Seattle Times Stargazers gather to watch the Perseid meteor showers this week. The showers coincide not only with beautiful summer weather and weekend viewing ...
Was it really a meteorite? The Daily Jeffersonian Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:24 AM PDT QUAKER CITY -- A Quaker City man continued his quest Thursday for answers as to the nature and origin of a rock that he believes may be a meteorite. That quest led him to Columbus on Wednesday, ... [same swimming pool rock...hoax]
Reuters A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over El Torcal nature park reserve in the southern Spanish town of Antequera, near Malaga, early August 13, ...
Christian Science Monitor The Perseid meteor shower poses minimal risk to spacewalking astronauts trying to repair the International Space Station, and might even offer them a ...
ABC News By NED POTTER If you went outside between midnight and dawn this morning, and the Perseid meteor shower of 2010 was good to you, you could see the sky ...
Washington Post A meteor streaks across the starry sky over Stonehenge, in Salisbury Plain, England. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes ...
Salt Lake Tribune (blog) In addition to the meteor showers, you can see Venus, Mars and Saturn really well right now. We saw them the other night without a telescope! ...
msnbc.com The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn Friday, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people ...
National Geographic While an electric-lighted line of mountain climbers snakes toward it, a meteor streaks over Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro in a photograph released Monday. ...
News Fire Anyone who missed this week's Perseid Meteor display due to Britain's cloudy summer skies and city haze can take solace in Explorers' newest astronomy tour, ...
Keen Observers Perseid Meteor Shower August 2010 Tonight – People might wonder during the month of August, when they are on vacation in the country where skies are dark, ...
BBC News UK star-gazers have reported seeing dozens of shooting stars as the Perseid meteor shower reached its climax overnight. The Royal Astronomical Society says ...
Examiner.com Tonight is the night for a display that only comes once a year – the Perseid meteor shower. With the moon down and out of the way, places with clear skies ...
Ha'aretz By Asaf Shtull-Trauring The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to peak late Thursday night, promises to be the one of the best displays of the ...
Boone Mountain Times by Lauren K. Ohnesorge The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Thursday and, according to astronomer and Appalachian State University professor Dan ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Meteors of the Perseid meteor are often seen in these days most. If the sky remains clear the conditions are ideal - the moon does not affect the ...
1 min Video Compilation of Perseid Meteors recorded on the evening of the 10th/ morning of the 11th of August 2010 for Meteorwatch ... youtube.com ************************************************************** Quick Perseid Summary by Bob Lunsford- posted on Meteorobs.org
Rates were unimpressive this morning (Aug 12) but bright meteors were aplenty. The best was a yellow -7 Perseid fireball that shot overhead and left a twisting train that lasted for nearly 30 seconds. Earlier, there was a -5 Perseid that shot down toward Polaris and left a 45 second train. Many others were of negative magnitudes, but not fireballs. An impressive -2 earthgrazing Eridanid was a highlight of the night. I think the highlight of the night was an intense orange, -3 Alpha Capricornid, that lasted 3 seconds and fragmented toward the end of its flight. Data will follow.... ******************************************************
The Latest Information of Perseids 2010 (The International Project for Radio Meteor Observation) ====Updated: 14:00UT 12th August. Using worldwide radio data, the latest information of Perseids 2010 is updated. http://www.amro-net.jp/meteor-results/08_per/2010per.html
The unusual activity has not been seen yet. If you have radio date, please send me your free format (I hope RMOB format) from 1st August. I really appreciate world radio meteor observers !! With best wishes, Hiroshi Ogawa (The Nippon Meteor Society) ***************************************************
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. Earth is passing through a wide stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, and each time a fleck of comet dust hits Earth's atmosphere--flash!--there is a meteor. Forecasters say the shower will peak on Thursday, August 12th, and Friday, August 13th. You can see Perseids flitting across the sky at any time between about 10 pm on Thursday evening and sunrise on Friday morning. Observers who get away from city lights can expect to count dozens of meteors per hour, especially during the dark hours before dawn.
for full coverage of the shower, including a live meteor radar, a "fireball cam," updated meteor counts and pictures from around the world. ... ********************************************************************
USA Today Tonight and tomorrow night marks peak viewing for one of the most prolific and awe-inspiring annual meteor showers visible in North America, the Perseids, ...
Christian Science Monitor Perseid meteor shower tonight is at its peak. It's the only meteor shower known to have killed a satellite and delayed a space-shuttle launch. ...
Montreal Gazette By Andrew Fazekas, The Gazette August 12, 2010 1:06 PM A meteor streaks towards the horizon during the annual Persied shower in Florida in August 2008. ...
Space.com By Tariq Malik The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, promising dazzling fireball displays to lucky skywatchers, but the cosmic rain of space rocks hasn't ...
UK Today News If there are cloudy skies, the it will be difficult to view the meteor shower. According to the NASA astronomers, an average of about 75 meteors per hour ...
NewsNet5.com Pat Foraker, of Quaker City, believes the small rock was a meteorite. “This thing came and hit me on the left shoulder,” Foraker said, holding the object. ... [my opinion- hoax]
Boston Globe The yearly Perseid meteor show is expected to be visible tonight and here's all you need to know about getting a glimpse of the celestial light show. ...
Grant Tribune Sentinel 12, because you don't want to miss the annual Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids are one of the premium meteor showers of the year. ...
Popular Photography Magazine If you dwell in a big, bright city with a lot of lights, your chances of catching a worthwhile meteor image are going to be slim. You're going to be dealing ...
Christian Science Monitor Meteor shower August 2010 peak comes early Friday. Emanating from the constellation Perseid, the meteor shower could yield sightings in some locations of up ...
msnbc.com A bright Perseid meteor streaks over buildings at the Stellafane amateur astronomy convention in Springfield, Vt., on Aug. 7. Alan Boyle writes:When the ...
Huffington Post (blog) On the evening of August 12-13 we will be able to see the wondrous Perseid meteor showers, which shoot up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. ...
WESH Orlando The Seminole State Planetarium is hosting a free event that it said will give residents a front seat to a meteor shower on Thursday night. ...
Newsdurhamregion.com It's the dark of the moon right now, or close to it -- one of the most important factors for a good view of the Perseid meteor showers. ...
Boston Globe By Travis Anderson The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to begin around 10, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said, ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Dan Malerbo, Buhl Planetarium and Observatory If you look at the sky long enough on any clear night, you can see a meteor or "shooting star. ...
Herald Zeitung By Bryan Shettig The Herald-Zeitung | 0 comments NEW BRAUNFELS — Comal County residents looking to stargaze tonight should be able to see a meteor shower ...
The Detroit News Later, the fabled Perseid meteor shower will adorn the night with up to 50 shooting stars an hour. That show begins at twilight. • Ex.-Ill. Rep. ...
Viet Nam News HA NOI — One of the prettiest meteor showers of the year was expected to be seen early Friday morning throughout Viet Nam, said Dang Vu Tuan Son head of ...
Reno Gazette-Journal The Perseid meteor shower that shoots across the summer sky each year will be at its most prolific Thursday night and Friday morning, said amateur ...
Ha'aretz By Asaf Shtull-Trauring The Perseids, one of the most striking meteor showers that will take place this the year, will be visible tonight. ...
24/7 Wall St. (blog) This comes annual via the Perseid Meteor Shower that has started over the last weekend. Space.com noted “The peak of this year's Perseids is forecast to ...
DCist.com Last week, we told you to keep an eye out for the Perseid meteor shower. Tonight and tomorrow will be the best nights for this year's show, as up to 50-80 ...
Lie back' and enjoy meteorite shower BBC News Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:03 AM PDT Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock explains how to watch the best meteor shower over the UK in recent memory...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesA Perseid meteor streaks across the sky early August 12, 2008 near Rogers Spring in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. ...
WTOL.com In addition Mid-August provides the Persiad meteor show, the most reliable of the year. To celebrate these the Toledo Astronomical Association will be ...
Washington Post Please verify that your e-mail address is correct. Your e-mail will not be publicly available, but may be used by editors to contact you in the future ...
Prime Writer News Network NASA astronomer Bill Cooke is hosting a live chat during tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower. The NASA chat began at 11:00 pm and will run until 5:00 am Though ...
Damego You can just sit back and relax in front of your computer and watch the meteor shower live on your screen. This live video/audio feed is from the Nasa ...
Christian Science Monitor Researchers will be gathering data during the Perseid meteor shower. August 2010 is part of a renaissance for meteor science in the US after nearly two ...
WSB Atlanta Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meterologist Glenn Burns says several planets will align with the moon, followed by a very visible meteor shower. ...
Ohio Man Says He Was Hit By Meteorite KSAT San Antonio Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:38 AM PDT An Ohio man claims he was hit in the shoulder by a chunk of meteorite falling from the sky Sunday night. ...
Ohio Man Claims He Was Hit By Meteorite Cleveland Scene Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:08 AM PDT Pat Foraker of Quaker City, Ohio, doesn't believe that a neighbor or a prankster threw a rock at him. He believes that the small rock that struck his shoulder was a meteorite. ...
Washington Post (blog) Tonight is one of the peak nights for the Perseid meteor showers. Skywatch's Blaine Friedlander says that the crescent moon is expected to set at 9:22 pm ...
--------------------- Tuesday, August 10, 2010 New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software The discovery of a new crater in the Bayuda Desert in Sudan suggests that the next generation of crater hunters could be amateurs based at home. "Let the crater rush begin."..... Enjoy, Bob V. ----------------------------------------------
Wired News By Jess McNally Just days after a Google Earth–aided discovery of a meteor impact was announced in Science, yet another crater has been found using Google ...
Telegraph.co.uk Meteor Crater is an impact zone formed when a huge lump of rock crashed into the Earth's surface around 50000 years ago at a speed in excess of 20000 mph. ...
Christian Science Monitor Meteor shower enthusiasts will be able to enjoy this year's Perseids this week, which will peak on the night of August 12. People look through telescopes to ...
Sky watchers may get a treat starting Tuesday night as the famous Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and ...
Christian Science Monitor Perseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them. A meteor enters the earth's ...
BBC News He said: "What has been seen is a meteor, not a meteorite. A meteorite actually lands on the earth and is a lump of rock or stone that you can pick up. ...
GO Outdoors The Perseids meteor shower regularly peaks at this time of year, with Thursday night and Friday morning (August 12th and 13th) providing the greatest number ...
OCRegister And it warms up to what astronomers say could be a very good year for the Perseid meteor showers -- on dark mountaintops as many as 60 "shooting stars" per ...
Explore Baltimore County Storrs will lead a free stargazing party on the grounds of the Howard County Conservancy Thursday night to view the Perseid Meteor shower. ...
Bermuda Sun Stargazers may be able to spot shooting stars at a rate of around 50 per hour according to Eddie McGonagle of the Bermuda Astonomical Society of Bermuda. ...
Boston Herald Stargazing is on the agenda for many people this week with the annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak late Thursday and into early Friday. ...
Falmouth Penryn Packet The open dark skies on Rinsey Cliff and Godolphin Hill have made experts identify it among the best areas to see this year's Perseids meteor shower with the ...
CBS News A three-day meteor shower is going to start around 10 pm, east coast time - and it's going to be a good one. Here's how NASA's Tony Phillips describes the ...
Galesburg Register-Mail If you haven't seen the Perseids meteor shower yet, you still have a chance this weekend, as the show is just passing its peak but should still be visible. ...
Osawatomie Graphic Powell Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Kansas City invite Miami County residents to witness the Perseids meteor show Thursday night, ...
Astronomers Without Borders Newsletter August 2010
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN)
SEEING THE MOON... in a whole new light! 2009 was a very big year for lunar exploration. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) began orbiting the Moon, returning more amazing images and more digital data in its first year than any other planetary mission in history. Meanwhile, Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashed into the Moon's south polar region in an unprecedented search for water below the Moon's surface. International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) follows NASA's first celebration of these historic missions as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in public events called "We're at the Moon!" (for LRO) and "National Observe the Moon Night" in the USA (for LCROSS). Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) is partnering with NASA missions and centers and others to bring the excitement of observing and learning about Earth's closest neighbor in space to the public -- putting the "International" into InOMN. Get out and get others looking up and seeing the Moon...in a whole new light! See the InOMN
Duluth News Tribune My daughter called at 11:30 last night to ask if there was a meteor shower going on. She and friend were at Brighton Beach on Lake Superior watching one ...
Keen Observers The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky at GTA and even far beyond. On August 13, the meteor shower will reach its peak as early in the ...
Warwick Beacon ... of Rhode Island's Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory will be open from 8 to 11 pm this Thursday so visitors might observe some of the Perseid meteor shower. ...
StarNewsOnline.com The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak for the year on the nights of Aug. 12 and 13. Astronomy buffs say this year will be an especially good time to ...
Blogcritics.org (blog) The Perseids meteor showers are peaking tomorrow evening, and I am reminded of the last time that I went out to watch them, which was back in 2007. ...
Shanghai Daily The Perseus meteor shower will dance across the sky from 2am to 3pm on Friday. On Friday evening, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Mercury will all be visible at the ...
Christian Science Monitor The Perseid meteor shower announced its annual August arrival with a bright fireball over Alabama. The Perseid shower will peak this week. ...
Sierra Sun Astronomer and big telescopes at the Perseid Meteor Shower Campout at Squaw Valley's High Camp. Associated Press/ROGER PTAK — Perseid Meteors Reach Their ...
LiveScience.com Evidence suggests that a large meteorite smashed into this area long ago. The force of the impact shattered the ground and tossed broken and pulverized ...
About - News & Issues (blog) Get to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on August 13 for an incredible opportunity to see shooting stars and the famous Perseid meteor shower. ...
Huntington Herald Dispatch 11 pm — Night Skywatching- Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing. There is a Perseids Meteor shower taking place the tail end of this wee. ...
What struck us most however was all the activity from the Perseid meteor shower. The peak of this annual summertime favorite occurs next Thursday night ...
IBNLive.com PTI Kolkata, Aug 10 (PTI) Sky watchers will be able to witness a celestial fireworks display, a meteor shower, late tomorrow night through the predawn hours ...
New Hampshire Magazine (blog) From 8pm – midnight, children and adults will have the chance to learn about the Perseid meteor shower, the most prominent meteor shower of the summer, ...
Santa Barbara Edhat Also, on both those nights, between about 11 PM and dawn, look for meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower. Observe from as dark a spot as you can ...