05 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5NOV2011

Meteor Showers Visible in Syria on November 16-17
Syrian Arab News Agency
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The Leonids meteor shower, caused when the Earth moves through the meteoroid stream of particles left from the passages of the comet 55P/Tempel–Tuttle, will be visible in various areas around the world including Syria on the evening ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Katy, Texas Meteor ...
All, Out walking the dog in Katy Texas, near Highway 99 and Fry Road intersection, and saw a bright blue meteor streak lasting about 2 seconds. It came from ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../katy-texas-meteor-30o...



Meteor Lights Up Ontario Skies!, page 1
A friend of mine said she just saw a meteor light up the sky and said it was half the size of the moon.It happened just over an hour ago. I'm just curious because ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread772204/pg1




Meteor – Shooting Star
WOOD-TV (blog)
meteor (also known as a shooting star) shot across the sky this evening. It was not part of a meteor shower (here's a list of this year's meteor showers). It was seen throughout West Michigan and beyond. Most meteors burn up in the Earth's atmosphere 
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Bright moon may eclipse November meteor showersmsnbc.com
An image of a North Taurid meteor that was captured at New Mexico State University. By Denise Chow Skywatchers hoping to be dazzled by this month's meteor showers may be disappointed to hear that bright moonlight could steal the show. 
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Meteor Shower to Peak This Weekend—Fireballs Expected
National Geographic
The Taurid meteor shower is set to peak tomorrow night, and while the sky show isn't known for producing a flurry of shooting stars, it does offer a higher than normal chance of spotting bright fireballs. Like most other meteor showers, ...

Bright Moon May Eclipse November Meteor Showers
Space.com
"They are rich in fireballs, so with a little luck, you might be able to see some good Tauridfireballs," Cooke said. Italian astrophotographer Lorenzo Lovato photographed this spectacularfireball from the 1998 Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 17, 1998. ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Texas Fireball Meteor ...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite ... Fireball over North Texas with radar scatter occurring at 04:44:15Z (11:44:15 CST ). ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../texas-fireball-meteor-2...

Orange, Texas Meteor 4NOV2011

Orange, Texas Meteor 8:45 PM 4NOV2011
Meteor sighted moving from NW to SE South of Orange, (SouthEast) Texas. (over Gulf of Mexico). Bright white, saw for 2 seconds. -James C. Thank you James!

Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

Ontario, Canada Four Meteor Fireball Events 4NOV2011

Event 1: Also seen in Michigan.
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Meteor 8:30 PM 4NOV2011
Fire ball or meteor seen in Richmond hill Ontario in north west direction approx. 8.30pm. -Maurice Thank you Maurice!

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Lime Green Meteor Fireball  20:35 EST 4NOV2011
Facing West, south end of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada at 20:35 EST, I saw a very slow moving, bright lime green fireball descending nearly vertically down to the nearest tree line on the Western horizon. It was the biggest, brightest, slowest moving meteor I have ever seen. Now flashing or sparking, perhaps a very small trailing tail of light extending nearly perpendicular to the horizon.
I thought it might have been fireworks/flare, but after seeing other internet reports of same sighting at same time in my area, I believe it was the strangest fireball I have ever observed. -Kevin  Thank you Kevin!

Ontario, Canada ~8:36 PM 4NOV2011
I saw a meteor for the 3rd time in 3 years. The last 2 times are a while ago but the newest one happened tonight at around 8h36 pm over the 401 between thickson and stevenson (or if you want right in front of the oshawa go/viarail station. It was comimg down from the sky colored blue and very small looking and then suddenly extinguished. Because of the smoke trail you could tell it wasn't fireworks plus it was 1 singular light! The other 2 ones I saw was identical colored but different sizes. Now I think that's a meteorite or some debris falling from space? -Kim
 Thank you Kim!

Whitmore Lake, Michigan, USA
I was driving on the freeway in Michigan on 23 north. I had just passed Whitmore Lake MI when I saw a bright ball of white light falling from the sky. It looked as though it was coming right at me so I would say the direction was south. It lasted maybe 5 seconds and it disappeared. It was at 8:36PM, November 4, 2011, only know this because I immediately called my husband after I saw it and the time is on my phone. I had to research on the internet to figure out it was a meteorite, I have definitely never seen anything like it before. -Hodge  Thank you Mrs. Hodge!
Event 2:
Everett, Ontario Meteor Fireball ~9:40 PM 4NOV2011
I live in Everett, Ontario Canada and just saw a very large white/blue bright light rapidly go over the top of our neighbors home, and then I lost sight of it. I was waiting for a bang or rumble but didn't hear one. This happened at approx 9:40 pm nov4/11. Was this expected tonight? Regards,
Wendy  Thank you Wendy!

Event 3:
Trenton, Ontario Bolide Meteor Fireball 10:55pm 4NOV2011
Trenton Ontario - 10:55pm - November 4, 2011 - direction south from Lake Ontario, east towards Kingston/Ottawa - brightness *sun*..extremely long fire tail - duration, maybe 5 seconds or a bit longer, also witnessed by husband. Appearance was unlike others I have seen. -Anon.


Event 4:
Kingston, Ontario. At around 11:45 pm 4NOV2011
Nov 4th , 2011 I was driving towards downtown Kingston, Ontario. At around 11:45 pm, I witnessed a very bright large green fireball with a long trailing tail shooting straight down in the Southwest sky. I have never seen anything like it in my life. Approximately five minutes later I saw another smaller green light shooting across the Southeastern sky. I wish I had gotten pictures but they were moving very fast. -Amanda P.  Thank you Amanda!



Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

St. Andrew, Jamaica Meteor 4NOV2011

St. Andrew, Jamaica Meteor ~6:45 pm 4NOV2011
-Caroline M  Thank you Caroline; any more details?

More reports?
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

04 November 2011

NEO Asteroid 2005 YU55 Close Approach May Bring Increased Meteor Activtiy 8NOV2011

NEO 2005 YU55 Close Approach May Bring Increased Meteor Activty
NEO (Near Earth Object) asteroid 2005 YU55 with a detected diameter of 400 meters is to safely pass the Earth on November 8, 2011.  This body with a close interaction may have accompanying debris that may encounter Earth as meteors or fireballs.  There is also a possibility that the Moon may experience increased meteor activity. Have your allsky cameras ready and get outside to observe if possible. If you have a telescope this object will be visible. Increased meteor/fireball activity will be 2-3 days on either side of Tuesday, November 8.  Another potential for increased meteor activity, asteroid 2011 UT91, will pass on 15NOV2011.
- LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo



Uploaded to YouTube on 4NOV2011 b 19,115 views

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2011 UD) 2011-Nov-060.136753.2200 m - 460 m20.622.44
(2009 VN1) 2011-Nov-060.129950.539 m - 88 m24.213.61
(2011 UB131) 2011-Nov-060.168365.5120 m - 270 m21.721.75
(2011 UF10) 2011-Nov-070.125548.855 m - 120 m23.46.16
(2011 FZ2) 2011-Nov-070.194975.91.0 km - 2.3 km17.024.09
(2007 VF189) 2011-Nov-070.121747.45.7 m - 13 m28.314.99
(2006 JY26) 2011-Nov-080.120847.05.7 m - 13 m28.36.58
(2010 LM68) 2011-Nov-080.186172.4180 m - 410 m20.89.55
(2005 XB1) 2011-Nov-080.074228.9120 m - 260 m21.813.15
(2005 YU55) 2011-Nov-080.00220.8400 m21.913.72
(2004 VB61) 2011-Nov-090.186672.6100 m - 230 m22.06.28
(2011 VB) 2011-Nov-100.055721.727 m - 61 m24.97.21
(2011 TP6) 2011-Nov-100.045617.721 m - 48 m25.52.81
(2011 UA276) 2011-Nov-100.095737.329 m - 65 m24.86.44
(2008 UX) 2011-Nov-100.146356.9190 m - 420 m20.718.71
(1992 JD) 2011-Nov-110.112943.926 m - 59 m25.07.72
(2011 UZ275) 2011-Nov-110.058122.673 m - 160 m22.85.01
(2011 UY192) 2011-Nov-110.052820.634 m - 75 m24.514.30
(2008 NA) 2011-Nov-120.163463.648 m - 110 m23.712.08
138852 (2000 WN10) 2011-Nov-120.131851.3270 m - 600 m20.013.15
(2011 UZ114) 2011-Nov-120.033012.821 m - 47 m25.57.62
154275 (2002 SR41) 2011-Nov-130.191874.6240 m - 550 m20.211.64
(2011 UT91) 2011-Nov-150.02539.963 m - 140 m23.112.22
(2011 UB276) 2011-Nov-150.132251.462 m - 140 m23.211.85
10145 (1994 CK1) 2011-Nov-160.176768.8920 m - 2.1 km17.313.10
(2010 WG3) 2011-Nov-170.116245.284 m - 190 m22.58.33
202683 (2006 US216) 2011-Nov-170.195876.2290 m - 660 m19.817.99
(2011 UY255) 2011-Nov-180.106441.476 m - 170 m22.76.73
(2011 UA115) 2011-Nov-190.036514.227 m - 61 m24.99.71
(2011 UH21) 2011-Nov-190.119946.769 m - 150 m22.96.09
(2011 UB115) 2011-Nov-190.158661.745 m - 100 m23.97.90
(2005 WS3) 2011-Nov-190.121647.3160 m - 350 m21.215.81
(2008 WL64) 2011-Nov-200.163463.6500 m - 1.1 km18.634.02
175706 (1996 FG3) 2011-Nov-230.101439.5670 m - 1.5 km18.08.13
(2011 SR69) 2011-Nov-260.114344.5260 m - 590 m20.06.63
(2010 RJ43) 2011-Nov-260.193075.159 m - 130 m23.310.66
(2008 KT) 2011-Nov-270.067426.26.0 m - 14 m28.24.97
(1994 XL1) 2011-Nov-280.118246.0180 m - 400 m20.816.36
289315 (2005 AN26) 2011-Nov-290.091835.7550 m - 1.2 km18.412.51
(2002 TZ66) 2011-Nov-300.147157.318 m - 39 m25.94.30

Source: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/  (subject to update)

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 4NOV2011

Pioneering University of Hawaii meteorite researcher to be honored
The Republic
AP Honolulu — A University of Hawaii scientist known for groundbreaking work on meteorites is due to be honored at a conference on Kauai next week. Klaus Keil is known for pioneering quantitative studies of minerals in meteorites and making important ...



Cloudbait Observatory - 2011 Orionids
The annual Orionid meteor shower occurs when debris from Comet Halley intercepts the Earth at a high velocity (66 km/s, or 150000 mph). This debris stream is ...
www.cloudbait.com/science/orionid2011.html



On the Leonid meteor shower legend and lore
Examiner.com
Every November, from the 10th through 23rd, folks are always encouraged to look out for the meteorshower that radiates from the constellation Leo. This year, 2011, is no exception. But why has there always been unusual fervor associated with the ...



'Watch out for meteor showers'
Philippine Star
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) Updated November 04, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Astronomy enthusiasts can watch out for the annual Leonids meteor showers this month, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...




New Model Predicts Fallout from Big Meteorite Strike
SPACE.com Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PDT
A major meteorite impact on Earth could spell doomsday a or not.

03 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 3NOV2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 29-November 4, 2011 | American ...
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-october-...



Meteor shower! :: NASA's The Space Place
If it's time for a meteor shower, you won't need a telescope, binoculars, or a high mountain to have a "star gazing" party. You might need a warm sleeping bag ...
spaceplace.nasa.gov/meteor-shower/


Weatherwatch: Mystery goo may be 'manna from heaven'
The Guardian
As one account described in 1910, "Among the Welsh peasants there is a belief that when a meteor falls to the earth it becomes reduced to a mass of jelly. This they name pwdre ser." The name is pronounced "poodra sair" and means star-rot. ... 


Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Idaho Meteor 30OCT2011
Saw the initial impact of a meteor, coming almost directly from Polaris. It traveled South West, starting about 45 degrees above the north horizon, and moving all ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../idaho-meteor-30oct20...

Mysterious Findings in Jasper Yard
CBS 42 Birmingham Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:41 PM PDT
JASPER, Ala. (WIAT) - It came from the sky, at least, that's what one family says.  They say something mysterious landed in their yard in Jasper. Keeping her eyes to the sky, Martha Pearl  believes this crater in her front yard was caused by a meteorite.  Her family says a four foot hole was full of glowing rocks which burned for three days.  Some skeptics are groaning ... saying it's nothing ... (Meteorite Fall (Hole) Hoax- Alabama)

02 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 2NOV2011

November sky highlights
Daily Post North Wales
There's plenty going on to get you out under the stars this month including a good meteor shower... Without a doubt, the highlight (in every sense of the word) of the night sky at the moment is the planet Jupiter. November sees the peak of the Leonid ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Indicates Montana ...
MBIQ Indicates Montana Meteor 30OCT2011 Emigrant, Montana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Updated w/ Video- ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../mbiq-indicates-montan...

01 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31OCT-1NOV2011

Bill Watts is shown at a possible meteor impact site in his backyard.
Daily Home Online
“I think it was a meteor,” Bill Watts, 54, of Pell City said as he moved the wooden plywood board lying on the ground, revealing a dark, black crater at the edge of some woods on his property. “It had to be so hot and moving so fast to do that,” he ... (HOAX; NOT a meteorite related event.)



The Taurid Meteor Shower is coming!
Examiner.com
Meteor shower season is in full swing by now and, despite the last meteor shower having appeared not even two weeks ago, another is coming this week: the Taurids. The good news: one does not have to wait for the weekend in order to start seeing meteors ...



What's Up in the Sky: Astronomy for November
Akron Beacon Journal (blog)
The famous Leonid meteor shower occurs late at night Nov. 17 until dawn the following morning. This shower has produced some of the greatest meteor storms in history. In 2002, friends and I saw close to 1500 in an hour and a half. ...



Meteor Activity Outlook for October 29-November 4, 2011 « The ...
By Carl Hergenrother
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. The addition of strong sporadic rates make ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...

31 October 2011

Katy, Texas Meteor 30OCT2011

Katy, Texas Meteor 8:45 PM CST 30OCT2011
All, Out walking the dog in Katy Texas, near Highway 99 and Fry Road intersection, and saw a bright blue meteor streak lasting about 2 seconds. It came from the east heading due west. Much brighter than Vega/Altair or even the planets. The center of the bright blue area was greater in diameter than the streaked path by a factor of 3X to 4X and the brightness shot along in a tear drop shape /elongated along the path. Also there was a orange-ish yellow color surrounding the bright blue area. Have seen the Perseid’s and Gemineid’s many times- but this was one of was the brightest individual’s I’ve ever seen.-Ron Minks  Thank you Ron!

We need your sighting reports; thank you:
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!