27 January 2012

Oman Meteor/Meteorite News - The 10th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Space Sciences 5-8FEB2012


The 10th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Space Sciences
5-8 Feb 2012, Muscat, Oman
      

Oman Astronomical Society hosts the 10th Conference of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) in cooperation with Ministry of Transport and Communications, the International Astronomy Union (IAU), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA) and the Foreign Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the inter-Islamic network for space science and technology (ISNET), and The Research Council, 12-15 Rabeea al Awal 1433 corresponding to 5 to 8 February 2012 Muscat - Sultanate of Oman. The Tenth Conference of the Union comes under the theme"The Role of Astronomy and Space Sciences in Developing Contemporary Societies"

The Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences is an NGO Arabic Astronomical Astronautical Authority based in Amman/Jordan , (AUASS) which was formally established in 1998.
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Index_en.aspx

Conference Aspects are:
1. Astronomical Projects and Observatories
2. New approaches to Astro-Archeology ,History and Heritage
3. Innovations in Astronomy and space science education
4. Space-based Earth Observations and Monitoring
5. Outreach programs and fostering interests in Science
6. The Star-light reserve: as a tourism attraction
7. Youth and Amateur Astronomy Research Projects
8. Galactic and cosmological research studies
9. Space-based tourism: vision and challenges
10. Peaceful usage of outer space technologies
11. Stellar and interstellar research studies
12. Planetary and Atmospheric research studies
13. Celestial mechanics and orbital control
14. New innovation in space technologies
15. Solar activities and climatic change relations
16. Meteorites and craters as gates to early history and new economy
17. Astronomical Societies and Clubs as pioneers in civil societies

To register in the Conference fill the following form:
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Registrationen.aspx?i11s1 

تستضيف الجمعية الفلكية العمانية في سلطنة عمان مؤتمر الإتحاد العربي العاشر لعلوم الفضاء والفلك الذي يعقد بالتعاون مع وزارة النقل والإتصالات و الإتحاد الفلكي الدولي(IAU) ومكتب الأمم المتحدة لشؤون الفضاء الخارجي (UNOOSA) ومجلس البحث العلمي وكالة الفضاء الأمريكية (ناساNASA ) ووكالة الفضاء الأوربية (إيسا ESA) والشبكة البينية الإسلامية لعلوم الفضاء والتقنية بإذن الله في الفترة من 12-15 ربيع الأول 1433هـ الموافق 5-8 فبراير/شباط 2012م في مسقط بسلطنة عمان. تحت شعار :

" دور علوم الفلك والفضاء في تطوير المجتمعات المعاصرة"

الإتحاد العربي لعلوم الفضاء والفلك (AUASS) هيئة فلكية فضائية عربية غير ربحية وأحد الاتحادات النوعية التابعة لمجلس الوحدة الاقتصادية العربية التابع للأمانة العامة لجامعة الدول العربية، مقره مدينة عمان في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ، تأسس رسمياً سنة 1998.
http://www.falakoman.org/10thAUASSconf/Index_ar.aspx

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26 January 2012

Tissint Morocco Martian Meteorite Hunting Video

البحث عن شظايا أحجار نيزك مريخي سقط بالقرب من طاطا
Posted on YouTube by izakri74 on 24 Jan 2012 100 views

Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tissint
www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=54823 -
19 Jan 2012 – Tissint 29°28.917'N, 7°36.674'W. Tata, Morocco. Fell: 18 July 2011. Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite). History: (H. Chennaoui ...

Italia Fireball Meteor Bolide 24JAN2012

Italia Fireball Meteor Bolide 24JAN2012
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http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2340-fireball-nella-nebbia-20120124-195932-ut#9439

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On TV Thursday, Jan. 26
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Brother Guy Consolmagno, a staff astronomer and the curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory, travels about 100,000 miles each year, splitting his time between Tucson, Ariz., and Rome. The planetary scientist also gives 40 to 50 talks annually at universities, schools and parishes around the world. ...

Astronomers seek meteroite samples
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Astronomy experts believe a meteorite may have landed somewhere in the Co Louth region, after a large 'fireball', which is a really big meteor, was seen from various parts of the country. After issuing an appeal for reports on where the meteor was ...

"Life in CI meteorites"
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lifedetection2012/pdf/6035.pdf

Curtin Geologists Discover Proof of Meteorite Collisions on the Moon
International Business Times AU
By Genalyn Corocoto | January 26, 2012 12:39 AM EST A new study by geologists from Curtin University revealed proof of meteorite collisions on the Moon as evidence by the mineral zircon from lunar rock samples recovered during NASA's Apollo missions.

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Nice meteor sighting: Peters Creek, Alaska
I just stepped out onto my deck for a few minutes to give my dog a nature break and looked due South just in time to see a very nice meteor above the trees.
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25 January 2012

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Sidmouth observatory joins Dulverton stargazers
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Even NASA can't help solve Grimsby 'Big Bang' mystery
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Although Mike Brightmore, secretary of the Cleethorpes and District Astronomy Society, said: "If it had been a meteor, it would have been accompanied by a bright streak across the night sky. As far as I am aware, no one has reported seeing one.

The best places on earth to see the sky at night
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Whacked moon rocks yield up their secrets
Register
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Curtin geologists make a 'shocking' discovery
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Apocalyptic boom over Elmbridge not end of the world, RAF say
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Concorde was not flying again, a meteorite had not collided with Earth and there was no jumbo jet nose-diving toward the ground, despite what you may have heard.

ASU acquires exotic piece of Mars
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ASU currently owns the largest institutional piece of the martianmeteorite Tissint. Photo by: Laurence Garvie.

Meteorite Wine Unveiled In Chile By British Astronomer Ian Hutcheon
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Martian rock is more than a million times rarer than gold and meteorite dealers are selling the ...
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24 January 2012

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隕石から判明した小惑星の形成時期と水の存在
東京大学の研究により太陽系の初期に形成した隕石の炭酸塩は太陽系の形成から480万年後にできこれらの隕石の素になった小惑星は太陽系の形成から350万年後にできたこと ...
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Meteorite motherlode: Scientists collect hundreds of space rocks in Antarctica
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Every year since 1976, members of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program have scoured the frozen wastes at the bottom of our world for interstellar debris, and have just wrapped up their latest month-long expedition.

NASA launches quest to reclaim long-lost astromaterials
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The New York Times reports that scientists have transformed themselves into a different kind of researcher as they search for missing moon rocks, meteorite samples and a number of other pilfered and long-lost astromaterials. Their origins vary, but the ...

Hundreds of meteorites uncovered in Antarctica
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Exclusive one night viewing of exquisite gemstone paintings by Fareen Butt
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Video
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Meteorites definitely struck Moon
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23 January 2012

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By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
will be passing from 23JAN until 30JAN2012 and I expect that we will see a marked increase inMeteor/Fireballs from accompanying debris and yet undetected other NEOs. Asteroid 433 Eros (EROS) will pass 30JAN far away but may be ...
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Breaking News -Newly Discovered NEOs Close Approach Meteor Activity to Continue to Increase 23JAN2012

UPDATE!  NEW ONE FOUND!

Breaking Asteroid News- NEO Close Pass 27JAN2012


 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/breaking-asteroid-news-neo-close-pass.html

Breaking News -NEOs Asteroids (Near Earth Objects) Close Approaches - Meteor Activity to Increase 23JAN2012
Just discovered NEO (2012 BS1)(2012 BY1)(2012 BW13)(2012 BD14) 
will be passing from 23JAN until 30JAN2012 and I expect that we will see a marked increase in Meteor/Fireballs from accompanying debris and yet undetected other NEOs.  Asteroid  433 Eros (EROS) will pass 30JAN far away but may be visible with a telescope. Remember, you read it here first! So, Please kindly cite my site WITH link http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
Get out and observe, cameras ready, hone your observation skills; and REPORT please.  The reporting link is on the top of the site.  Get the word out via News Media, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, your favorite forum and tell your friends.
Best Always, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan

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)
(2012 AY) 2012-Jan-220.090735.386 m - 190 m22.512.74
(2012 AC3) 2012-Jan-230.072428.268 m - 150 m23.05.88
(2012 BG11) 2012-Jan-230.033713.193 m - 210 m22.39.20
(2012 BS1) 2012-Jan-230.00803.15.4 m - 12 m28.58.86
(2012 BY1) 2012-Jan-240.00522.019 m - 42 m25.818.44
(2009 BO58) 2012-Jan-240.179569.8110 m - 250 m21.920.32
(2010 LN14) 2012-Jan-240.149958.3160 m - 350 m21.119.19
7341 (1991 VK) 2012-Jan-250.065025.31.2 km - 2.7 km16.78.73
(2012 BW13) 2012-Jan-260.00441.710 m - 23 m27.111.80
(2011 FC29) 2012-Jan-260.172067.0170 m - 380 m20.917.47
(2008 CL20) 2012-Jan-280.116845.423 m - 52 m25.39.96
(2010 WU8) 2012-Jan-300.077630.239 m - 86 m24.27.91
(2012 BD14) 2012-Jan-300.01495.812 m - 27 m26.77.16
433 Eros 2012-Jan-310.178769.517 km11.25.95

Source: NASA/JPL

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!
2012 THE Year of Meteors!

22 January 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2012

Mars Meteorites Fall in Morocco
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Kyoto, Japan Meteor Fireball 17JAN2011

Kyoto, Japan Meteor Fireball 23:30 (GMT+9) 17JAN2011

1/22/2012 20:50:05 17JAN2012 Maruta KYOTO, JAPAN 23:30 GMT+9 3-5 sec N-S Orange/yellow, like fire moon yes It looked like a big fireball, with a long orange tail and fragments breaking off

More sighting reports please; thank you.

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!
2012 The Year of Meteors!

Greece/Macedonia Meteor Breaking News - Greece Bolide Meteor 22JAN2012

Greece/Macedonia Meteor Breaking News - Greece Bolide Meteor ~00:30/23:20 local time 22JAN2012
Greece/Macedonia Bolide Meteor 22JAN2012
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22JAN2012 16:36:05 22JAN2012 Elizabeth Kolindros, MACEDONIA, GREECE ~00:30 local time about 8 sec W Really big light green tail but dark core Sun In the atmospheric layers First time we saw something like that, really light, big and remaining over 6 seconds on the atmosphere
Thank you Elizabeth!


21JAN2012 Ena Resen, Macedonia 23:20:00 5 sec E-W Yellow Very bright something between the Sun and Moon It was far behind some houses, so I don't know I didn't have time to take a photo but made a drawing.  I am from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a neghbour country to Greece. It could have been 23:30 according to our time ( Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ), which would be 00:30 Greek time. So it should be the same meteor. Resen is Close to the Macedonian - Greek border , and so is the town of Kolindros.  I hope I helped And please tell me if we saw the same meteor. This is my first experience of this kind for me. And it means to me a lot. Thank you
Thank you Ena!

We need more reports about this event; thank you!

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!
2012 The Year of Meteors!

Breaking News -Texas/Oklahoma Meteor 20JAN2012

Breaking News -Texas/Oklahoma Meteor 20JAN2012
Texas/Oklahoma Meteor ~ 22:10 CST 20JAN2012
(c) Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky, Kevin Palivec


Texas/Oklahoma Meteor  ~ 22:10 CST  20JAN2012
(c) Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky, Kevin Palivec




20JAN2012 Bill and Nancy Vernon, Texas 22:10 CST 4 seconds 80 degrees from vertical straight down.  It was in the eastern part of the sky. White to light yellow.  No sound. Brighter than Venus Yes. There was no variation in the size.  It started wide and it ended wide.  It started bright instantly, then dimmed, and then was bright again.  Then it was gone.

20JAN2012 Dan Collins Granbury, TX 20:12  CDT 5 sec Start NNW abt 30deg above horiz; end NNE abt 20deg, Bright white;  small orange near endflight; was not where I could hear any sound Brighter and closer looking than meteor shower debris generally is;  brighter than Venus I saw at least one piece burn off with different color (orange) but did not see any trajectory. drawing on request

We need your sighting reports; thank you!


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!
2012 The Year of Meteors!

21 January 2012

Oman Meteorite News - Scientists index Oman's galaxy of meteorites 20JAN2012

Scientists index Oman's galaxy of meteorites



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Deep in the heart of the Omani desert, the search is on for rocks worth millions of dollars: not diamonds but rubble that has fallen from the sky.
A group of German and Swiss scientists are working with the Omani government to catalogue the vast number of meteorites that lay strewn across the desert - famed as the place with the world's second largest cache of heavenly rocks.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Hopkins reports from Oman.

http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2012/01/20121218512667164.html

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Newly Fallen Meteorites Offer Fresh Look At Mars
NPR Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST
Scientists have confirmed that rocks collected recently in the Moroccan desert came from the Red Planet. University of Alberta meteorite expert Chris Herd, who has acquired one of the chunks, talks about how scientists analyze space rocks, and whether organic compounds might be found inside.

The chemistry of exploding stars
uniprotokolle Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:42 AM PST
Meteorite contains evidence of formation of sulfur molecules in the ejecta of a supernova explosion Fundamental chemical processes in predecessors of our solar system are now a bit better understood: An international team led by Peter Hoppe, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, has now examined dust inclusions of the 4.6 billion years old meteorite Murchison, which had ...

Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
WABC-TV New York Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:43 AM PST
Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.

Visitor from Mars
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:10 PM PST
It is not often that someone finds a meteorite from the planet Mars. It is even rarer for someone to see a Mars meteorite falling from the sky.

Meteorite found in Callisburg?
KXII Sherman Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:26 PM PST
CALLISBURG, TX-- A panel of international scientists has confirmed that about 15 pounds of meteorites that fell in Morocco last summer came from Mars.

UT Professor Honored by National Academy of Sciences
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Update - Alert- Newly Discovered NEOs to Pass Activity of Meteors Projected 20-21JAN2011

Update - Alert- Newly Discovered NEOs to Pass
- Increased Activity of Meteors Projected
Cameras, Observers Alert Standby  (2012 BV1)
LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo (Dirk Ross)

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)
(2012 AX) 2012-Jan-200.074929.149 m - 110 m23.77.20
(2012 BV1) 2012-Jan-200.00210.81.7 m - 3.8 m31.08.65
Source: NASA/JPL

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20 January 2012

Tulsa, Oklahoma Daytime Meteor Event? 18JAN2012

Tulsa, Oklahoma Daytime Meteor Event? 18JAN2012

Anyone else see this event please contact me drtanuki@gmail.com  Thank you!

18JAN2012 mike tulsa, ok, usa 1400 cst 15 sec sw-ne yellow, explosion, smoke cloud daytime, but still very visable no happened during the day. exploded about 500ft above the ground, probably about 1 mile from location. the explosion was powerful enough to felt in delivery truck, also rattled windows of near by businesses


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Florida Launch Tonight Florida ~7:38 EST 19JAN2012 NOT Meteor!

Report of launch:
19JAN2012 Shane and Rebecca Hayes MELBOURNE BEACH, FLORIDA, USA 20:03:00 18 seconds W-E RED and ORANGE/LOW RUMBLING THUNDER MOON YES we have a picture from a cell phone, it was bright enough at that far distance to be picked up on the cell

Possible artificial nebula tonight
If the 0:38 UTC (7:38 EST) scheduled launch goes off as scheduled or even
somewhat later in the launch window from Cape Canaveral, there's
a very good chance for an artificial nebula or "comet" around 2:00
UTC south of Israel to ENE of South Africa, perhaps directly over
Madagascar. It would be within several degrees of the celestial
equator from an observing site. Sorry I don't have more detailed
information. Here's a page for reference:
http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jan-2012/0253.html

"WGS 4" is "Wideband Global SATCOM 4", a US military
communications satellite.

Here's a projected ground-track map of the launch events:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d358/track.html

With good weather, it could be worth looking for.
Ed Cannon -- Texas
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WGS 4 is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral in about 8 hours, on 2012 Jan 20, between 00:38 and 02:11 UTC.

I offer the following rough TLE of the orbit after the final burn of the 2nd stage, assuming launch at window-open: 

SECO-2                                                 440 X 66991 km
1 78901U          12020.04833333  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    00
2 78901  24.0048 307.4191 8299446 177.8402   1.4113  1.08160032    02

Following spacecraft separation, observers within range should look for the following 2nd stage events:

    T+       UTC
00:45:00  01:23:00  CCAM Start (Collision and Contamination Avoidance Manoeuvre)
00:47:20  01:25:20  CCAM End
00:54:41  01:32:41  H2 Depletion End
00:56:40  01:34:40  O2 Depletion End
01:18:33  01:56:33  N2H4 depletion End

The fuel dump could produce a spectacular comet-like phenomenon.
Ted Molczan




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