalmeteor ...

Meteor
Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Meteor Taken by Rockhopper on December 20, 2014 @ At Beluga Point on the Seward Highway, south of Anchorage Alaska. Camera Nikon D700 ...

SPACE.com on Twitter: "Aurora Photographer Captures DazzlingFireball Over Canada (Photos ...
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How To Watch The Ursid Meteor Shower, The Last Shooting Star Bonanza Of 2014
The Huffington Post
The Ursid shower, which seems to originate in the constellation Ursa Minor, has been active since Wednesday and is expected to peak overnight on Monday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Dec. 23. ...

Ursids Meteor Shower expected to Peak on December 22 or 23
West Texas News
The Ursids meteor shower, which has been known to produce short bursts of 100 meteors per hour, will run from December 17 to 25. It is also ...

Calgary photographer captures apparent fireball over Mount Rundle
Calgary Herald
Brett Abernethy captured a shot of an apparent fireball streaking across the night sky in Banff over Mount Rundle on Monday, December 20, 2014.

Blood moon, meteor shower to light up '15 sky
China Post
TAIPEI--The most exciting celestial event in Taiwan next year will be two meteor showers and a total lunar eclipse, part of which can be seen on the ...

Can you hear a meteor?
Focus Magazine
Some people claim to have heard hissing or buzzing noises simultaneously with seeing ameteor. These may be caused by the very low frequency ...

Propagation Forecast Bulletin #51 de K7RA:
eHam.net
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Venezuela Geminid Meteor Shower 2014 Observation Results

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Geminids Radiant Map 2014 from Venezuela
2230 VET - 2330 VET 13DEC2014
c2014 Jesús Otero

Venezuela Geminid Meteor Shower 2014 Observation Results

Report by Jesús Otero 20DEC2014
  The Geminids were observed from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm (22:30 - to 23:30 VET = -4h.30m. GMT) and the others radiants from 23:47 to 00:47 VET.
  We observed a ZHR = 117, but there were others, 4 radiants, active this night, but their ZHR were low and their meteors faint and very faint. The most important of those I think were: 43 Taurids, that is a new radiant discovered by me and another observer some days ago, and a radiant seen in Columbia, South of Orion. This last is not previously mentioned in any catalog.
  The Geminids had many bolides, one of them of -12 mag. (full moon), observed from Los Teques, Miranda State by Alida Ayesta. She reported a trail and changes in its color.
  Alfredo Castillo helped with the observation of the other meteor radiants.

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Portugal Fireball Meteor Approx. 1815 Local Time 11DEC2014 w/ Fragmentation

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Please file your meteor sightings for this event or others  HERE-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
11DEC2014 Joni Vinahre Seixal, Setubal, Portugal 18h30 / GMT Lisbon 4 secs North to South, facing South White/Yellow Moon Yes, at least 2 fragments Resemble 06DEC2014 Portugal recorded Fireball

11DEC2014 Mónica Esteves Reis Tavira, Portugal 1815 Lisbon about 3-5 sec facing North orange moon it broke in 3 none

11DEC2014 Alan Taylor Portimao, Portugal 18:14:00 5 secs W-E I was facing N Bright orange Moon yes exploded in 3 None

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