24 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24APR2012


No apparent damage from meteor that crossed California and Nevada
Fox News
Nevada – A fiery meteor created a thundering explosion and traced a rare daylight fireball seen for about 600 miles across Nevada and California, before apparently breaking up harmlessly at high altitude, astronomers said. NASA researchers at the Jet ...


Scientist says sound signal from exploding meteor lasted 18 minutes
Reno Gazette Journal
A Canadian scientist who specializes in meteor sound waves said Monday the infrasonic signal from Sunday's event felt over a wide swath of Northern Nevada and California was “very strong” and lasted more than 18 minutes at a monitoring station 400 ...


Reports: Meteor caused loud explosion felt across Sierra Sunday morning
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
LAKE TAHOE — Residents in the greater Truckee/Tahoe area awoke Sunday morning to a loud explosion that likely was caused by a meteor, numerous media outlets are reporting. The boom was heard at about 8 am throughout much of the region.


Colorado Man Accused of Attempting to Sell Fake Meteorites
MyFox Philadelphia
(NewsCore) - DENVER -- Authorities have accused a Colorado man of deceptive trade practices after he attempted to sell a fake meteorite for more than $500000, The Denver Post reported. The Colorado Attorney General's Office filed a petition against ...


Loud Boom Caused by Meteor? - ABC News
Astronomers believe sound was the result of a daytime shooting star.
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Loud California Boom Caused by Daytime Shooting ...
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Astronomers believe sound was the result of a daytime shooting star. For a related story go here ...
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Minivan Sized Meteor Explodes Over California
PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter An explosion over the skies near the California-Nevada border early on Sunday has been confirmed to have been caused by a meteor the "size of a minivan," according to news reports. The meteor, believed to have been a small asteroid, ...


Anchors Survive Meteor in the ABC News Studios
ABC News
WNN's Rob Nelson and John Muller survive a meteor shower inside our Upper West Side studios. *More: http://WNNfans.com.


Reuters Science News Summary
Chicago Tribune
Rare daylight meteor seen, heard over Nevada, California LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A rare daytimemeteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on Sunday, just after the peak of an annual meteor shower.


'Minerals and Meteorites' exhibit opens at Morrill Hall
Daily Nebraskan
By Larry Brown Morrill Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus unveiled a new exhibit Saturday showcasing various minerals and meteorites. The exhibit, “Meteorites and Minerals,” looks at how they affect today's society.


Local man witnesses fire in the sky from meteorite
Mercury-Register
By ROGER H. AYLWORTH - Staff Writer A flaming object that streaked through sky Sunday morning and triggered a sonic boom that rattled homes from Reno into California's Central Valley, was witnessed by at least one Chico man, but he wasn't anywhere near ...


Meteor Shower Causes Sonic Boom? | Video - ABC News
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Sound heard in California thought to be from a daytime shooting star.
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Meteor shower: Lyrids make big boom in trek through Earth's skies
Los Angeles Times
The lights will be sporadic and well below the spectacle level of the weekend, but keep this generalmeteor-watching principle in mind: Visibility varies with location, brightness of other astronomical phenomena, and the level of pollution from light ...


Answers Mulled to Questions of Bantam Lake 'UFO' Mystery
Housatonic Times
As for the working theory that a documented meteor shower in the area resulted in a meteorite falling into the lake, she said, “The people that are involved that will check. It could be many different things.” Connecticut Department of Energy and ...
Lyrid Meteor Shower - 4/21/2012 on Vimeo
I set up the cameras to do some time-lapse during the Lyrid Meteor Shower the night of April 21 ...
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Colorado prosecutors say Montrose man peddled bogus meteorites, threatened experts
Denver Post
By Joey Bunch The Colorado Attorney General's Office says a Montrose man tried to sell a phony lunar meteorite on eBay for at least $512000, promised 80 percent tax deduction to would-be buyers and threatened experts in the field who said his finds ...


Scots laboratory to examine Mars meteorite
Scotsman
The piece of a Martian meteorite has been obtained by scientists at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC). They are hoping to have a clearer idea of when it left Mars and how long it spent in space after examining the 0.2 gram ...


NASA Calls Meteor Eruption "Huge Event"
KTVN
Dr. Bill Cooke with the Lead, NASA Meteroid Environments Office said the meteor eruption caused quite the commotion. Cooke said the meteor's energy was a whopping 3.8 kilotons of TNT. That's about one fourth of the "little boy" bomb, which was dropped ...


The Sierra Meteoric Blast
NBC Bay Area
The likely candidate: an exploding meteor. Cooling Temps Some Drizzle, Risk of Mountain ThunderThe next two days will feature much cooler weather and possibly some very different types of weather conditions around the Bay Area.


Lyrids meteor shower: It's not too late to watch the Lyrids meteor shower
Examiner.com
The Lyrids meteor shower peaked this morning but it's still not too late to catch some shooting stars. The meteor shower, so-named because they appear to radiate out from the Lyra constellation, should still be visible late tonight and before dawn ...


Incredible picture of Lyrid meteor shower shows shooting star against night's ...
Daily Mail
The first peak of the annual Lyrid meteor shower happened just after midnight, putting on an eye-catching display, visible across the world. NASA scientists tracked the shower with a network of cameras on earth, the International Space Station and a ...


Mars meteorite tested in Scotland
BBC News Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:26 AM PDT
Academics in Scotland test a rare meteorite from Mars


Martian meteorite touches down at the University of Glasgow
Deadline News
Researchers based at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) in East Kilbride have taken delivery of a 0.2-gram fragment of a Martian meteorite which fell to Earth in Morocco last year. They will use cutting-edge mass ...


Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: A promising meteor shower will hit its peak tonight, lighting up the late-night sky in what could be an eye-catching end to Earth Day.
news.yahoo.com/lyrid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-1200059...


Meteor shower causes loud boom over California | The Raw Story
A loud boom similar to the sound of an explosion has been heard over much of northern California apparently as a result of an ongoing meteor shower, The Los ...
www.rawstory.com/.../meteor-shower-causes-loud-boom-over...


Humongous exploding fireball in sky probably a meteor, say scientists (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
For many people in Nevada and northern California, Sunday morning was disrupted by a sonic boom and a fireball streaking across the sky. By Eoin O'Carroll, Staff / April 23, 2012 This black and white photo from a rooftop webcam released Thursday, ...


Explosion, fireball reported in 2 states
SouthCoastToday.com
Some residents reported fireball sightings. The sound and the light show were likely caused by a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere, astronomers said. "It made the shades in my room shake hard enough to slam into the window a couple times," said ...


Meteor Creates a Show, No Apparent Damage
Wall Street Journal
By ROBERT LEE HOTZ A fiery meteor created a thundering explosion and traced a rare daylight fireball seen for about 600 miles across Nevada and California on Sunday, before apparently breaking up harmlessly at high altitude, astronomers said.


Expensive 'Meteorites' Are Bogus, AG Says
Courthouse News Service
By STEVE WEISHAMPEL DENVER (CN) - A man in Montrose, Colo. offered phony meteorites for as much as $500000 apiece, falsely claimed that most of the purchase price is tax deductible through his foundation, and threatened museum curators who told him his ...


Loud California Boom Caused by Daytime Shooting Star? Meteorite Caused Large ...
ABC News
Astronomers believe sound was the result of a daytime shooting star. For a related story go here: http://abcn.ws/Jkky0J.


Lyrid Fireball Explodes Above Indian Country; Photos of Shower
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
The Lyrids lit up the night sky on Saturday-Sunday, and then delivered a parting shot over Nevada and northern California—a fireball that streaked across the morning sky on Sunday at around 8 am, then exploded with a huge boom as it burnt up in the ...


Meteor shower creates loud 'boom' over Northern California
Los Angeles Times
People were still talking Monday about a meteor shower over Northern California that created a loud "boom" heard and felt across much of the region. A meteor streaked across the sky Sunday when it apparently broke up above the Earth, sending the sound ...


Meteor over Nevada caught on camera
WNCT
RENO - A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on Sunday (4/22), just after the peak of an annual meteor shower. (more) RENO - A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern ...


Lyrid Meteor Shower Lights Up Skies
ABC News
A Lyrid meteor shower lights up the sky April 22, 2012. The cosmic dust from the comet Thatcher created a mysterious streak across the sky Sunday and was witnessed by residents in California and northern Nevada. (Courtesy Marian Murdoch) A Star Is ...


Photos and video: Here's what the weekend's meteor shower looked like
Daily Press
If you missed the meteor shower over the weekend, WTKR's meterologist Patrick Rockey posted photos and video on his blog. Truly out of this world. Here's another conception of what it might have looked (and sounded) like.
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23 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23APR2012

Mysterious explosion and daylight fireball in Nevada, California skies
Christian Science Monitor
By Martin Griffith, Associated Press / April 23, 2012 This black and white photo from a rooftop webcam released Thursday, April 15, 2010, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences shows a fireball as it ...

Lyrid meteor shower wows skywatchers around the world
Fox News
Skywatcher and photographer Brian Emfinger captured this magnificent Lyrid fireball with the Milky Way in the background from Ozark, Ark., during the April 21-22 peak of the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower.Brian Emfinger Photographer Bill Allen of Ralph, ...

Likely meteor star strikes the skies of the Midwest ...
Shooting star strikes the skies of the Midwest. News. Weather. Morning News. Midday News ...
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Sonic Boom From Meteor Wakes Region
KWCH
No need to call 911 or enlist Bruce Willis to save the world, but a meteor shower certainly rocked Northern California Sunday morning. In Pollock Pines, Annette Yoakum woke up out of a dead sleep. “I woke up with this boom, I thought something fell on ...

Look Up! The Lyrid Meteor Hunt Begins
Discovery News
Astronomer Mark Thompson is getting ready to observe a meteor shower this weekend, and so should you. By Mark Thompson The Lyrids are notoriously unreliable, but the shower will peak in the early hours of Sunday morning. As the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher ...

Martian meteorite tested at Glasgow University
BBC News
Academics in Scotland are to test a rare meteorite from Mars to determine how long it spent in space. The meteorite, named Tissint after the area of Morocco where it landed last year, may have drifted in space for hundreds of thousands of years.

Mars meteorite fragment examined
Fife Today
Scientists at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) have obtained a piece of a Martian meteorite that fell to Earth last year. By examining the 0.2 gram fragment of the Tissint meteorite, they hope to have a clearer idea of ...

Sierra Nevada Meteor: Loud Explosion And ...
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RENO, Nevada — Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and ...
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Meteorite/Fireball Caused Explosion Heard From ...
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RENO, Nev. — A loud explosion heard across much of Nevada and California on Sunday ...
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Huge 'Fireball' Meteor Causes Explosion, Boom in Nevada and ...
(The Blaze/AP) -- A loud explosion heard across much of Nevada and California on Sunday morning rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law ...
www.theblaze.com/.../took-my-breath-away-huge-fireball-met...

Meteor Explosion Shocks Locals
A meteor explosion that went off around 8 am triggered calls to law enforcement on both sides of the Sierra Nevada.
www.kolotv.com/.../Loud_Boom_Likely_Caused__14847205...

Possible Meteor Sonic Boom Wakes Nevada California Region 4 22 12
YouTube
Media says that scientists are going with the "meteor" explanation. A meteor was indeed seen around the same time, but its fishy as to whether or not it is truly related to the persistent rumbling, which we hear an officer make mention of in this ...

Explosions over the Sierra today caused by meteor shower
Sacramento Bee
By Loretta Kalb The sound of a powerful explosion punctuated the calm over a wide area of the Sierra Nevada in Northern California about 8:30 am today, the apparent result of an ongoing meteor shower left by the annual Earth fly-by of Comet Thatcher.

Nevada residents will get another chance to view meteor shower
KTNV Las Vegas
By Joyce Lupiani Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- It is that time of year again when the planet Earth is passing through Comet Thatcher's trail of debris and the Lyrid Meteor Shower is viewable in the nighttime sky. According to NASA's website, the 2012 Lyrid ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak This Weekend: Viewing Time and Details
Gather.com
NASA is tracking the Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend. NASA will track the annual sky show by using a network of all-sky cameras, the International Space Station, and a balloon launched by students in California, so there will be plenty to ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2012 Not to Be Missed, Says NASA (VIDEO)
Christian Post
The Lyrid meteor showers are expected to be in full view for all to see. The Lyrid meteor shower comes as Saturn moves into position directly opposite the Sun, with Earth in between. When that happens, Saturn's rings can be seen from Earth with even a ...

Hope for no clouds — and look for the Lyrid meteor shower tonight
Peninsula Daily
YOU CAN EXPECT THE annual Lyrid meteor shower to reach its peak between 10 pm and midnight tonight (Saturday), although it is likely you can spot some Lyrids until dawn Sunday. The Lyrids — a stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher — appear to ...

Discovery in Bay's crater a model for life on Mars
The Virginian-Pilot
By Diane Tennant About 35 million years ago, an asteroid or meteor smashed into what is now the Chesapeake Bay, leaving a crater 53 miles across. More recently, microbes found slightly more than a mile deep in the impact-fractured rocks suggest that ...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California - San Jose ...
Astronomers said they believe the mysterious light was a fireball, which is a very ... It will take time to determine the path of the fireball and where it broke up, they ...
www.mercurynews.com/.../explosion-heard-nv-ca-traced-mete...

Meteorite/Fireball Caused Explosion Heard From Northern Nevada To Southern ...
YouTube
RENO, Nev. — A loud explosion heard across much of Nevada and California on Sunday morning rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, some reporting fireball sightings.

Part 2: More Police Audio - Possible Meteor Impact ...
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http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=569 This audio is from the Douglas County Sherriff audio feed. Part 1 ...
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Rare daylight meteor seen, heard over Nevada, California
Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on Sunday, just after the peak of an annual meteor shower. Observers in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada reported seeing a fireball at ...

Did you hear it? A big boom is the talk of the town
KRNV My News 4
UNR Planetarium leader Dan Ruby is pretty sure he has an answer, it was a meteorite. Ruby says, “(it) seems to fit all the evidence we've got. They saw a big fireball, they heard a big sonic boom. We don't have any seismic data.

Fireball Streaks Overhead or Was it Another UFO?
Patch.com
Callers reported seeing a fireball in the daytime sky at about 8 am, apparently moving north to southwest. Locally, in Laguna Niguel there have been several sightings of UFOs as recently as early March. In the past decade there have been at least 10 ...

Explosion fireball reported in Nevada California | The Jakarta Post
A loud explosion heard across much of Nevada and California on Sunday morning rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies ...
www.thejakartapost.com/.../explosion-fireball-reported-nevada...

Meteoric Fireball Streaks the Sky Today
Patch.com
UFO trackers no doubt saw it but for most here the coastal cloud cover obscured what the National Weather Service clearly declared as a daytime meteor shower. In this picture provided by Wally Pacholka of AstroPics.com, a Geminid fireball explodes over ...

Explosion heard in Nevada, California was likely caused by meteor, astronomers say
Washington Post
The sound and the light show were likely caused by a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere, astronomers said. “It made the shades in my room shake hard enough to slam into the window a couple times,” said Nicole Carlsen of the Reno area.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Wows Skywatchers Around the World
Space.com
by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor The Lyrid meteor shower amazed some skywatchers around the world with bright celestial fireworks this weekend, thanks in part to the lack of a bright moon. The annual April "shooting star" display hit its peak ...

Meteor shower causes loud boom across Northern California
Los Angeles Times
A loud boom sounded over much of Northern California early Sunday, the apparent result of an ongoing meteor shower. A meteor was streaking across the sky when it apparently broke up above the Earth, sending the sound reverberating across the area, ...

Explosion Heard in NV, CA Traced to Meteor
KOLO
Meteor hit Kingsbury and started a small brush fire which was quickly extinguished. But I think it was aliens trying to say HAPPY EARTH DAY TAHOE..............LOL by woopiedoo Location: Reno on Apr 22, 2012 at 01:44 PM I knew the Mayans were right!

Second Chance To See 2012 Lyrid Meteor Shower
Brevard Times
Although last night was the best night to watch the 2012 Lyrid Meteor Shower, tonight's meteor shower will be nearly as spectacular as the peak on April 21st and 22nd. So for those who were unable to view the meteor shower last night due to local cloud ...

Boom heard around Northern Nevada & Sierra; likely from meteor
KRNV My News 4
(AP) — Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. The explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to ...

BREAKING: Boom heard around Northern Nevada
KRNV My News 4
UPDATE: NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) tells News 4 they have received reports of a meteor strike near the Kingsbury Grade area but there is no confirmation at this point. NBC Bay Area is reporting the Tuolumne County sheriff's ...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
SACRAMENTO, April 22 (UPI) -- A meteor streaking across the sky in Northern California Sunday caused a sonic boom heard by a number of people, the National Weather Service said. Meteorologist Craig Shoemaker said the loud bang heard across a wide area ...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California
Fox News
Some people in the two states reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky at the same time. Dan Ruby of the Fleischmann Planetarium at the University of Nevada, Reno, says the reports indicate the meteor broke up above Earth somewhere over the ...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California
NECN
(AP) — A loud explosion heard across much of Nevada and California on Sunday morning rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, some reporting fireball sightings.

Meteor shower likely cause of big boom heard throughout region
Reno Gazette Journal
Reports of a meteor streaking across the western sky Sunday morning were followed by a large explosion that rattled windows from Reno and Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne County in California. Dan Ruby of the Fleischmann Planetarium at the University of Nevada, ...

Meteor from comet causes boom over Sierra sky
News10.net
National Weather Service's Craig Shoemaker said the boom was due to "a meteor that originated from a debris cloud from the Thatcher Comet." Calaveras CAL FIRE said they received several calls about the lengthy sonic boom and have sent spotter crews out ...

Sammamish-Issaquah Night Owls Could Glimpse Meteor Showers
Patch.com
Still, NASA says the meteor shower is expected to be active through April 25. Sunday night's clear skies may yeild up to 10-20 meteors per hour. So if you're still up late tonight, take a peek outside. Let us know in the comments if you saw a great ...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California
Centre Daily Times
By MARTIN GRIFFITH — AP Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. The sound of the explosion around 8 am prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies ...

Shooting stars expected above Gloucestershire
This is Gloucestershire
The annual Lyrid meteor shower is taking place and should be visible from the county during Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning. John Fletcher, of Mount Tuffley Observatory, explained the phenomenon. He said: "Every year the Earth in ...

Breaking: Speculation that meteor shower caused big boom heard throught region
Reno Gazette Journal
10 am, update: Reports of a meteor streaking across the western sky Sunday morning were followed by a large explosion that rattled windows from Reno and Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne County in California. The explosion set off alarms at the Wal-Mart in Carson ...

BREAKING: Boom heard around Northern Nevada & Sierra
KRNV My News 4
UPDATE: A number of people in the Sierra around El Dorado County have reported they saw what they believed to be a meteor just before the sound. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office tells News 4 they cannot confirm anything landed in their ...

Loud Boom Heard In Sky Above Sierra
KCRA Sacramento
Tuolumne County sheriff's officials said they are investigating a possible meteor shower. KCRA meteorologist David Biggar said there were meteor showers Saturday night that could have still been going on Sunday morning. Stay with KCRA and KCRA.com for ...

Large Boom Heard Around The Region Sunday
KTVN
Several viewers told us that they saw what could have been a meteor in the sky moments before the incident happened. Authorities from surrounding agencies could not confirm if it was a meteor. Please stay with Channel 2 News for the latest information, ...

Paranormal Investigators Look Into Green UFO Sighting
Patch.com
By Fred Musante Could a green glowilng object seen over Bantam Lake be a meteor like this one? What will you wish for tonight? AP Credit AP A reported sighting of a strange glowing green object over Bantam Lake in upstate Connecticut hasn't escaped the ...

BREAKING: Boom Heard; Possible Meteor Impact ...
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UPDATE** Police audio from this incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 93bUl2lGVeQ http ...
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Breaking News - California / Nevada Daytime Bolide Meteor Fireball 22APR2012

California / Nevada Daytime Bolide Meteor Fireball 22APR2012
A bright fireball occurred over California and Nevadaat approximately 8:00am PDT Sunday morning 22APR2012; may reports have been received of the bright blue/green DAYTIME fireball, louds boom(s) and earth shaking!


If you have a sighting report of this event we would like to hear from you,  Anyone with video, security camera video, photos of the debris trail please make a sighting report, Thank you!

Initial Reports:
4/22/2012 tim bass lake ca. usa 7:52 am, pacific 5 sec east to west in northern sky green firework no slow moving green laser

4/22/2012 Layne Mantha Sparks, Nevada 7:5? or so 5 secs ? South from east to west Bright with color on tail Bright (very) Didnt notice but over Reno south None

4/22/2012 ken hopper red bluff, ca. 7:54 PST 7 or 8 seconds east to west bright white sun no I think it burned up

4/22/2012 chad clovis,ca 8:00am pacific 8 sec from east to west fire red sun bright lit particals looked like fuel burning


22April2012 Carie Talent, OR 8:30 A.M. PST Five to ten seconds Facing south it was headed in a SW direction...then went past my view due to mountains. sun is so bright today that to me it was like a silver flash Hard to say it was a flash of silver and light. No. Did not know if you could see them during the day until just now...

4/22/2012 chad clovis,ca 8:00am pacific 8 sec from east to west fire red sun bright lit particals looked like fuel burning

22/04/2012 David VanScoyoc Dorris, CA, USA 0800 PDT 1 to 2 seconds SSE-S, E-W, LtoR, South Brilliant White large streak with Blue White fireball bright as the sun, but white, blue white don't know - it was just above the southern horizon WOW

4/22/2012 Perla San Carlos, Ca 7:49:00 3-4 seconds east green as it ended like a sparkler, bright at the end, tiny fragments of glitter it first just looked like a jet's trail, then got bigger faster and sparkled, and more ball like

22APR2012 Monique Carnelian Bay, CA USA 7:45:00 2 to 3 seconds start east/stop west white ball with a blue flaming ball.  Heard it hit about 7:50am same as the sun looked like a large ball but nothing falling from it. no photo...darn!!

4/22/2012 Puneet Saroa Valencia, California, USA 0815 pst 1 second Right to left Green Sun No I was driving on interstate northbound and suddenly saw a bright green fire ball coming from the right side and vanished moving quickly towards the left.

22April2011 Chris Sanders Springville, CA, USA 0745 pacific 5 seconds S-N, to my right facing N Fire ball was purplish/red with red tail sun none appeared to be over Sierra Nevadas or perhaps lower foothills
22APR2012 NANETTE LEWIS Pollock PInes, CA, USA 8:00AM PDT 30+ seconds W-E facing W Continuous booming for more than 30 seconds unknown no Very scary

22April2012 Terrie walnut creek, Ca, USA 8:30:00 only saw for a second- behind trees  facing east, moved south to north blueish very bright in daylight could't tell low in the horizon, looked like it was going to hit

4April2011 Todd Stowell Clovis, Ca 730 2 sec E;W Yellow streak, no sound Very Bright Fragmentation, yes No photo
22APR2012 Patti G. Tonopah, Nevada, USA 8:00am pst 5 seconds north bright yellow, white, red sun no bright ball of fire with a tail

22April2012 Steve Mulvenon Sparks, NV USA 0757 Pacific 2-3 seconds Looking South, it travelled E to W White followed by a loud explosion/sonic boom extremely bright no the sighting was followed 4-5 minutes later by a loud sonic boom

22Apr2012 Stella M. Paso Robles,Ca,US 0755 PDT 3 to 4  sec trv N    RTtoLFT  Facing N bright green to gold to white similar to firewords no 15 deg head to tail       elev. 20 to 15 deg    size larger than extended thumb        smaller than tennis ball at arms length             005 to350 deg      (can relate location to street intersection and buildings

22Apr2012 T Hutchings Sonora, CA USA - not seen but felt across many counties 8:00 am Pacific Time Zone 2 Seconds Full Time East or South East Felt a rush of wind then a huge Boom! N/A N/A Felt over many counties, reports to police. Had to have been close when it hit because of the wind rush before the boom.

22April2012 Tracy Phillips Fresno,California USA 8:30 am PST It lasted between 10 to 15 sec. It went East to West and I was facing North When I first saw it, it just suddenly appeared in the sky to the east. It was a bright white ball with a trailing flame. On the outer edges it had some faint blue to it. It was an extremely bright white but the edges around some bluish tint to it. I didnt notice anything coming apart but it had a trail of flame Nothing else but to say I have seen shooting stars and this was not a shooting star.

22apr2012 Carol Bet I-215 & Hwy 138 near Devore, CA 7:50:00 12 n-s bright white tail with fireball on end Very bright, able to clearly see in daytime No This was observed while driving north on Interstate 15. Hit the ground in the hills to the northwest of the freeway,

For all sighting reports see;
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com.br/


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22APR2012

elp allsky: FOLLOW THE LYRIDS...LIVE WORLDWIDE METEOR ...
By elp allsky
The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower will be excellently seen from the entire northern hemisphere and may peak near April 22, 6h UT. Note though that the peak times vary by a few hours every year. Perhaps European observers see highest rates in ...
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Meteor Shower
ABC News
If the visibility was clear from your location after midnight Saturday night and if the Lyrid meteorshower of 2012 is good to you, you were able to see the sky falling. Every year at this time, the Earth passes through the orbit of an old comet called ...

Meteor shower to fly through Saturday night
KHON2
During the night the Lyrid meteor shower will peak in the northeast sky, near the Lyra constellation. The best time to see it is around midnight to the early morning hours Sunday. Expect to see about ten to twenty shooting stars an hour.

Spectacular Lyrid meteor shower to peak this weekend with light show in an ...
Daily Mail
By Damien Gayle Amateur astronomers will be out in force this weekend to see a spectacular light show as one of the year's regular meteor showers coincides with the dark night sky of a new moon. The Lyrid Meteor Shower - so called as the radiant (from ...

A collection of meteor shower photographs.
Denver Post
The first meteor shower of note this year – the Lyrids – peaks Saturday night into Sunday morning, April 21-22. Read more of the story” Meteors shower across the night sky over Prachinburi province, 95 kilometers (59 miles) east of Bangkok early Monday ...

2012 Lyrid meteor shower and Lyra the Harp
EarthSky (blog)
Tonight presents another good night for the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower, from late night Saturday (April 21) until dawn Sunday (April 22). Usually, the hour before dawn is best, regardless of time zone. The Lyrids are generally a modest shower, ...

The 3D Lyrid meteor shower
This weekend, NASA scientists, amateur astronomers, and an astronaut on board the ...
phys.org

Meteor streaks across Montana sky near Billings
KXLH Helena News
Reports came in from Molt to Roscoe, and even folks in Red Lodge had a report of a strange blue light in the sky. Glenn Smith of Roscoe said the meteor caused the whole sky to light up as it passed. The National Weather Service in Billings fielded a ...

Festival at the Park features meteorite
Daily Home Online
by MARK LEDBETTER OAK GROVE – The Hodges Meteorite will be on display during the town's Festival at the Park April 28. In addition to the famous meteorite, the festival will feature music, food and craft vendors, exhibits and fun for the kids.

Video shows meteor streak across Montana sky
KXLH Helena News
Q2 News in Billings has discovered video from Monday night that shows what appears to be ameteor streaking across the sky. We received several reports around 9 pm Monday. This surveillance video from U-Store-it in Laurel shows the meteor moving in a ...

Meteor shower this weekend aided by no moon
Denver Post
By Ann Schrader The first meteor shower of note this year - the Lyrids - peaks Saturday night into Sunday morning, April 21-22. There should be plenty of dark skies for observations since there will be a new moon and no moonlight to get in the way.

Meteor/Fireball Seen Over Brazil – Late Evening of April 20th, 2012 ...
By sheilaaliens
“At approximately 23:20 pm, the day on April 21, a meteor was seen passing over the city of Campos dos Goytacazes Southwest to the Northeast according to recent reports of people who saw thefireball, probably lasting over 10 seconds and ...
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VIDEO: Look to the Skies Tonight! The Valley Should Offer Perfect Viewing
Patch.com
The Lyrids is the seasonal time for spotting shooting stars, but the dark skies will be "ideal formeteor watching from the ground," NASA says. You can weigh in with what you see on a national scale, by going to this page a few minutes before 8 pm PDT ...

Many Shooting Stars Tonight to Make Your Wishes On
Iowa City Owl
If Iowa City can get out from under this overcast, tonight will be the peak of the April Lyrids meteorshower, especially since there will also be a new moon, clearing out the light pollution for pristine viewing. The Lyrids is an annual meteor shower ...

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is not over, continues tonight
Examiner.com
Last night marked the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower for 2012. However, despite what most of the news media may lead you to believe, there is a lot more to the Lyrid shower than the night of April 20-21. While most news outlets only focus on the peak ...

Chicago astronomer says Saturday will be a good night to see the Lyrid meteor ...
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO (AP) — Good news for stargazers: An astronomer at Chicago's Adler Planetarium says conditions will be great for watching the Lyrid meteor shower Saturday night. Astronomer Mark Hammergren says the shower will be in sharper relief this year ...

Weekend Lyrid meteor shower visible from Earth, space and ... balloon?
msnbc.com
The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. So much so, NASA is pulling out all the stops. NASA scientists plan to track the Lyrid meteor shower using a network of all-sky cameras on...

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Good viewing for the Lyrid meteor shower tonight
Summit County Citizens Voice
NASA meteor experts Dr. Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer questions about the Lyrids via a live web chat between 11 pm to 5 am EDT — convert to your local time here.

EarthSky 22: Lyrid meteor shower!
EarthSky
Global Night Sky: The Lyrid meteor showers Skywatcher Deborah Byrd talks about the best times to see the meteor shower. Water on Europa Jorge Salazar speaks with planetary scientist Britney Schmidt about her study published in Nature that found ...


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Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Space.com
by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor A promising meteor shower will hit its peak tonight, lighting up the late-night sky in what could be an eye-catching end to Earth Day. NASA scientists predict the annual Lyrid meteor shower, ...

Lights Off, Eyes Open: New Moon Darkens Skies For Meteor Shower
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
This year, the meteor shower will hit its peak before dawn Sunday morning. By Dana Farrington Tonight is a good night for a meteor shower. The Lyrids aren't known for their flashy shows, but this year they're getting help from a new moon.

Weekend Lyrid Meteor Shower Visible From Earth - Slashdot
jamaicaplain writes "The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. NASA scientists plan to track ...
science.slashdot.org/.../weekend-lyrid-meteor-shower-visible-f...

Lyrids meteor shower this weekend | kgw.com Portland
The Lyrid meteor shower should be visible from the Portland area Saturday overnight as clear skies were forecast. The Lyrids meteor showers would likely ...
www.kgw.com/.../Mr-Science-Meteor-shower-this-weekend-1...

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Mountains Near Flagstaff, AZ Seen From Meteor Crater Parking Lot. Meteor Crater ... A photo looking at one of the rims of Meteor Crater, Arizona: Meteor Crater ...
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Weekend Lyrid Meteor Shower Visible From Earth, Space and ...
From Yahoo! News: The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. So much so, NASA is pulling ...
news.yahoo.com/weekend-lyrid-meteor-shower-visible-earth-s...

Lyrid meteor shower will make you think big | Astro Bob
A brilliant meteor flashes across the sky. Will this weekend's Lyrid meteor shower shower us with a few of these beauties? Lyrids are known for their occasional ...
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EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2012
EarthSky (blog)
Remember how all the major meteor showers in late 2011 were drowned in bright moonlight? It was fun to see meteors streaking along in the moonlight, but … alright, already. Let's have a moonlessmeteor night! In fact, the next major meteor shower in ...

Exhibition "Meteor rain" opens in Kaliningrad
The Voice of Russia
An exhibition "Meteor rain" has opened in Kaliningrad, the western region of the Russian Federation, at the Museum of the World Ocean. It displays more than 120 fragments of meteorites, including from the surface of the Moon and Mars, ...

Lyrid meteor shower and Saturn's rings to light up night sky this weekend
Washington Post (blog)
By Steve Tracton Map of night sky showing area of Lyrid meteor shower in relation to surrounding stars and constellations. ( NASA video ) Sky watchers (such as me) are in for a rare treat this weekend. Sky conditions permitting, the annual Lyrid meteor ...

Meteor Shower This Weekend
fox4kc.com
Finally this AM, there will be a meteor shower over the weekend. The good news is that the moon will be new, which means that the night will be as dark as possible and we should have clear, chilly skies out there. So the viewing is setup to by good.

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Marcelo de Oliveira Souza, Campos do Goytacaçes,  Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls, CEFET
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Breaking News - Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Bolide Meteor Fireball 20APR2012

Brazil Bolide Meteor 20APR2012
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Breaking News - Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Bolide 20APR2012
Aproximadamente às 23:20h, do dia 20 de abril, foi avistado um bólido passando sobre a cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes de Sudoeste para Nordeste segundo recentes relatos de pessoas que observaram o bólido, provavelmente com uma duração de mais de 10segundos e muito brilhante. Mais informações quando forem recebidos mais relatos. Se você observou o bólido, por favor, envie o seu relato.
email: drtanuki@gmail.com

At approximately 23:20 pm, the day on April 20, a meteor was seen passing over the city of Campos dos Goytacazes Southwest to the Northeast according to recent reports of people who saw the fireball, probably lasting approximately 40 seconds and very bright.

If you saw the fireball, please send your story. email drtanuki@gmail.com

Cometa ou meteoro em Belo Horizonte - Brasilia

Brasilia -bola de fogo no ceu do Grande Vitória, no Espirito Santo 20/04/2012.flv
Published on Apr 22, 2012 by marcelloest2 9,862 views
Por: Júlio Cézar Soares
As imagens são de Francisco Abreu

Reports:
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Carlos Barreto-
Caros amigos Marcelo, Luís Fernando ,David Willian e Otávio, vi agora pouco, às 23 hrs algo muito estranho cruzando os céus. Um objeto estranho, cujo formato não consegui identificar. Tinha a velocidade parecida com a de um avião, mas tinha uma longa cauda flamejante em direção oposta a sua trajétoria.
Pode ser besteira, mas se alguém mais relatar alguma coisa, que fique aqui registrado o meu testemunho.
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Fernando-
Trindade eu vi a mesma coisa, cara.. agora a pouco.. achei que era fogos, estava muito próximo.. Vi junto com Naya..
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Tenho mais relatos.
Um homem diz estar de frente para o convento e o meteorito foi em direção ao próprio convento
Ele também afirma que ficou no céu por mais de 40 segundos.
Uma mulher diz que ele foi em sentido Espírito Santo
Tudo indica grosseiramente isto mesmo, sentido Sudoeste - Nordeste
O que dizer sobre o vídeo do meteorito gravado em BH ?
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Estou falando com uma amiga que diz ter visto ele mt próximo do impacto.
Ela diz que provavelmente caiu mt perto dos canaviais por onde ela passava no momento (provavelmente, entre o ponto -"21.546264,-41.469312" e ponto "-21.584419,-41.429229")
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Gabriel Fernandes-na noite do dia 20/04 eu estava na na pracinha jogando futebol no parque leopoldina em campos, quando de repente eu vi o bólido passando em direção a guarus, só que o que me impressionou foi a altura em que ele estava, pois estava muito baixo numa altura em que helicóptero sobrevoa. e achei que era muito grande pois estava muito perto.

on the night of 20/04 I was in the square playing football in the park Leopoldina infields, when suddenly I saw the fireball going toward guarus, only that whatimpressed me was the time when he was, who was too low at a time helicopter flies. and thought it was great because I was very close.
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Breaking News - Goytacazes Campos, Brasil Bolide 20APR2012
Aproximadamente a las 23:20 del día 20 de abril, un meteoro fue visto pasando por encima de la ciudad de Campos dos Goytacazes, desde el suroeste al noreste. Según los últimos informes de personas que vieron la bola de fuego, fue muy luminosa y duró probablemente  más de 10 segundos. La información se actualizará cuando se reciban más informes.

Carlos Barreto
Queridos amigos de Marcelo, Luis Fernando, Guillermo, David y Octavio, que vihace un momento, a las 23 horas algo extraño en los cielos. Un objeto extraño,cuya forma no pudo identificar. Tenía la velocidad como la de un avión, pero tenía una cola larga de fuego en la dirección opuesta de su trayectoria.
Puede ser una tontería, pero si alguien más la presentación de informes algo,que es mi testimonio aquí registrados.
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Fernando
Trinidad, vi lo mismo, el hombre .. ahora .. Pensé que eran fuegos artificiales,estaba muy cerca .. Vi con Naya ..
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Tengo más historias.
Un hombre dice que se enfrenta el convento y el meteorito era en la dirección del convento
También afirma que está en el cielo durante más de 40 segundos.
Una mujer dice que estaba en la dirección del Espíritu Santo
Todo indica que aproximadamente el mismo, sentido suroeste - noreste
¿Qué pasa con el vídeo grabado en la BH meteorito?
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Estoy hablando con un amigo que dice haber visto mt cerca del impacto.
Ella dice que probablemente cayó mt cerca de los campos de caña donde pasóel tiempo (probablemente desde el punto - "21,546264, -41.469312," y punto "-21.584419, -41.429229")
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Carlos Barreto Dear friends Marcelo, Fernando Luis, David William and Octavius, I saw just now, at 23 hrs something strange across the skies. A foreign object, whose shape could not identify. He had speed like that of a plane, but had a long flaming tail in the opposite direction of its trajectory. It may be silly, but if anyone else reporting something, that it is my testimony here recorded.
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Fernando Trinity
 I saw the same thing, man .. just now .. I thought it was fireworks, was very close .. I saw with Naya .. ---------
I have more stories. A man says he is facing the convent and the meteorite was in the direction of the convent He also asserts that it is in the sky for more than 40 seconds. A woman says that he was in the direction the Holy Spirit Everything indicates that roughly the same, meaning Southwest - Northeast What about the video recorded in the meteorite BH?
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I'm talking with a friend who claims to have seen him mt near the impact. She says she probably fell  near the cane fields where she spent the time (probably from the point - "21.546264, -41.469312," and point "-21.584419, -41.429229")

TV Reports:

SBT TV 30
Um ponto luminoso que foi visto ontem, 20, à noite, na Grande Vitória, no Espirito Santo, foi registrado pelo cinegrafista da TV Tribuna, Francisco Abreu. É possível ver o momento em que o ponto se desfragmenta.
http://www.sbt.com.br/jornalismo/noticias/?c=18846&t=Meteoro+pode+ser+visto+no+ceu+de+Vitoria,+no+Espirito+Santo 

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS EVENT WAS NOT CENTAR!
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Re-entry Predicted 20APR2012:
Type:Centaur R/B
Int'l Designation:1985-087B
Launched:28 SEP 1985 @ 0115 UTC
Site:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36A
Mission:Intelsat 512

Reentry Prediction:

Predicted Reentry Time:20 APR 2012 05:21 UTC ± 2 hours
Prediction Epoch:19 APR 2012 22:42:15.520 UTC
Prediction Ground Track:

http://reentrynews.aero.org/1985087B.html


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