23 December 2011
Comet Lovejoy (2011 W3) From Seen from Space by ISS 21DEC2011
SPACE STATION COMMANDER CAPTURES UNPRECEDENTED VIEW OF COMET
HOUSTON --
International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy, viewed from about 240 miles above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Today Burbank described seeing the comet as "the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space," in an interview with WDIV-TV in Detroit. Burbank took hundreds of still images of the comet. The images also were processed into a time-lapse video that will air on NASA TV at 4 p.m. CST. The video, including Burbanks' comments, and a selection of the individual images are available online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For additional images and information on Comet Lovejoy, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/sunearth
For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
New Brunswick / Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor 22DEC2011
New Brunswick / Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor ~20:25 AST 22DEC2011
22DEC2011 Carl Moncton, NB, Canada 20:25 atlantic 5-6 sec W-L to R bright blue W/long orange tail very beight ,almost as the sun is can't tell for sure didn't expect to see a meteor in December
22DEC2011 Sheona Adams Miramichi, NB, Canada 20:25:00 8 seconds W-N Orange yellow sphere shape ball of fire with large fire tail Very bright Harvest moon shade Not that I saw Absolutely Amazing. I am a regular meteor shower observer but this was beyond any experience. I would never have seen it but forgot something in my vehicle and had turned around just at the right time.
22Dec2011 Dana Dares Shelburne,N.S. Canada 20:26:00 2-3 seconds n to e steep rate of decline orange ball ,very bright moon not seen largest i've seen
22Dec2011 Guy Gautreau Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2025 3 sec left to right orange moon yes no pic
For all sighting reports for DEC2011 see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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!
22DEC2011 Carl Moncton, NB, Canada 20:25 atlantic 5-6 sec W-L to R bright blue W/long orange tail very beight ,almost as the sun is can't tell for sure didn't expect to see a meteor in December
22DEC2011 Sheona Adams Miramichi, NB, Canada 20:25:00 8 seconds W-N Orange yellow sphere shape ball of fire with large fire tail Very bright Harvest moon shade Not that I saw Absolutely Amazing. I am a regular meteor shower observer but this was beyond any experience. I would never have seen it but forgot something in my vehicle and had turned around just at the right time.
22Dec2011 Dana Dares Shelburne,N.S. Canada 20:26:00 2-3 seconds n to e steep rate of decline orange ball ,very bright moon not seen largest i've seen
22Dec2011 Guy Gautreau Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2025 3 sec left to right orange moon yes no pic
For all sighting reports for DEC2011 see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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 23DEC2011
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 17-23, 2011 | American ...
The half illuminated moon is still very bright and must be kept out of your field of view for successfulmeteor observations. During this period, the evening hours, ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-decembe...
Mysterious Ball Drops from Space in Namibia - Fuel Tank!
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Mysterious+space+ball+drops+Namibia/5898394/story.html
other story Space Ball article:
http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/december/article/metal-ball-from-space-falls-in-omusati-region/
Another related story on the Space Ball Meteor;
http://news.yahoo.com/space-ball-drops-namibia-133326985.html
Attack of The Blob
Worcester News
Many theories suggest star jelly is deposited on earth during meteor showers, while the gel may have paranormal origins or could even just be the remains of dead frogs. Chris Livingstone, chair-man of the Worcester Astronomical Society, confirmed there ...
Star Jelly!- Astromyxin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly
Uploaded to YouTube by videos4daworld on Dec 19, 2011 209 views
Sorry NOT A Meteorite Find in Woodville, ONT- Crushed basalt!!!
LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Tokyo
We Found The Selwyn Meteor!! - YouTube
2 min
We believe that we have found the meteor. (Read More) What we have wasn't there before ...
youtube.com
Sorry NOT A Meteorite Find in Woodville, ONT- crushed basalt!!!
LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Tokyo
Cold weather provides prime landscape for stargazers
Northwest Herald
A meteor shower is expected to peak in the area in January, so local astronomers are crossing their fingers for clear weather to catch the show. The next meteor show should peak Jan 3. Galaxies also can be quite impressive this time of year. ...
A Meteorite Didn't Start Today's Six Alarm Fire in San Francisco
Gizmodo
Twitter is going insane with talk of a meteorite possibly causing today's fire in San Francisco's Western Addition. It's all based on a blurry (they're always burry) photograph. Guess, what, that didn't happen. I made a quick call to NASA to see if ...
December's Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Space.com
by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, which over the years has evolved into the most prolific and reliable of the dozen or so annual ...
The half illuminated moon is still very bright and must be kept out of your field of view for successfulmeteor observations. During this period, the evening hours, ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-decembe...
Mysterious Ball Drops from Space in Namibia - Fuel Tank!
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Mysterious+space+ball+drops+Namibia/5898394/story.html
other story Space Ball article:
http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/december/article/metal-ball-from-space-falls-in-omusati-region/
Another related story on the Space Ball Meteor;
http://news.yahoo.com/space-ball-drops-namibia-133326985.html
Attack of The Blob
Worcester News
Many theories suggest star jelly is deposited on earth during meteor showers, while the gel may have paranormal origins or could even just be the remains of dead frogs. Chris Livingstone, chair-man of the Worcester Astronomical Society, confirmed there ...
Star Jelly!- Astromyxin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly
Uploaded to YouTube by videos4daworld on Dec 19, 2011 209 views
Sorry NOT A Meteorite Find in Woodville, ONT- Crushed basalt!!!
LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Tokyo
We Found The Selwyn Meteor!! - YouTube 2 min
We believe that we have found the meteor. (Read More) What we have wasn't there before ...
youtube.com
Sorry NOT A Meteorite Find in Woodville, ONT- crushed basalt!!!
LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Tokyo
Cold weather provides prime landscape for stargazers
Northwest Herald
A meteor shower is expected to peak in the area in January, so local astronomers are crossing their fingers for clear weather to catch the show. The next meteor show should peak Jan 3. Galaxies also can be quite impressive this time of year. ...
A Meteorite Didn't Start Today's Six Alarm Fire in San Francisco
Gizmodo
Twitter is going insane with talk of a meteorite possibly causing today's fire in San Francisco's Western Addition. It's all based on a blurry (they're always burry) photograph. Guess, what, that didn't happen. I made a quick call to NASA to see if ...
| Oft-overlooked Ursid meteor shower to reach its peak msnbc.com This sky map shows the location of the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Bear), the star pattern from which the annual Ursid meteor shower appears to radiate. This map shows where to look at 10 pm local time on Thursday (Dec. ... |
December's Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Space.com
by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, which over the years has evolved into the most prolific and reliable of the dozen or so annual ...
22 December 2011
Alberta / Saskatchewan Canada -Montana Meteor 22DEC2011
Alberta / Saskatchewan, Canada - Montana,USA Meteor ~05:00 MST/ ~06:00 CST 22DEC2011
22DEC2011 Ron Sweetgrass, Montana, USA 05:00 MST 3-4 sec e/w no sound heard. white and green light with two bright flashes and a long tail. super bright white bright like an led flashlight with bright green streaks and two super white flashes sparkles dropping off all around the main piece no photo sorry
22Dec2011 Eddie Lagadi Calgary, Alberta Canada 0530 MST 3-5 sec west - east no sound / big color blue long tail moon no big ball color blue with long tail
22DEC2011 Jerrett Saskatoon Saskatchewan 0600 CST 2 secs West, Left to Right, falling to earth Bright Green Streak with Orange Tail Very Bright Yes bright green streak and then faded and then fired up again
22DEC2011 Ross B. Horning Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 5:50 CST 10 seconds N-S bright fireball with fairly long tail same as moon at least didn't see and fragments no photos
22DEC2011 Carol Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada 06:00 CST 2-3 sec fell W-E, 45-55 degree angle, bright lime green extremely bright no fragments seen falling off no photo
22DEC2011 Paul B. Elk Park, MT, USA 5:10 MST 2-3 seconds west to east green tail and white, no sound little less than moon don't recall appeared to drop low in the sky close to earth. I was travelling north on I15 and it was at 10:00 or northwest
For all sighting reports:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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!
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22DEC2011 Ron Sweetgrass, Montana, USA 05:00 MST 3-4 sec e/w no sound heard. white and green light with two bright flashes and a long tail. super bright white bright like an led flashlight with bright green streaks and two super white flashes sparkles dropping off all around the main piece no photo sorry
22Dec2011 Eddie Lagadi Calgary, Alberta Canada 0530 MST 3-5 sec west - east no sound / big color blue long tail moon no big ball color blue with long tail
22DEC2011 Jerrett Saskatoon Saskatchewan 0600 CST 2 secs West, Left to Right, falling to earth Bright Green Streak with Orange Tail Very Bright Yes bright green streak and then faded and then fired up again
22DEC2011 Ross B. Horning Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 5:50 CST 10 seconds N-S bright fireball with fairly long tail same as moon at least didn't see and fragments no photos
22DEC2011 Carol Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada 06:00 CST 2-3 sec fell W-E, 45-55 degree angle, bright lime green extremely bright no fragments seen falling off no photo
22DEC2011 Paul B. Elk Park, MT, USA 5:10 MST 2-3 seconds west to east green tail and white, no sound little less than moon don't recall appeared to drop low in the sky close to earth. I was travelling north on I15 and it was at 10:00 or northwest
For all sighting reports:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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!
Breaking News: MBIQ Indicates MA, NY, VT, NJ, PA, MD,VA, DC Meteor 22DEC2011
MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot has just indicated that a meteor was seen over MA, NY, VT, PA, MD, DC, VA and NJ ~03:25 EST 22DEC2011. Meteor seen in 8 states!
We need YOUR sighting reports to confirm; read at bottom of post; thank you!
Please help increase reports by posting a link to this story on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, TV news or your favorite forum. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
Confirmation Reports:
Driving south on rt 218 King George, VA.. I saw a bright white flash that turned into a green streak then broke apart, lasting 1 to 2 seconds in the southern sky. It was heading straight down. This happened at about 3:27 am on 12/22/11. I think this was a meteor but not for sure. Please let me know what you think about it. -John Gedney Thank you John! You saw a meteor; please file a report on this site. Thank you!
22DEC2011 Kristen Reed Springfield, VT 3:30 am EST 3 seconds South - down at a left to right angle Fireball with tail... Blue around tail Bright... But less so than the sun ? Wow!
22DEC2011 Greg New Bedford, MA, US 3:25 a.m 2-3 sec straight down bright blue brighter than moon non parts falling off no photo
22Dec2011 Chris Brooklyn, NY, USA 3:28:00 2 sec. NE Yellow/ orange brighter than moon. not as bright as the sun on the brightest day. no unusal< and i have worked around aviation in the military.
22Dec2011 Dave Clifton Arlington, VA (Pentagon City) 0325 eastern 2-3 sec Straight down Greenish blue streak. Very pronounced visual. Wide streak. Very bright. More than moon. No parts falling off. No photo
22DEC2011 Alex Johnson Framingham, MA, USA 3:25:00 4 Seconds SW Top to Bottom Bright Yellow/Green with tail shooting straight down between Saturn and Sirius. No noise heard Sun. No No photo, was just amazed by what I saw.
For all reports see; http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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MBIQ Data:
Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for large light over new york city december 22, 2011.
18:42:20 -- 5 minutes ago
Arlington, Virginia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News: MBIQ Indicates MA, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, DC Meteor 22DEC2011" by searching for dc meteor .
18:24:56 -- 9 minutes ago
New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 18DEC2011" by searching for meteor december 2011.
17:53:30 -- 2 minutes ago
New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighting dember 22 2011.
17:48:51 -- 6 minutes ago
Everett, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Woburn, MASS. Meteor? 28NOV2011" by searching for meterite woburb ma.
17:48:47 -- 6 minutes ago
Washington, District of Columbia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Green streak in sky 12NOV2011" by searching for green streak in night sky.
17:46:30 -- 8 minutes ago
Wayne, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor nj.
17:38:31 -- 13 minutes ago
New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Neon green flashin streak in sky.
17:37:09 -- 14 minutes ago
Rosendale, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for I think I just saw a meteor massachusetts.
17:34:58 -- 7 minutes ago
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!
We need YOUR sighting reports to confirm; read at bottom of post; thank you!
Please help increase reports by posting a link to this story on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, TV news or your favorite forum. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
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| NE States Meteor 22DEC2011 Green Markers = Sighting Reports (click on image to enlarge) v.1 (c) LunarMeteorite*Hunter / Google Earth All Rights Reserved - Copy with Permission Only |
Driving south on rt 218 King George, VA.. I saw a bright white flash that turned into a green streak then broke apart, lasting 1 to 2 seconds in the southern sky. It was heading straight down. This happened at about 3:27 am on 12/22/11. I think this was a meteor but not for sure. Please let me know what you think about it. -John Gedney Thank you John! You saw a meteor; please file a report on this site. Thank you!
22DEC2011 Kristen Reed Springfield, VT 3:30 am EST 3 seconds South - down at a left to right angle Fireball with tail... Blue around tail Bright... But less so than the sun ? Wow!
22DEC2011 Greg New Bedford, MA, US 3:25 a.m 2-3 sec straight down bright blue brighter than moon non parts falling off no photo
22Dec2011 Chris Brooklyn, NY, USA 3:28:00 2 sec. NE Yellow/ orange brighter than moon. not as bright as the sun on the brightest day. no unusal< and i have worked around aviation in the military.
22Dec2011 Dave Clifton Arlington, VA (Pentagon City) 0325 eastern 2-3 sec Straight down Greenish blue streak. Very pronounced visual. Wide streak. Very bright. More than moon. No parts falling off. No photo
22DEC2011 Alex Johnson Framingham, MA, USA 3:25:00 4 Seconds SW Top to Bottom Bright Yellow/Green with tail shooting straight down between Saturn and Sirius. No noise heard Sun. No No photo, was just amazed by what I saw.
For all reports see; http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/
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MBIQ Data:
Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for large light over new york city december 22, 2011.
18:42:20 -- 5 minutes ago
Arlington, Virginia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News: MBIQ Indicates MA, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, DC Meteor 22DEC2011" by searching for dc meteor .
18:24:56 -- 9 minutes ago
New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 18DEC2011" by searching for meteor december 2011.
17:53:30 -- 2 minutes ago
New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighting dember 22 2011.
17:48:51 -- 6 minutes ago
Everett, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Woburn, MASS. Meteor? 28NOV2011" by searching for meterite woburb ma.
17:48:47 -- 6 minutes ago
Washington, District of Columbia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Green streak in sky 12NOV2011" by searching for green streak in night sky.
17:46:30 -- 8 minutes ago
Wayne, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor nj.
17:38:31 -- 13 minutes ago
New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Neon green flashin streak in sky.
17:37:09 -- 14 minutes ago
Rosendale, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for I think I just saw a meteor massachusetts.
17:34:58 -- 7 minutes ago
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 22DEC2011
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15DEC2011
Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario have released footage of a meteor, which was captured by its highly advanced video surveillance system, ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-worldwide-meteo...
Survey finds not all meteors the same
ABC Science OnlineBut meteor radars consistently see the sky filled with rapidly speeding meteors flying too fast to survive. Nesvorny and colleagues found the inconsistency was caused by some meteor radars not being able to see the slower, smaller meteors, instead only ...
Lambertville, MI man hit by meteorWTOL.comBy Rob Wiercinski - bio | email TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Mike Malone says he considers himself to be a lucky man, and on Tuesday he says he had a close encounter with outer space while he was in his pick-up truck. The Lambertville, Michigan man says he was ...
[1112.4372] Estimating meteor rates using Bayesian inferenceAbstract: A method for estimating the true meteor rate \lambda\ from a small number of observed meteors n is derived. We employ Bayesian inference with a ...
arxiv.org/abs/1112.4372
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter“To reconcile things, we improved our model to predict meteor rates and took into account how radars are able to see meteors. And things worked!” The new model showed that radars are nearly blind to slow meteors, but pick up just the right ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
December Issue of Meteorite Times now up
Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario have released footage of a meteor, which was captured by its highly advanced video surveillance system, ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-worldwide-meteo...
Survey finds not all meteors the same
ABC Science OnlineBut meteor radars consistently see the sky filled with rapidly speeding meteors flying too fast to survive. Nesvorny and colleagues found the inconsistency was caused by some meteor radars not being able to see the slower, smaller meteors, instead only ...
Lambertville, MI man hit by meteorWTOL.comBy Rob Wiercinski - bio | email TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Mike Malone says he considers himself to be a lucky man, and on Tuesday he says he had a close encounter with outer space while he was in his pick-up truck. The Lambertville, Michigan man says he was ...
[1112.4372] Estimating meteor rates using Bayesian inferenceAbstract: A method for estimating the true meteor rate \lambda\ from a small number of observed meteors n is derived. We employ Bayesian inference with a ...
arxiv.org/abs/1112.4372
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter“To reconcile things, we improved our model to predict meteor rates and took into account how radars are able to see meteors. And things worked!” The new model showed that radars are nearly blind to slow meteors, but pick up just the right ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
December Issue of Meteorite Times now up
The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/This page also has an easy way to view all of the "Mag View" issues in the "Archives" section of the page.
http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docsWishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
Paul and Jim, Editors
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/This page also has an easy way to view all of the "Mag View" issues in the "Archives" section of the page.
http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docsWishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
Paul and Jim, Editors
Comet Lovejoy (2011 W3) Rising Over Western Australia 21DEC2011
Comet Lovejoy (2011 W3) rising over Western Australia 21DEC2011
Comet Lovejoy (2011 W3) rising over Western Australia from Colin Legg on Vimeo.
Had a beautiful view of the comet this morning. I took this sequence to try to capture the changing face of the comet as twilight progressed.
Please see this EXCELLENT photo by Australian Photographer Colin Legg:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105827&d=1324518566
Comet Lovejoy (2011 W3) rising over Western Australia from Colin Legg on Vimeo.
Had a beautiful view of the comet this morning. I took this sequence to try to capture the changing face of the comet as twilight progressed.
Please see this EXCELLENT photo by Australian Photographer Colin Legg:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105827&d=1324518566
Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 18DEC2011
Italia Fireball Meteor 18DEC2011- Italian Allsky Station Ferarra
Uploaded to YouTube by esploriamoluniverso 2011/12/21 15 views
Fireball 2011.12.18_02.10.41 ± 1 U.T.
Complete path (J2000)
RA start: 185.743
Decl : 69.523
RA end: 111.829
Decl : -24.723
Time of transit: 10.36
Trail duration: 0.00
Fragmentations: 1
Flares: 5
Apparente Max Magnitude: -7.5 ± 0.5
Zenithal Max Magnitude: -9 ± 0.5
Meteor Stream: SPO
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2227-fireball-20111218_021042#9117
Reported by:
Ferruccio Zanotti
Italian Meteor and TLE Network
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!
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| Italy Fireball 18DEC2011 (click on image to enlarge) (c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti Italian Meteor and TLE Network |
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| Italy Fireball 18DEC2011 Triangulation (click on image to enlarge) (c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti Italian Meteor and TLE Network |
Uploaded to YouTube by esploriamoluniverso 2011/12/21 15 views
Fireball 2011.12.18_02.10.41 ± 1 U.T.
Complete path (J2000)
RA start: 185.743
Decl : 69.523
RA end: 111.829
Decl : -24.723
Time of transit: 10.36
Trail duration: 0.00
Fragmentations: 1
Flares: 5
Apparente Max Magnitude: -7.5 ± 0.5
Zenithal Max Magnitude: -9 ± 0.5
Meteor Stream: SPO
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2227-fireball-20111218_021042#9117
Reported by:
Ferruccio Zanotti
Italian Meteor and TLE Network
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!
Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 14DEC2011
Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 14DEC2011
- Italian Allsky - Station Potenza, Italy
Fireball 2011.12.14_04.50.20 ± 1 U.T
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2232-fireball-20111214_045020-1-ut
Reported by:
Ferruccio Zanotti
Italian Meteor and TLE Network
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!
- Italian Allsky - Station Potenza, Italy
Fireball 2011.12.14_04.50.20 ± 1 U.T
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| Italy Fireball 14DEC2011 (click on image to enlarge) (c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti Italian Meteor and TLE Network |
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| Italy Fireball 14DEC2011 Triangulation (click on image to enlarge) (c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti Italian Meteor and TLE Network |
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2232-fireball-20111214_045020-1-ut
Reported by:
Ferruccio Zanotti
Italian Meteor and TLE Network
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!
21 December 2011
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2011
Geology research in Lund receives SEK 40 million
uniprotokolle Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:41 AM PST
Within the space of a week, Lund Universitys geology researchers have raked in SEK 40 million. Professor Birger Schmitz has received SEK 25 million for his ground breaking research on the meteorite flux to earth that has been taking place for billions of years...
Heart of Louisiana: Meteor Crater - New Orleans News, Breaking ...
A few miles south of Greensburg, there is a noticeable dip in the road as you drive along Louisiana Highway 37. But it doesn't seem out of place among the ...
www.fox8live.com/.../98ps60GxR0qRXLvaIcAvMw.cspx
The bizarre case of meteors with two identities
PhysOrg.com
“To reconcile things, we improved our model to predict meteor rates and took into account how radars are able to see meteors. And things worked!” The new model showed that radars are nearly blind to slow meteors, but pick up just the right collection ...
The mystery of the Bethlehem star
Tri City Voice
Of the most plausible possibilities, there are many to choose from: typical new star, a planet,meteor, comet, a nova, or any miscellaneous documented celestial event. Great astronomers like Brahe, Galileo, and Kepler among others spent hours using ...
Volcano, not meteor, killed Deccan dinosaurs
Deccan Chronicle
By Syed Akbar It was not a meteor strike that wiped out dinosaurs from the earth, but intense volcanic activities in the Deccan region. Marine sediment from the Krishna-Godavari basin near Rajahmundry has helped scientists solve the age-old mystery of ...
Meteorites trigger avalanches on Mars: scientists
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Meteorites trigger avalanches on Mars before they even hit the ground of the Red Planet, finds a new study. Researchers at the University of Arizona found that space rocks flying towards the Martian surface can travel at several times the ...
Meteorite crashes into doctor's office | Video ...
2 min
pubId=29913744001 Meteorite crashes into doctor's office Dr. Frank Ciampi is counting his ...
wbir.com
uniprotokolle Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:41 AM PST
Within the space of a week, Lund Universitys geology researchers have raked in SEK 40 million. Professor Birger Schmitz has received SEK 25 million for his ground breaking research on the meteorite flux to earth that has been taking place for billions of years...
Heart of Louisiana: Meteor Crater - New Orleans News, Breaking ...
A few miles south of Greensburg, there is a noticeable dip in the road as you drive along Louisiana Highway 37. But it doesn't seem out of place among the ...
www.fox8live.com/.../98ps60GxR0qRXLvaIcAvMw.cspx
The bizarre case of meteors with two identities
PhysOrg.com
“To reconcile things, we improved our model to predict meteor rates and took into account how radars are able to see meteors. And things worked!” The new model showed that radars are nearly blind to slow meteors, but pick up just the right collection ...
The mystery of the Bethlehem star
Tri City Voice
Of the most plausible possibilities, there are many to choose from: typical new star, a planet,meteor, comet, a nova, or any miscellaneous documented celestial event. Great astronomers like Brahe, Galileo, and Kepler among others spent hours using ...
Volcano, not meteor, killed Deccan dinosaurs
Deccan Chronicle
By Syed Akbar It was not a meteor strike that wiped out dinosaurs from the earth, but intense volcanic activities in the Deccan region. Marine sediment from the Krishna-Godavari basin near Rajahmundry has helped scientists solve the age-old mystery of ...
Meteorites trigger avalanches on Mars: scientists
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Meteorites trigger avalanches on Mars before they even hit the ground of the Red Planet, finds a new study. Researchers at the University of Arizona found that space rocks flying towards the Martian surface can travel at several times the ...
Meteorite crashes into doctor's office | Video ...2 min
pubId=29913744001 Meteorite crashes into doctor's office Dr. Frank Ciampi is counting his ...
wbir.com
20 December 2011
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2011
Heart of Louisiana: Meteor Crater
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
The only explanation Heinrich could come up with was a meteor crater. It likely happened within the last 10000 to 12000 years, which was a time when primitive people inhabited the piney woods of St. Helena. A meteor would have struck without warning, ...
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 17-23, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American Meteor Society's site. No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...
APOD: 2011 December 19 - A Geminid Meteor Over Iran - Digg
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
digg.com/.../apod_2011_december_19_a_geminid_meteor_o...
One of TV's 'Meteorite Men' describes team's hunt for treasure from outer space
Washington Post
Geoff Notkin, 50, star of the the reality TV show “Meteorite Men,” has a nose for space rocks. Wielding a metal detector, the British Notkin and his American sidekick, Steve Arnold, bop from Iowa to Australia to Poland to Russia in search of ...
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
The only explanation Heinrich could come up with was a meteor crater. It likely happened within the last 10000 to 12000 years, which was a time when primitive people inhabited the piney woods of St. Helena. A meteor would have struck without warning, ...
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 17-23, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American Meteor Society's site. No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...
APOD: 2011 December 19 - A Geminid Meteor Over Iran - Digg
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
digg.com/.../apod_2011_december_19_a_geminid_meteor_o...
One of TV's 'Meteorite Men' describes team's hunt for treasure from outer space
Washington Post
Geoff Notkin, 50, star of the the reality TV show “Meteorite Men,” has a nose for space rocks. Wielding a metal detector, the British Notkin and his American sidekick, Steve Arnold, bop from Iowa to Australia to Poland to Russia in search of ...
18 December 2011
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18DEC2011
Meteorite hunters prepare to scour cottage country
Toronto Star
Meteorite hunters can only hope any chips off the old block that flew from the sky this week landed on terra firma. Make that a 4.5-billion-year-old block. That's the estimated age of the rare chunk of magnetic material that hit the planet northeast of ...
Fall Map - Meteor Physics
The Department of Physics and Astronomy Meteor Physics The University of Western Ontario presents: You are using a browser that is not standards- compliant ...
meteor.uwo.ca/research/fireball/events/selwyn/fallmap.html
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Major Meteor Outbreak ...
Important new changes coming to The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News ... E-SW Bright white and blue tail, extending well beyond the meteor Same as ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../major-meteor-outbreak...
UWO ASGARD camera network records a large ...
10 sec
Peter Brown of the UWO Meteor physics group just sent me this video of tonight's large meteor ...
uwophysastro.posterous.com
Toronto Star
Meteorite hunters can only hope any chips off the old block that flew from the sky this week landed on terra firma. Make that a 4.5-billion-year-old block. That's the estimated age of the rare chunk of magnetic material that hit the planet northeast of ...
Fall Map - Meteor Physics
The Department of Physics and Astronomy Meteor Physics The University of Western Ontario presents: You are using a browser that is not standards- compliant ...
meteor.uwo.ca/research/fireball/events/selwyn/fallmap.html
| Community reaction: Geminid meteor shower sightings CBC.ca Ivana Vit I happen to be one of those lucky people that seen the fireball in the night sky on Monday December 12, 2011 at approximately 6:15 pm. I was driving home from Belleville, Ont. [when] something struck my eye in the sky ... there was a fire ... |
 | Geminid Meteor Shows on 14 December 2011 ... 2 min Geminid Meteor Shows on 14 December 2011 Tags:meteor showers 2011meteor shower ...youtube.com |
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Major Meteor Outbreak ...
Important new changes coming to The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News ... E-SW Bright white and blue tail, extending well beyond the meteor Same as ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../major-meteor-outbreak...
UWO ASGARD camera network records a large ...10 sec
Peter Brown of the UWO Meteor physics group just sent me this video of tonight's large meteor ...
uwophysastro.posterous.com
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