The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 3DEC2011

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Space Pictures This Week: Cosmic Pinwheel, Mountain Meteor National Geographic A comet-like body gets torn apart by a neutron star in an illustration of what might have caused an unusual gamma-ray burst spotted by NASA's Swift satellite last December 25. It's thought so-called long gamma-ray bursts happen when massive stars ... Super fireball lights up evening sky in N China China Daily Astronomers said it was a super fireball that is rarely seen. Ma Qiang is an amateur astronomer living in Tianjin who witnessed the flying fireball. He said the fireballglittered and flew from northwest to the west around 5:25 pm and disappeared after ... Bright meteor Friday night… Fayetteville Observer (blog) Tonight while on assignment near Linden I and several folks around me witnessed a bright meteor in the southwestern sky. The object, which was I watched for 2-3 seconds, appeared to traveling from east to west. Greenish is color, I could see smaller ... Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2011 | American Meteor ... The Geminid meteor shower normally provides the strongest display of meteor activity each year. Unfortunately, this year, like many of the other major annual ... www.amsmeteors.org/.../viewing-the-geminid-meteor-shower-...

Visitor from outer space.. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
By nobody@flickr.com (etgeek (Eric))
I did not notice this until I view the photos on a larger screen, but during this time exposure shot, I captured a meteor !! (meteor tagged in photo) This photo was shot in near total darkness. Some distant streetlights and a moon in the western sky ...

NEOs Close Approach to Bring Green Fireballs 2DEC2011

NEOs Close Approach to Bring Green Fireballs 2DEC2011
NEOs (Near-Earth Objects) (2000 YA),(2003 XV),(2011 WU74),(2011 WV74) will be making close approaches in December 2011.  Increased Meteor/Fireball activity is projected just prior (2-3 days), on, or just after their passing. If you have a chance to get out in the early early morning you just might see one of these wonders!  Have your cameras ready.  Please get the word out to your friends by facebook, twitter, youtube, and your favorite forums; and please include a link to this site; thank you: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter -Tokyo, Japan

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UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 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 WR69)  2011-Dec-02 0.0426 16.6 31 m - 70 m 24.6 13.00 (2011 WV74)  2011-Dec-02 0.0058 2.3 8.1 m - 18 m 27.6 18.25 (2011 KG4)  2011-Dec-03 0.0921 35.9 67 m - 150 m 23.0 12.52 (2002 VU114)  2011-Dec-04 0.0598 23.3 72 m - 160 m 22.8 8.63 (2011 WS74)  2011-Dec-04 0.0290 11.3 45 m - 100 m 23.9 11.90 (2011 WU74)  2011-Dec-04 0.0108 4.2 15 m - 32 m 26.3 17.66 (2011 WW95)  2011-Dec-04 0.1902 74.0 62 m - 140 m 23.2 19.10 (2010 TK7)  2011-Dec-05 0.1991 77.5 200 m - 450 m 20.6 14.62 (2011 WR41)  2011-Dec-07 0.1039 40.4 27 m - 61 m 25.0 7.49 (2003 XV)  2011-Dec-07 0.0027 1.1 12 m - 28 m 26.6 11.93 (2011 WP69)  2011-Dec-08 0.1072 41.7 70 m - 160 m 22.9 8.35 170502 (2003 WM7)  2011-Dec-09 0.1224 47.6 1000 m - 2.2 km 17.1 28.54 (2003 SS84)  2011-Dec-09 0.1723 67.0 120 m - 260 m 21.8 10.96 (2011 WU4)  2011-Dec-09 0.0840 32.7 86 m - 190 m 22.4 10.04 190491 (2000 FJ10)  2011-Dec-09 0.1213 47.2 170 m - 390 m 20.9 4.90 (2011 WK5)  2011-Dec-10 0.0820 31.9 54 m - 120 m 23.5 6.31 (2011 WQ46)  2011-Dec-10 0.1156 45.0 41 m - 93 m 24.0 5.82 (2011 WR46)  2011-Dec-11 0.0430 16.7 270 m - 600 m 20.0 33.51 (2009 VO24)  2011-Dec-12 0.1491 58.0 300 m - 680 m 19.7 14.33 (2011 UV158)  2011-Dec-13 0.0980 38.2 110 m - 240 m 22.0 10.20 (2004 BG41)  2011-Dec-14 0.0335 13.0 35 m - 77 m 24.4 8.36 (2011 GD60)  2011-Dec-15 0.1892 73.7 120 m - 270 m 21.7 4.92 137671 (1999 XP35)  2011-Dec-20 0.1991 77.5 600 m - 1.3 km 18.2 11.15 (2008 YQ27)  2011-Dec-20 0.0991 38.6 81 m - 180 m 22.6 12.74 (2011 OV18)  2011-Dec-20 0.0495 19.3 320 m - 710 m 19.6 12.09 (2008 AF3)  2011-Dec-24 0.0915 35.6 14 m - 31 m 26.4 6.01 (2000 YA)  2011-Dec-26 0.0074 2.9 49 m - 110 m 23.7 13.62 (2001 YE4)  2011-Dec-26 0.0668 26.0 210 m - 460 m 20.6 10.79 (2009 WK1)  2011-Dec-26 0.1126 43.8 9.5 m - 21 m 27.2 7.41 (2011 SL102)  2011-Dec-28 0.1949 75.9 630 m - 1.4 km 18.1 6.02 (2003 AK18)  2011-Dec-28 0.0570 22.2 310 m - 700 m 19.6 11.67 (2011 WV95)  2011-Dec-29 0.0537 20.9 42 m - 93 m 24.0 7.53 (2004 XK50)  2011-Dec-29 0.1346 52.4 390 m - 870 m 19.2 26.38 (2000 CH59)  2011-Dec-29 0.1158 45.1 320 m - 710 m 19.6 9.59 (2011 ON24)  2011-Dec-30 0.1858 72.3 68 m - 150 m 23.0 9.36 263976 (2009 KD5)  2011-Dec-31 0.1516 59.0 590 m - 1.3 km 18.3 8.83 (2011 WB39)  2011-Dec-31 0.1630 63.4 58 m - 130 m 23.3 6.70

data subject to update!!
Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

North Carolina, South Carolina Bright Green Fireball 2DEC2011

North Carolina, South Carolina Bright Green Fireball ~6:05 am EST 2DEC2011
Meteor / Fireball Sighting Reports NOV2011-DEC2011
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Form Format:
DATE of Event? DATE/MONTH/YEAR (example 11NOV2011) Observer NAME LOCATION (where seen; city/town) TIME 24hr clock/ please include YOUR Time Zone Duration (sec) Start / Stop location in sky -- Direction of travel? Right to Left or Left to Right? Any COLOR(s)/Sound (specify what you saw/heard) Brightness?  Same as the sun?  moon? venus? Fragmented? Comments or other observations?
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02DEC2011 Steve Shonts Charlotte, NC 6:05 Eastern Time Zone 4 Sec. Left To Right Greenish Blue Very Bright Long Tail Like Flume NO Very Large And Bright

02DEC2011 H Clement Sedalia, NC 06:10 EST 4-5 sec Started in Northeast Sky and traveled left to right  bending towards the ground on its way white ball with slight triangular tail yellow/orange Sun no size was much larger than any star, but not as big as the moon.

02DEC2011 Ed Hillsborough, NC 06:10 EST 1 sec left to right white streak with rainbow burst moon no no

02DEC2011 Angela Hearst Irmo, SC 06:20 EST 4 sec going northeast, left to rigt BOLD GREEN very bright (a little less than the son) no I have never seen anything like this before, it almost looked like it could have been a ufo.

02DEC2011 Michael Smith Gilbert, SC 06:00 EST ~5 sec SE to NW Green - no sound, giving into bits of yellow in tail don't know no I've corrected the date of observation of this siting.ever seen. Falling From upper SE to lower NE - appeared to be size of a truck

02DEC2011 Tony Duque Raleigh, NC 06:04 EST 2 sec (long duration) looking due south, travelled straight down, from 70 to 30 degrees above the horizon green tail, narrow, long brighter than Venus no bright green, orange head, wavering tail

02DEC2011 Christine Willoughby Bath, North Carolina 06:05 EST 15 sec Right to left Green , Blue , Red and white moon It appeared to have parts falling off Biggest thing I have ever seen. I actually put my window down to see if i could hear it land


Any other sighting reports? Please report: 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? See the Report Button at the top sidebar. Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 2DEC2011

Unidentified fireball crosses sky over Beijing
People's Daily Online
According to the astronomy expert, the object may be a fireball meteor. One amateur astronomer who witnessed the fireball in Tianjin said that the huge flying object appeared at about a quarter past 5 pm. in the northeastern region. ...


吉林降落罕见陨石雨
吉林降落罕见陨石雨. shìjiànjìngguò: 1976 nián 3 yuè 8 rì， jí lín dì qū jiàng luò liǎo yī cì shì jiè lì shǐ shàng hǎn jiàn de yǔn shí yǔ。 yǔn shí yǔ shì yóu yī kē yǔn ...
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CF man discovers meteorite, again
Cannon Falls Beacon
The curious young kid did some encyclopedia research and suspected he had discovered ameteorite. He saw an article on meteorites in the farming magazine "The Furrow" and, as suggested in the article, sent a sample of the rock to the American Meteorite ...


Rainbow-colored, exploding meteor appears just south of DC
WJLA (blog)
A meteor that was hoisted with its own petard, you say? Go on! The next account of Monday's space shenanigans comes from an unnamed observer in Stafford, Va., at approximately the same time of evening. This witness also says the object flamed out in a ...


elp allsky: Tennessee Meteor Fireball 30nov2011
By elp allsky
Tennessee Meteor Fireball 30nov2011. Email From: Lannie R.-Morrison, TN-5:29 P.M. CST: seen what looked like a bottle rocket shooting across the sky from south to north, at about 40 deg. above horizon, looking east. at approx. 35.5739 ...


Meteor with Persistent Train - National Geographic Photo Contest ...
Submit your entry online to the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest in any of these three categories: People, Places, and Nature. Prizes include $10000 ...
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December's Lunar Eclipse and Mystery Meteor Shower « Clark ...
December's Lunar Eclipse and Mystery Meteor Shower. Robert Bigelow. Posted by: Robert Bigelow November 28th, 2011. On the morning of December 10, the ...
www.clarkplanetarium.org/.../december’s-lunar-eclipse-and-m...


Meteor Crater Sample Collection | USGS Astrogeology Science Center
USGS Astrogeology Science Center Meteor Crater Sample Collection lithologies, impact melts, meteoritic fragments, alluvium, and organic debris…and ...
astrogeology.usgs.gov/Page/.../MeteorCraterSampleCollection


American Meteor Society | Astronomy.FM
Tonight we welcome a special guest – Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society, on the occasion of their centenary! Bob talks about observing, recording, ...
astronomy.fm/tag/american-meteor-society/


Catch the winter solstice and a Christmas comet
The Guardian Charlottetown
As fortune dictates, viewing of December's Gemind meteor shower (peak on the night of Dec. 14) will be dramatically reduced due to the gibbous moon. However, as the moon does not rise until around 9 pm that night, there is about a two-hour window of ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 1DEC2011

Flight Over Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA 24NOV2011- video

Posted on YouTube by eonbio さんが 2011/11/30 37 views

Flying from Winslow Az to Meteor Crater in a 1991 Bonanza 36TC.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30NOV2011

NY / NJ Green Meteor Fireball 24NOV2011 - Latest Worldwide ...
Glen Cove ,New York Observed in the north east sky .....stating at about one o' clock to about two o'clock in the sky...large pronounced green fireball lasted about ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../new-york-green-meteo...


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By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
Meteor Sighting Reports for 2012 Will be Changing Format and New Meteor Reporting Form Completed 30NOV2011 -The Latest Worldwide Meteor Sightings Reports (LINK Here)- The reports below were received in the past 10 hours; ...
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Students view rocks from the moon in their classroom
Ct Post
David Mestre, director of space education from the Discovery Museum, shows a meteorite to fifth graders at Jane Ryan School in Trumbull during a NASA focussed lesson on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Connecticut Post | Buy This ...


Make the effort to view Mercury and Venus
HollandSentinel.com
By Peter Burkey “Just missed it” is not something you want to hear at a star party, solar eclipse,meteor shower or auroral display. However, last month's column “just missed” two newsworthy events, the northern lights and an asteroid passing close to ...


Coast UFO account baffles experts
Gold Coast Bulletin News
The Friday night started out like any other when the Varsity Lakes woman went outside for a cigarette and observed the Leonid meteor shower. After counting more than 18 of the celestial objects she noted a "large light'' in the northern sky which she ...


Hunting for Space Rocks: Q&A with Geoff Notkin of 'Meteorite Men'
Space.com
Notkin is a meteorite hunter. Notkin and his partner in crime, Steve Arnold, are the hosts and stars of Meteorite Men, a popular TV show about meteorite experts who hunt for precious space rocks everywhere from abandoned farms in Kansas, ...

NOVEMBER 2011 Meteor/Fireball Sighting Reports File (incomplete)

Meteor Sighting Reports for 2012 Will be Changing Format and New Meteor Reporting Form semi-Completed 30NOV2011

The meteor sighting reports below were received in the past 20 hours; I simply cannot manually input and update my site 20 hours per day like I have been for the past 3 years. Anyone willing to help me complete this automation (someone familiar with Google Docs Applications - simply answer a couple questions to solve some minor problems) please email LunarMeteorHunter@gmail.com Thank you!

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Woburn, MASS. Meteor? 28NOV2011

Woburn, MASS. Meteor? ~5:00 pm 28NOV2011
My husband and I were pulling into Whole Foods Parking lot in Woburn, MA at approx 5 p.m this evening 11/28/11 and saw a falling star or whatever it was...not sure. . The direction it was going easterly maybe??.. just know that it was very bright, a good size, and was the fastest travelling thing I ever saw! Amazing and beautiful! It was large at it's front end and a long tail. I only witnessed a meteor shower once... they just kept coming, but they were narrower than the one I saw tonight which was by itself...and pretty large. Would love to know what it was exactly and if others in the area had the same privilege! -Gina  Thank you Gina!


Any other sighting reports? Please report: 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!

Austin, Texas Meteor 28NOV2011

Austin, Texas Meteor ~9:25 pm CST 28NOV2011
Approx 9.25pm tonight I viewed something I have never seen headed west to east above Cedar Park and Austin Texas.
I googled to see if anyone has seen this and found your site and a post from someone describing what they saw today and the description is the same except the post they sent is logged from this morning.  This thing was visible for a second or so it seemed to be close to the roofs of the homes it was so big I thought it might be a missile or some strange firework... An orange red and green trail that I wish I could rewind to see more of! Regards, Julian  Thank you Julian!

Any other sighting reports? Please report: 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!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29NOV2011

'Extra-terrestrial' matter sent for tests
Times of India
When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, pressure causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball, also known as a meteor or shooting star. The term bolide refers to either an extraterrestrial body that collides with the earth, ... [Appears to be a hoax; Dehli, India 27NOV2011 meteor/meteorite hoax]

Dundee the new home for four-billion-year-old Strathmore Meteorite Scotland Courier The section of meteorite that will now be joining Dundee's collections. By Jonathan Watson Leisure and Culture Dundee has been revealed as the successful bidder for a piece of the Strathmore Meteorite, which recently came up for auction in Edinburgh ... Posted on YouTube by InceptionMoments 0views

Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, USA Fireball Meteor 28NOV2011

Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, USA Meteor 12:30 AM CST 28NOV2011
Fireball south of Angleton, Texas spotted. It seemed unusually close and it's color was green at the tail and orange/red at the front. Movement was from west to east and was observed for less than two seconds. It was much more luminos than any stars around it. -Johnathan  Thank you Johnathan!


Any other sighting reports? Please report: 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!