11 February 2010

Mexico Press Reports Suspected Meteorite Impact 10FEB2010

Supuesto meteorito alerta en Hidalgo y Puebla?

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/657918.html
Comentarios(17)
El lugar del impacto habría sido el municipio de Ahuazotepec, Puebla, colindante con Cuautepec, Hidalgo, donde se derrumbó un puente y causó tensión entre la gente

Una luz acompañada de un estruendo, que cimbró casas y edificios de unos cinco municipios de Puebla e Hidalgo, fue atribuida a la caída de un meteorito.

El lugar del impacto habría sido el municipio de Ahuazotepec, Puebla, colindante con Cuautepec, Hidalgo, donde se derrumbó un puente y causó tensión entre la gente, según versiones de autoridades municipales.

Los hechos se registraron este miércoles al filo de las 18:30 horas entre ambas poblaciones, hasta donde llegó el Ejército para acordonar la zona.

El estruendo fue escuchado en Ahuazotepec y Huachinango, comunidades de Puebla, así como en Tulancingo, Cuautepec y Metepec, pertenecientes a Hidalgo.

El munícipe de Cuautepec, Eduardo Castelán, confirmó el evento, aunque más tarde dijo que no tenía datos precisos e incluso comentó que habría sido a las 15:30 horas.

Protección Civil de Hidalgo informó que las líneas de auxilio se habían colapsado con llamadas de gente atemorizada que pedía una explicación sobre qué estaba pasando, luego del estallido que rompió ventanas.

Agentes de seguridad de las tres demarcaciones hidalguenses, así como de Protección Civil y bomberos ''peinaron'' la zona; hasta la víspera no daban información concreta.

El director de Protección Civil estatal, Miguel García Conde, dijo haber recibido el reporte por lo cual se investigó en los aeropuertos las bitácoras ya que se temía un accidente aéreo; sin embargo, ''no hay ningún reporte sobre la pérdida de comunicación con alguna aeronave''. También se especuló sobre la explosión de ductos de Pemex.

English Translation by modified IMTranslator 3.3.3-P:

Supposed meteorite alert in Hidalgo y Puebla, Mexico

http: // www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/657918.html

Comments (17)

The place of the impact would have been the municipality
of Ahuazotepec, It Populates, adjacent with Cuautepec, Hidalgo, where
it demolished a bridge and the people caused tension between
An accompanied light of a din, which cimbró houses and buildings of
approximately five municipalities of Hidalgo y Puebla, it was attributed to the fall of
a meteorite.

The place of the impact would have been the municipality of Ahuazotepec, It populates,
adjacent with Cuautepec, Hidalgo, where a bridge collapsed and caused
tension between the people, according to versions of municipal authorities.

The facts registered this Wednesday to the knife-edge of 18:30 hours
between both populations, up to where the Army came to surround
the zone.

The din was heard in Ahuazotepec and Huachinango communities.
It populates, as well as in Tulancingo, Cuautepec and Metepec, belonging to
Hidalgo.

The munícipe of Cuautepec, Eduardo Castelán, he confirmed the event, although
later he said that it did not have precise information and he even mentioned that there would be
been at 15:30.

Civil protection of Hidalgo informed that the lines of help were
colapsado with calls of the frightened people who was asking for an explanation
on what was it happening, after the explosion that broke windows. English translation

Safety agents of three demarcations hidalguenses, as well as
of Civil Protection and firemen they "brushed" the zone; until eve
they were not giving concrete information.

The director of Civil state Protection, Miguel García Conde, said
to have got the report for which was investigated in the airports
the binnacles since one was afraid of an air accident; nevertheless, " there is not
no report on the loss of communication with some airship ".
Also it was speculated about on the explosion of pipelines of Pemex.


One reader and witness comments, "Hello, we are approximately 15 Km from Ahuazotepec, it was at about 3:30 p.m. the din it was impressive, when I go out of the house the echo kept on resounding between the hills. I hope they will inform us well about truthful form that is what it spent."


** Story needs confirmation. This may be a hoax or pipeline or bomb blast.

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Global Astronomy Month 2010: One People, One Sky

Global Astronomy Month 2010: One People, One Sky

Let's Continue the Celebration of the Universe!

Professional and amateur astronomers, educators and all astronomy enthusiasts worldwide are invited to celebrate the Universe in April 2010, during Global Astronomy Month - an international project that builds on the achievements of The International Year of Astronomy 2009, by combining a wide array of activities with the possibility of sharing experiences in real-time!

The unprecedented success of 100 Hours of Astronomy (100HA) in April 2009 showed what could be accomplished by a highly motivated and energized international community of passionate people, creating even greater enthusiasm for a follow-up experience. As challenging as it may be to follow the historic success of 100HA, Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) has set the bar even higher, inviting astronomy enthusiasts worldwide to celebrate the Universe for an entire month!

Taking place during April 2010, Global Astronomy Month (GAM2010) is a community-based effort aiming to achieve international collaboration and more interaction between participants than ever before. The primary idea of GAM2010 is to share ideas, experiences and successes, allowing communities that organize their own events to carry their ideas and inspiration forward.

"The excitement of bringing people together from all countries regardless of age, race or beliefs - all awed by the wonders of the Universe - is something that will long outlive the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009)", says Mike Simmons, President of AWB and co-chair of the 2009 100HA effort. "GAM2010 will build on that passion and energy, starting from a simple idea and building to a global project by multiplying its effect as it goes. Like 100 Hours of Astronomy, GAM will be a social movement in the astronomy community."

With an entire month available, GAM2010 event organizers have four advantages over 100HA in 2009: 1) the ability to plan events at the best times in their countries, 2) time to reschedule weather-impacted outdoor events, 3) more ways to engage participants and the public with a wider array of projects and activities, and 4) the opportunity to be inspired by - and be the inspiration for - fellow astronomy enthusiasts around the world.

GAM2010 includes the most popular events for both astronomers and the public: telescopes will be available for the viewing of the Moon, Saturn and other objects, not only at observatories and planetariums, but also in public locations; dark sky observing of distant objects, Messier marathon, Lyrid Meteor Shower observing parties and events for the annual celebration of Astronomy Day (April, 24) are just some of the activities planned; special events by IYA2009-created global programs, observing with telescopes controlled over the Internet, webcasts and podcasts of special presentations, exhibitions, public competitions, astrophotography contests and workshops and much more will ensure that there is something for everyone.

The GAM2010 web site

is the hub of all the activity, providing up-to-date and even real time information, as well as acting as a platform for sharing ideas and results that will foster international cooperation in event planning, creating even more a sense of a global community.

The GAM2010 On-line Broadcast Channel offers organizers worldwide a place to show videos of their events, give presentations of interest to the general public and feature live streams from around the world in their own events.

The GAM2010 Blogs

are a valuable source of information and event promotion. GAM bloggers will describe important projects and events, while local organizers can post information on their own activities. Social media and networks will also be used to expand the audience and the excitement.

Come and join the celebration this April, as Global Astronomy Month will bring together thousands of passionate individuals and hundreds of organizations worldwide to share their enthusiasm and innovation, and to connect people through this great sense of sharing! It's a month celebrating of One People, One Sky!

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More information:

Contact:

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mikes@gam-awb.org

+1 818 486 7633


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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (02 February 2010)
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* Chiyli Crater, Kazakhstan
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SUSPECTED ASTEROID COLLISION LEAVES TRAILING DEBRIS
WASHINGTON -- NASA
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious
X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a
head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long
thought the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions,
but such a smashup has never been seen before.
Asteroid collisions are energetic, with an average impact speed of
more than 11,000 miles per hour, or five times faster than a rifle
bullet. The comet-like object imaged by Hubble, called P/2010 A2, was
first discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research, or
LINEAR, program sky survey on Jan. 6. New Hubble images taken on Jan.
25 and 29 show a complex X-pattern of filamentary structures near the
nucleus.
"This is quite different from the smooth dust envelopes of normal
comets," said principal investigator David Jewitt of the University
of California at Los Angeles. "The filaments are made of dust and
gravel, presumably recently thrown out of the nucleus. Some are swept
back by radiation pressure from sunlight to create straight dust
streaks. Embedded in the filaments are co-moving blobs of dust that
likely originated from tiny unseen parent bodies."
Hubble shows the main nucleus of P/2010 A2 lies outside its own halo
of dust. This has never been seen before in a comet-like object. The
nucleus is estimated to be 460 feet in diameter.
Normal comets fall into the inner regions of the solar system from icy
reservoirs in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud. As comets near the sun
and warm up, ice near the surface vaporizes and ejects material from
the solid comet nucleus via jets. But P/2010 A2 may have a different
origin. It orbits in the warm, inner regions of the asteroid belt
where its nearest neighbors are dry rocky bodies lacking volatile
materials.
This leaves open the possibility that the complex debris tail is the
result of an impact between two bodies, rather than ice simply
melting from a parent body.
"If this interpretation is correct, two small and previously unknown
asteroids recently collided, creating a shower of debris that is
being swept back into a tail from the collision site by the pressure
of sunlight," Jewitt said.
The main nucleus of P/2010 A2 would be the surviving remnant of this
so-called hypervelocity collision.
"The filamentary appearance of P/2010 A2 is different from anything
seen in Hubble images of normal comets, consistent with the action of
a different process," Jewitt said. An impact origin also would be
consistent with the absence of gas in spectra recorded using
ground-based telescopes.
The asteroid belt contains abundant evidence of ancient collisions
that have shattered precursor bodies into fragments. The orbit of
P/2010 A2 is consistent with membership in the Flora asteroid family,
produced by collisional shattering more than 100 million years ago.
One fragment of that ancient smashup may have struck Earth 65 million
years ago, triggering a mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
But, until now, no such asteroid-asteroid collision has been caught
"in the act."
At the time of the Hubble observations, the object was approximately
180 million miles from the sun and 90 million miles from Earth. The
Hubble images were recorded with the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3),
which is capable of detecting house-sized fragments at the distance
of the asteroid belt.

For Hubble images and more information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/hubble

02 February 2010

Montana 18JAN2010 Meteor Fireball Bolide Video


KTVQ-TV in Billings, Montana discovered this video of a meteor falling across the night sky.
http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/national/article/meteor_meteor_over_montana_caught_on_tape/99315/

Kamera One (Sweden) Broadcast of Montana 18JAN2010 Meteor
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Bilder: Tom Maurer
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Virginia, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The meteorite that landed in a Lorton doctor's office on the 18th of January, is now in the midst of a legal battle over ...

01 February 2010

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Thaindian.com
Virginia Meteorite Sparks Ownership Battle

Thaindian.com
By Gina Gomez Virginia, Feb 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The meteorite that smashed through the roof of a doctor's clinic in Virginia last month has landed itself in ...




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Black History Month Calendar

Tallahassee Democrat
Florida A&M University's College of Education will host a special exhibit of lunar and meteorite samples from NASA beginning Feb. 9th ...


ROM's meteorite collection is heavens on earth

Varsity
The Tagish Lake meteorite (pictured) is called the “jewel in the crown” of the ROM's meteorite collection. Fragments of this space rock were found frozen ...

Speaking of Stuff Falling From the Sky
DCist Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:41 AM PST
So in one of those freak occurrences involving a meteorite striking a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, a meteorite struck a doctor's office in Lorton -- and then things got weird. Cool and collected doctors Marc Gallini and Frank Ciampi, having nearly been struck by bits of space rock falling from the universe, decided to donate this chunk of ancient sky to the Smithsonian National Museum of ...


31 January 2010

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Ownership of Meteorite in Question

MyFox Washington DC
Who's really the owner of a meteorite that crashed into a doctor's office in Lorton, Va.? The doctor's, not surprisingly, said they are and they handed it ...

Meteorites, pandas and pants

Point of Law
Or rather, pet meteorite. Today's Washington Post reports on the dispute over ownership of the "spunky bit of chondrite" that plunged through the roof of a ...

The threat from above
Herald Review
Last year, a meteor about the size of a small car hit the earth in Africa. It landed in a remote area and caused no damage or causalities. ...

Peru 4.5 billion years old
01:19Dec. 20 - A meteorite that crashed into rural Peru four months ago is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.
reuters.com

If a meteorite lands in office, who can sell it?
Tampabay.com
When a meteorite crashed into the office of Dr. Marc Gallini and Dr. Frank Ciampi in Lorton, Va., on Jan. 18, it did a lot of damage and created a lot of ...

From Outer Space, But a Down-to-Earth Dispute
NBC Washington By TOM SHERWOOD
The Lorton meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old, but let's hope it doesn't take that long to determine the rightful owner of ...

Arizona Meteorite Exhibition
UA News (press release)
The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, or LPL, is kicking off its 50th anniversary with this celebration of Arizona meteorite finders, classifiers, ...