Meteor/Meteorite News 10FEB2011

Arizona Meteor Fireball -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
A fireball was captured on 7 Feb. at about 2256 Mountain Standard Time. The fireball occurred in the constellation Canis Major.
www.sott.net/articles/show/223427-Arizona-Meteor-Fireball

Google Earth Discoveries
TechWeek
The meteor crater deep within the Egyptian desert was found in September with scientists believing it could help prepare for future impacts. ...


ASU museums, galleries, to offer special tours
Arizona State University
10 am – Center for Meteorite Studies Bateman Physical Sciences Center C wing, Room 139, Michelle Minitti. 11 am – “Origins,” Institute for Humanities ...

Croat reports seeing a fireball
Croatian Times
A man in Croatia felt as if he was in the middle of a science fiction movie when he saw what he has described as a fire ball falling from the sky and ...


A fireball fell from the sky and lit the woods near Bjelovar ...
Scared driver of emergency car: a fireball fell from the sky and lit the woods near Bjelovar! 'Driving the patient at night I noticed a fiery flame in the sky. Falling in the parabola of the country ' Bjelovar- comet fell from the sky ...


Meteor Activity Outlook for February 5-11, 2011 | International ...
The radiant (the area of the sky where meteors appear to shoot from) positions and rates listed below are exact for Saturday night/Sunday morning February ...


Society for Popular Astronomy - Contact the Meteor Section
Use this form to contact the Meteor Section. Before sending it, please type out the coloured letters in the image in the box below, as this will help to ...


Something to make South Africans feel proud of their country!
allvoices
South Africa has the oldest meteor scar in the world, at the Vredefort Dome near Parys. The scar is 2 billion years old. * The world's best land-based ...


Answerscom What is the difference between meteor and a meteorite
Astronomy question: What is the difference between meteor and a meteor riot? Meteor is the streak of light you see in the sky as the rock, stone, or grain ...
wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_meteors_desinagrate


Science Channel Greenlights a Third Season of "Meteorite Men"
The Futon Critic
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Science Channel announced today the production greenlight for the third season of its original hit series, METEORITE MEN, ...

Readers Report Meteors  FEB2011:

Geneva/Switzerland green meteor 3-4 seconds duration at 0.40 am. 9 february 2011 
Anonymous wrote:
Another...Meteor giant green fireball. During the night 8 to 9 february 2011 at 0.40 am. Geneva/Switzerland Saw a big meteor green colored, north direction, while 3-4 second

Meteors(?) sighting over New Orleans today 8FEB2011

I am a college professor from Texas, in NOLA for a conference. I saw what appeared to be a cluster of meteorites very clearly this afternoon. They streaked across the sky roughly from east to west and the cluster dissipated leaving one object that flamed out very brightly. I first thought the cluster was a flock of birds, but they disappeared before my eyes.
I came back to the hotel room and went online searching for "meteorites over New Orleans" and found your site. Not sure what else this could have been.
Thanks, Mark Sandel (contact on file)

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Meteor with Bright Green


Tail 9:30 pm EST 8FEB2011
Anonymous wrote,
I saw a meteor Feb 8, 2011 around 930 eastern time...bright green tail over skys of cambridge, ontario, canada. 



League City, TX  Meteor  8:30pm CST on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011
Feb 7 2011, 3:48 PMGuest441 (guest):Viewing from League City, TX (South of Houston), I saw a possible meteorite that was heading south/ southwest, in the direction of Santa Fe or Alvin, TX at a steep ~45 deg angle around 8:30pm central on Sunday,Feb. 6, 2011. It reminded me of "shooting stars" I'd seen before, but either much bigger or, more likely, just a lot closer- I could actually see smaller particles breaking off or trailing the lead "glow".

Arizona Meteor Fireball 7FEB2011 9FEB2011

Arizona meteor 7FEB2011(c) Doug Snyder 2011

 A fireball was captured on 7 Feb. at about 2256 Mountain Standard Time. The fireball occured in the constellation Canis Major.  The photo was taken in SE Arizona, near the border with Mexico.

NEOs Worldwide Standby for Meteors, Green Fireballs and Bolides 7FEB-10FEB

Worldwide Standby for Meteors, Green Fireballs and Bolides
 7FEB-10FEB

NEOs Green Fireballs photo credit:Takashi Shinohara, Kyoto University/PNAS

by LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan 15:39 8FEB2011 revised 20:51revised 9FEB201108:15 10FEB2011 23:42
Once again Earth will encounter an increase in meteor activity from passing yet undetected NEOs (Near-Earth Objects) asteroids or their debris.  Originally for February 2011 there were 20 known NEOs with scheduled approaches near Earth.  Since January 1, 2011 there have been at least 28 new discoveries of NEOs to pass near Earth in February; this is an increase of over 100% in number for the month.  There are as of today 48 NEOs discovered for February 2011 and it appears that there may be another 5 or more added by the end of the month.
 This increase in discoveries indicates to me that we will see a marked increase in meteor activity for February.  I also expect that we will have a new meteorite this month.
  Have your cameras ready and if possible get outside to watch.  Expect to see worldwide several green meteor fireballs and bolides during, just prior to, and just after 7FEB-11FEB.  If more findings come in about other newly found NEOs I will post.  For the most current information see the NASA NEOs site: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
 If anyone captures video, a photo or has a sighting please email me at: lunarmeteoritehunter@gmail.com

48* NEOs with scheduled approaches for FEB2011

28* FEB2011 NEOs Discovered JUST in 2011 revised 9FEB2011 10FEB2011 13FEB2011 14FEB2011

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers:
NEWLY found closer NEOs for 9-10FEB201114FEB2011

(2011 CZ3)

2011-Feb-10

0.0062

2.4  LD

13 m - 28 m

26.6

13.56

(2011 CA7)

2011-Feb-09

0.0007

0.3 LD

2.3 m - 5.1 m

30.4

9.64

(2011 CL33)

2011-Feb-09

0.0328

12.8 LD

18 m - 40 m

25.9

4.18

(2011 CV46)

2011-Feb-12

0.0519

20.2

28 m - 64 m

24.8

14.52

(2011 CF50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0456	17.7	11 m - 25 m	26.9	8.33
(2011 CM50)	2011-Feb-19	0.1785	69.5	73 m - 160 m	22.8	10.50
(2011 CL50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0160	6.2 LD	8.0 m - 18 m	27.6	3.07
(2011 CE50)	2011-Feb-20	0.1635	63.6	60 m - 130 m	23.2	8.86

(2011 CK50)

2011-Feb-24

0.1452

56.5

39 m - 88 m

24.2

7.39

*subject to change

Object Name	Close Approach Date	Miss Distance (AU)	Miss Distance (LD)	Estimated Diameter*	H (mag)	Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2011 BL45)	2011-Feb-08	0.0678	26.4	9.0 m - 20 m	27.4	2.14
(2011 CV4)	2011-Feb-09	0.0284	11.1	18 m - 40 m	25.9	10.15
(2011 BF40)	2011-Feb-09	0.0461	17.9	29 m - 65 m	24.8	18.77
(2011 CA7)	2011-Feb-09	0.0007	0.3	2.3 m - 5.1 m	30.3	9.34
(2011 CZ3)	2011-Feb-10	0.0064	2.5	14 m - 31 m	26.4	13.38
(2011 BV11)	2011-Feb-10	0.0788	30.7	55 m - 120 m	23.4	17.12
(2011 CZ6)	2011-Feb-10	0.0277	10.8	19 m - 43 m	25.7	6.04
(2011 BV10)	2011-Feb-11	0.0409	15.9	33 m - 75 m	24.5	8.94
(2008 CQ116)	2011-Feb-11	0.0861	33.5	50 m - 110 m	23.6	13.43
(2011 BZ18)	2011-Feb-12	0.1141	44.4	120 m - 270 m	21.7	15.70
(2011 AM16)	2011-Feb-12	0.1986	77.3	95 m - 210 m	22.2	13.49
(2010 CK19)	2011-Feb-13	0.1199	46.6	7.0 m - 16 m	27.9	8.59
(2000 EF104)	2011-Feb-14	0.1834	71.4	450 m - 1.0 km	18.8	13.23
(2009 QH6)	2011-Feb-16	0.0411	16.0	77 m - 170 m	22.7	9.83
(2008 AH33)	2011-Feb-17	0.1232	47.9	370 m - 820 m	19.3	22.97
(2008 BP16)	2011-Feb-17	0.1107	43.1	130 m - 290 m	21.6	21.28
(2010 CN19)	2011-Feb-18	0.1869	72.7	15 m - 33 m	26.3	16.41
253841 (2003 YG118)	2011-Feb-20	0.1739	67.7	1.1 km - 2.4 km	17.0	20.83
(2003 FC5)	2011-Feb-22	0.1440	56.0	600 m - 1.3 km	18.2	11.83
(2011 BQ50)	2011-Feb-23	0.0280	10.9	6.0 m - 14 m	28.2	2.45
(2007 MR)	2011-Feb-23	0.1826	71.1	110 m - 250 m	21.9	5.99
(2011 AG5)	2011-Feb-26	0.0957	37.2	110 m - 240 m	21.9	7.52
(2004 EK1)	2011-Feb-26	0.0555	21.6	110 m - 250 m	21.9	7.45
(2006 KV89)	2011-Feb-27	0.1639	63.8	150 m - 350 m	21.2	6.67
(2009 PQ1)	2011-Feb-27	0.1205	46.9	83 m - 190 m	22.5	17.40
(2009 FY4)	2011-Feb-28	0.0659	25.7	160 m - 370 m	21.0	15.17

(c) NASA/JPL/CalTech 2011 website for the most up-to-date NEOs information: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

NASA Stardust-NExT mission's close encounter with comet Tempel 1 14FEB2011 10FEB2011

NASA HOSTING EVENTS FOR VALENTINE'S NIGHT COMET ENCOUNTER
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host several live media activities for 
the Stardust-NExT mission's close encounter with comet Tempel 1. The 
closest approach is expected at approximately 8:37 p.m. PST, with 
confirmation received on Earth at about 8:56 p.m. PST on Monday, Feb. 
14. 

Live coverage of the Tempel 1 encounter will begin at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 
14 on NASA Television and the agency's website. The coverage will 
include live commentary from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., and video from Lockheed Martin 
Space System's mission support area in Denver. 

A news briefing is planned for 10 a.m. on Feb. 15. Scheduled 
participants are: 
-Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator, Science Mission 
Directorate 
-Joe Veverka, Stardust-NExT principal investigator, Cornell University 

-Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager, JPL 
-Don Brownlee, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, University of 
Washington, Seattle 

To cover the Tempel 1 flyby at JPL, journalists must contact the JPL 
Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011. Valid media credentials are 
required. Non-U.S. citizens must bring passports. 

Starting Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., news media representatives can watch live 
coverage of the control room via a feed to JPL's von Karman 
Auditorium. The auditorium will remain open through the evening for 
media. Reporters who will not travel to JPL may call the Media 
Relations Office to make arrangements to ask questions during the 
Feb. 15 briefing. 

Mission coverage schedule (all times PST and subject to change): 

8:30 to 10 p.m., Feb. 14: Live NASA TV commentary begins from mission 
control; includes coverage of closest approach and the 
re-establishment of contact with the spacecraft following the 
encounter. 

Midnight to 1:30 a.m., Feb. 15: NASA TV commentary will chronicle the 
arrival and processing of the first five of 72 close-approach images 
expected to be down linked after the encounter. The images are 
expected to include a close-up view of the comet's surface. 

10 a.m., Feb. 15: News briefing 

Starting on Feb. 9, NASA TV will air Stardust-NExT mission animation 
and b-roll during its Video File segments. For NASA TV streaming 
video, scheduling and downlink information, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

Live commentary and the news conference also will be carried live on 
one of JPL's Ustream channels. Viewers during events can engage in a 
real-time chat and submit questions to the Stardust-NExT team at: 

http://www.ustream.tv/user/NASAJPL2 

The public can watch a real-time animation of the Stardust-NExT comet 
flyby using NASA's new "Eyes on the Solar System" Web tool. JPL 
created this 3-D environment, which allows people to explore the 
solar system directly from their computers. It is available at: 

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes

This flyby of Tempel 1 will give scientists an opportunity to look for 
changes on the comet's surface since it was visited by NASA's Deep 
Impact spacecraft in July 2005. Since then, Tempel 1 has completed 
one orbit of the sun, and scientists are looking forward to 
monitoring any differences in the comet. 

During its 12 years in space, Stardust became the first spacecraft to 
collect samples of a comet (Wild 2) in 2004, which were sent in 2006 
to Earth for study. The mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science 
Mission Directorate in Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in 
Denver built the spacecraft and manages day-to-day mission 
operations. 

A press kit and other detailed information about Stardust-NExT is 
available at: 

http://stardustnext.jpl.nasa.gov 

Tennessee Meteor Fireball 6FEB2011

Bright meteor fireball event over southern Tennessee - February 6, 7:25 pm CST

A bright meteor fireball event was captured, by the ASGARD Allsky Camera Network, over southern Tennessee - February 6, 7:25 pm CST.

(c) Bill Cooke/NASA 2011

Speed of 27 km/s, made it to 51 km (32 miles). Graphic showing location (yellow arrow). 

Estimated magnitude of -8.

Bill Cooke
Meteoroid Environments Office
EV44, Marshall Space Flight Center

Atlanta, Georgia Bright Green Meteor 6FEB2011

Atlanta GA Bright Green Meteor 8.35 pm EST 6FEB2011

Feb 7 2011, 1:17 PM

Guest465 (guest)Peter wrote:

 Feb 6 circa 8.35 pm saw bright green meteor due north west of intersection of I-75 and I-285, Atlanta GA (near airport)

If anyone has more information please leave it as a comment.  Also please file an official AMS meteor report: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/form2.php