15 June 2012

NEO Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Fear Mongering and Profiteering

NEO Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Fear Mongering on Internet

NEO asteroid 2012 LZ1 is NOT going to hit the Earth and will not even be visible except by telescope.  The internet is buzzing with hype about pending doom. There have been several hundreds of persons searching this website in the past hour for associated information and "pending strike"; relax please... this one is a clear miss!

 2012 LZ1 will pass at 14.2 Lunar Distance (LD), this is 14.2 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.  It is NOT a close call.  The estimated diameter of 2012 LZ1 is 310-690 meters.
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

Great Report about 2012 LZ1
Bright Near-Earth Object 2012 LZ1
We just updated the blog with info and animation of bright neo 2012 LZ1:
http://bit.ly/LD7zFk
Ciao,
Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes & Giovanni Sostero
http://remanzacco.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/comets77


If you do have a meteor sighting please file a meteor/fireball sighting report:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Website and video that is promoting "scary" and etc: http://events.slooh.com/

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 KM11) 2012-Jun-140.094336.732 m - 70 m24.65.93
(2012 LZ1) 2012-Jun-140.036414.2310 m - 690 m19.716.99
(2012 LP1) 2012-Jun-150.084833.057 m - 130 m23.411.65
(2012 HN40) 2012-Jun-150.118246.0220 m - 490 m20.413.79
329395 (2002 AC) 2012-Jun-160.159862.2740 m - 1.7 km17.826.71
137120 (1999 BJ8) 2012-Jun-160.176968.8670 m - 1.5 km18.014.88
(2011 KR12) 2012-Jun-190.131851.3140 m - 310 m21.410.10
(2004 HB39) 2012-Jun-200.160562.577 m - 170 m22.78.88
(2012 LF4) 2012-Jun-200.035213.734 m - 77 m24.47.08
(2008 CE119) 2012-Jun-210.181170.521 m - 46 m25.53.22
308242 (2005 GO21) 2012-Jun-210.044017.11.4 km - 3.1 km16.413.27
(2012 LG4) 2012-Jun-220.052620.553 m - 120 m23.510.84
(2012 LU) 2012-Jun-230.01485.827 m - 59 m25.05.52
(2011 AH5) 2012-Jun-250.167065.017 m - 39 m25.95.84
(2012 FA14) 2012-Jun-250.032212.575 m - 170 m22.75.28
(2004 YG1) 2012-Jun-250.089034.7140 m - 310 m21.411.34
(2010 AF3) 2012-Jun-250.119046.316 m - 36 m26.16.54
(2008 YT30) 2012-Jun-260.071527.8370 m - 820 m19.310.70
(2010 NY65) 2012-Jun-270.102339.8120 m - 270 m21.715.09
(2008 WM64) 2012-Jun-280.144956.4200 m - 450 m20.617.31
(2010 CD55) 2012-Jun-280.197576.864 m - 140 m23.16.33
(2004 CL) 2012-Jun-300.111343.3220 m - 480 m20.520.7
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

14 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14JUN2012

You Can Thank A Meteorite For The Red Color Of Tomatoes
Business Insider Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:52 AM PDT
More than 600 million years ago, a meteorite slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs, and, on a less morbid note, giving tomatoes their distinct red color.

Red Tomatoes Explained: Blame Meteor
Newser
Why are tomatoes red? The same reason dinosaurs were killed off, say scientists. The massive meteorite that struck Earth 60 to 70 million years ago created ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

MBIQ Detects Sweden / Denmark Meteor Fireball 14JUN2012

MBIQ Detects Sweden / Denmark Meteor Fireball 14JUN2012

If you witnessed this event please kindly file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Reports:
14JUN2012 Trina Jönköping, Sweden 1:00 GMS1 It went across the entire sky, perhaps around 20 seconds. South to East Very bright white and red.With a long tail. Very bright It looked like a sparkling white ball of light, with a very long red tail. Amazing!

14JUN2012 Mads Larsen Brøndby, Denmark 100 15 seconds or so left to right bright light with a blury red tail same as the northern star it broke in to two 2 or 3 seconds before impact looks like it was heading for the ocean between Denmark and Sweden

MBIQ Data:
Eskilstuna, Sodermanlands Lan arrived from google.se on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over sweden june 14 2012.
08:01:35 -- 30 minutes ago

Holb�k, Sjelland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor shower june 14.
08:19:22 -- 20 minutes ago

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

13 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JUN2012

New program invites citizen science on the cosmos
Australasian Science Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:19 PM PDT
A $145,000 Inspiring Australia â Unlocking Australia's Potential grant will allow the general public to get involved with Curtin University*s most ambitious meteorite project. Byline:Â Curtin University Abstract:Â Public can take part in meteorite research. Footnote: The website for the program was not live at the time of publication but soon will be at http://science.curtin.edu.au/outreach ...

Medford Won't Turn Out Lights For Stargazers
OPB News
AP | June 12, 2012 11:11 am | Medford, OR Stargazers in Medford will have to head out of town to find the nighttime darkness they need to watch this summer's Perseid meteor shower. The Mail Tribune reports that the City Council voted last week to drop ...

Chabot Space & Science Center Reports Record Breaking Attendance For Venus Transit
PR Newswire (press release)
Visitors in the Center gather to witness the ray of light streaming through the skylight in beautiful and precise alignment with the Rotunda's architectural design July 28 visitors will get a good view of the Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower, ...

New evidence that extraterrestrial impact killed off the mammoths
Los Angeles Times
Melted glass buried deep within the Earth at sites around the world confirms the theory that a comet or meteor struck the planet nearly 13000 years ago, triggering the Younger Dryas Ice Age, killing off the mammoths and other megafauna in North America ...

What wiped out woolly mammoths? Lots of culprits
msnbc.com
Others have suggested that a meteor strike might have drastically altered the climate in North America about 12900 years ago, wiping out most of the large mammals there, the so-called " Younger Dryas impact hypothesis." Now an analysis of thousands of ...

Scientists discover evidence that meteorite storm hit the Earth 13000 years ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Scientists have found compelling evidence that a meteoritestorm hit the earth more than 12000 years ago, and is likely to have been responsible for the extinction of a prehistoric people and giant animals including mammoths.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

12 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUN2012

MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012 MBIQ Data: Kelowna, British Columbia arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for just saw a big comet in the sky june 11 2012.
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Study finds new evidence supporting theory of extraterrestrial impact
EurekAlert (press release)
"The very high temperature melt-glass appears identical to that produced in known cosmic impact events such as Meteor Crater in Arizona, and the Australasian tektite field," said Kennett. "The melt material also matches melt-glass produced by the ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 9-15, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
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. June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012

MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012
Details will be posted once sighting reports become available.  If you witnessed this event please  file a meteor sighting report; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html 

Initial Sighting Report:
11JUN2012 matt Calgary, Alberta 23:10 2-3 seconds facing west, left to right (S-N) Red/Orange/Yellow Silent brighter than venus Yes, many fragments appeared decently close

11JUN2012 Pierce Wolf Calgary, Alberta 11:10 approx? 4-5 seconds Traveling left to right facing west Bright orange, yellow color.  No sound significantly brighter then venus.   Not from what I could see Massive tail, closest/brightest meteor i've ever seen.

MBIQ Data:
Kelowna, British Columbia arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for just saw a big comet in the sky june 11 2012.
14:17:35 -- 4 minutes ago

Calgary, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for asteroid sighting 2012 calgary.
14:15:02 -- 7 minutes ago

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

MBIQ Detects Florida Meteor 11JUN2012

MBIQ Detects Florida Meteor 11JUN2012
Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot has detected a meteor over Florida ~2132 EDT 11JUN2012.  Details will be posted once sighting reports become available.  If you witnessed this event please  file a meteor sighting report; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Report:
11JUN2012 anthony/w/voughn milton, FL 9:32:pm/or later dont know what duration but. it was moving pretty fast/ about 300/270 or something maybe faster. seen it for 10 seconds/12 seconds. i think left to right red blue bright blue and red. no parts falling off couldnt really see it. there was clouds in the way. was gonna get the druidx to take a picture of it but wasnt fast enough to get it/. i really dont know what it was but had a bad feelin/about it.thinkin it was just a random meteor

MBIQ Data:

Bradenton, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor showers 2012 june 11 florida.
12:14:29 -- 1 hour 26 mins ago

Gainesville, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Florida Bright Green Meteor 5SEP2011" by searching for shooting star florida.
12:28:15 -- 1 hour 13 mins ago

Milton, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2012" by searching for monday june 11 2012 meteor.
13:13:48 -- 28 minutes ago

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

NEOs Close Calls June 2012

NEO Activity and Accompanying Debris May Produce Bolides, Fireballs and Meteors in June 2012.

(2012 LJ) 2012-Jun-10 00042  1.6LD  20m-46m 25.6  18.84
Data in table below subject to update as more NEOs are discovered yet this month; check back or check NASA`s site. Thanks!  LunarMeteorite*Hunter - Tokyo


UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

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

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 LT) 2012-Jun-110.01335.217 m - 38 m26.08.13
(2012 KM11) 2012-Jun-140.094336.732 m - 70 m24.65.93
(2012 HN40) 2012-Jun-150.118246.0220 m - 490 m20.413.79
329395 (2002 AC) 2012-Jun-160.159862.2740 m - 1.7 km17.826.71
137120 (1999 BJ8) 2012-Jun-160.176968.8670 m - 1.5 km18.014.88
(2011 KR12) 2012-Jun-190.131851.3140 m - 310 m21.410.10
(2004 HB39) 2012-Jun-200.160562.577 m - 170 m22.78.88
(2008 CE119) 2012-Jun-210.181170.521 m - 46 m25.53.22
308242 (2005 GO21) 2012-Jun-210.044017.11.4 km - 3.1 km16.413.27
(2012 LU) 2012-Jun-230.01465.729 m - 64 m24.85.53
(2011 AH5) 2012-Jun-250.167065.017 m - 39 m25.95.84
(2012 FA14) 2012-Jun-250.032212.575 m - 170 m22.75.28
(2004 YG1) 2012-Jun-250.089034.7140 m - 310 m21.411.34
(2010 AF3) 2012-Jun-250.119046.316 m - 36 m26.16.54
(2008 YT30) 2012-Jun-260.071527.8370 m - 820 m19.310.70
(2010 NY65) 2012-Jun-270.102339.8120 m - 270 m21.715.09
(2008 WM64) 2012-Jun-280.144956.4200 m - 450 m20.617.31
(2010 CD55) 2012-Jun-280.197576.864 m - 140 m23.16.33
(2004 CL) 2012-Jun-300.111343.3220 m - 480 m20.520.75
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

11 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2012

07.06.2012 Russian Missile Test Launch over Caucasus very bright

Uploaded to YouTube by zevuart 2012/06/07 30,339 views
 At first this was reported as a meteor seen over Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon and Israel.  Later it was confirmed that it was a Russian ICBM test launch.

Methane on Mars could come from meteorites, not life
Tempo
Mainz, Germany (dpa) – The methane found on Mars derives largely from meteorites that have collided with the red planet and thus not from life, according to the results of a study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in the German city ...

Lower Midwestern USA Fireball June 5, 2012 | American Meteor ...
The American Meteor Society has received 35 reports of a bright fireball over much of the lower Midwestern states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../lower-midwestern-usa-fireball-june-5...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 9-15, 2012 | American Meteor Society
This weekend the moon will pose a problem to meteor observers but this can be overcome if you observe during the evening hours before the moon rises or face ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-june-9-1...

Meteor Crater to get updated security system | meteor, crater ...
Just because the Odessa Meteor Crater has been estimated to be about 63500 years old doesn't mean the museum's technology has to match the main ...
www.oaoa.com/articles/meteor-88368-crater-updated.html

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

10 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUN2012

MBIQ Detects Meteor California / Nevada 30MAY2012
Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot just detected a meteor event in California and Nevada. No sighting reports at this time, only computer detected event which ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../mbiq-detects-meteor-ca...

The black market for meteorites
Boston Globe
Writing at the website of the excellent BBC Radio program “The Naked Scientists,” Audrey Tempelsman looks at the global trade in meteorites, and finds a shadowy, globe-spanning gray market. The price for a meteorite can reach $1000 per gram, ...

بقايا نيزك شكل غريب في سماء المناطق السورية 7 6 2012‎ - YouTube
بقايا نيزك شكل غريب في سماء المناطق السورية 7 6 2012. SyrianRevolutioner. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe. Loading ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXP-NPqwYwM

Unidentified shining object's speed was too slow for meteor – Lebanese expert
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
“Judging from what you see in the YouTube clips it does not appear to be a meteor or any astrological phenomenon. For example, the speed at which the object was traveling was too slow for a meteor,” the newspaper quotes the expert.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

09 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUN2012

Worldwide asteroid warning system urged
msnbc.com
Craters serve as a Martian chronicle Scientists to hold bake sale for NASA Saturday "Meteorologists in some countries already present astronomical information (eg,meteor showers, space station sightings), as well as information on pollen and ...

Meteor in the skies of Lebanon: Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Earth ...
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/Multimedia/Photos/PhotoAlbum.htm?AID=27272 The same ...
poleshift.ning.com/.../meteor-in-the-skies-of-lebanon-thursday...

Red tomatoes thanks to meteorite
PhysOrg Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:26 AM PDT
(Phys.org) -- The meteorite which crashed into the Earth 60 to 70 million years ago, wiping out dinosaurs, had probably given us nice red tomatoes as well. This can be deduced from a tomato genome analysis, published on 30 May in Nature.

Strange bright object spotted over Saudi
Emirates 24/7
Some said it could be a UFO while others believed it a meteor. The spotting came amidst reports that Russia was testing an intercontinental rocket. A U-Tube film lasting more than two minutes showed the bright white object was travelling at high speed ...

Mysterious spiral of light prompts speculation over its nature
The Daily Star
“Luminous objects and meteor bursts appeared over north Lebanon, Marjayoun, the Bekaa and the Syrian-Turkish border,” the LBCI network reported that. The trail of light was also reported in Armenia, Turkey and Cyprus. Coming only a day after Venus' ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
A prominent Israeli astronomer said the object flew above Lebanese territory and is not a meteor. The UFO was also clearly visible in Palestinian territories. A similar sighting in Norway three years ago turned out to be a failed missile test.
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Space science expert discusses alleged meteor shower
NOW LEBANON
“According to the latest analyses, the luminous objects and [presumably] fiery meteors which appeared on Thursday evening… are not the fire balls that usually accompany meteor showers,” Saad told LBC television station. He added that the radiation ...

What people saw in sky cannot be clearly determined – Armenian expert (VIDEO)
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
“It could have been a meteor, or a UFO,” Hovhannisyan maintained. According to him, and despite the absence of official information, what was seen is characteristic of a ballistic missile. To note, the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday successfully ...

Meteor that carved 30mile crater on Mars reveals buried layers ...
The find, by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter, has lent weight to the idea that Mars was once very different to the dead orb we see now.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Meteor-carved-30-mile-crater-Mars-r...

بقايا نيزك شكل غريب في سماء المناطق السورية 7 6 2012‎ - YouTube
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Mz8cdyawI

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

08 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JUN2012

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News , نيزك ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
7JUN2012- شهابسنگ ,, نيزك. Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot just triggered on a possible event seen in Lebanon, Cyprus and Turkey. Confirmed "Event" at 20:50 Beirut Local Time. Appears to be a fuel dump from a rocket launch!
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Astronomy Association chief: 'UFO' spotted in Lebanon
Ynetnews
... which was seen throught Israel's skies on Thursday night was spotted at an altitude of 80 kilometers dozens of kilometers north of the Lebanese border. The object has not been identified but it has been stated that it is not a meteor. (Yaron Druckman)

Police lines flooded with reports of unidentified object
Jerusalem Post
Meanwhile, Lebanese news website Naharnet reported glowing objects spotted over the Lebanese-Israeli border and the Lebanese-Turkish border. The Israeli Astronomical Association said the object was 80 kilometers high and was not a meteor.

Israelis nationwide report seeing UFO
WND.com
A prominent Israeli astronomer said the object flew above Lebanese territory and is not a meteor. The UFO was also clearly visible in Palestinian territories. A similar sighting in Norway three years ago turned out to be a failed missile test.

Sentry cameras pick up asteroid impacts for astro–geology study
Science Network Western Australia
Speaking at a public lecture on the origin of meteorites at Curtin University recently, applied geology Professor Philip Bland says expanding the existing Desert Fireball Network could help create a geological map of the solar system.

Israelis nationwide report seeing UFO
Ynetnews
Hundreds flood police with reports of UFO in nation's skies; Astronomical Association chairman says object isn't a meteor, flew above Lebanon. Similar sighting in Norway in 2009 turned out to be failed missile test Mystery in Israel's skies: Hundreds ...

Lebanon: Unidentified objects – meteors
Ynetnews
They quoted scientists who claimed the "explanation was scientific" and that the object was most likely a "large meteorite." The LBCI network reported that: "Luminous objects and meteor bursts appeared over north Lebanon, Marjaayoun, the Bekaa and the ...

Henbury Meteorite Craters - YouTube
2 min
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OK, it's a meteor, science concedes 56 years later
Arizona Daily Star (blog)
Daniel Barringer, subject of today's "100 Days of Science," died in 1929, long before science accepted his claim that a big round hole in the ground in Northern Arizona was caused by a meteor. Definitive proof did not come until 56 years after ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Breaking News , نيزك -MBIQ Detects Lebanon / Israel / Turkey / Cyprus Bolide Meteor Fireball? or Failed Missile Launch? 7JUN2012

Breaking News -MBIQ Detects Lebanon/ Israel / Turkey / Cyprus Bolide Meteor Fireball?- NOT  .... Failed Missile Launch!!! 7JUN2012- شهاب‌سنگ ,
Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot just triggered on a possible event seen in Lebanon, Cyprus and Turkey.  Confirmed "Event" at 20:50 Beirut Local Time.

Appears to be a fuel dump from a rocket launch!!!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter - Tokyo
Kapustin Yar Test Site to Beirut, Lebanon distance is approximately 1800km.
Exact flight path is not known.
(CLICK on image to enlarge)
(c) LunarMeteorite*Hunter / Google Earth
This has been identified as a Russian Topol ICBM test from the Kapustin Yar test site.
Dr Marco Langbroek 
 - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands.
Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com


Initial Sighting Reports:
07JUN2012 Sietske Galama Beirut  20:50 BEIRUT TIME A good 15 seconds before it ;fizzled out in a spiral movement In the northern sky, a little under the Big Dipper Mainly a white wedged shaped cloud with a light at the point. Like the light of a landing plane (we thought intially it was a plne as we are on a landing route) No, left smoke (we assume) It was a wedge shaped cloud, with a light at the point. We thought initially it was a landing plane entering a cloud. It lit that wedge-shaped cloud fomr some 10 seconds,and then suddenly the light tunred a couple of spirals and disappeared. A smoke ring appeared.

07JUN2012 Eric Northern Afghanistan 2300 AFT 60 sec left to right direction. I was facing north west white light and blue tint light moon brightness no Just wanted to report that this was NOT a meteor. It looked almost 100% identical to the incident in DEC 2009 of the failed Russian missle. It was a light with a trail, moving fast, then started a small swirl and shortly turned into a bright light, starting small and growing bigger. The light formed a cone on the west side, and a ball on the east side of the center point. My guess, failed missle.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News, LunarMeteorite*Hunter -Tokyo
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We need your sighting reports videos and photos; please file a report:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

NEWS REPORTS:

Iran News:
http://khabaronline.ir/detail/219088/science/astronomy

English translation from Farsi by Google Translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fa&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkhabaronline.ir%2Fdetail%2F219088%2Fscience%2Fastronomy

http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/219097/science/astronomy

English translation from Farsi by Google Translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fa&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.khabaronline.ir%2Fdetail%2F219097%2Fscience%2Fastronomy

Israel News Report with photo:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4239796,00.html

Glowing Objects, Fiery Meteors Appear in Sky above Lebanon
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/42759-glowing-objects-fiery-meteors-appear-in-sky-above-lebanon 



MBIQ Data (Lebanon confidence level 85+%):
Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteorite today.
03:51:31 -- 20 minutes ago

Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for turkey sky asteroid.
03:52:22 -- 19 minutes ago

Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for falling meteroid.
03:52:36 -- 20 minutes ago

Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Beirut, Lebanon Meteor? 16OCT2011" by searching for lebanon meteor.
03:53:00 -- 19 minutes ago

Bahrain arrived from google.com.bh on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Beirut, Lebanon Meteor? 16OCT2011" by searching for lebanon meteor .
03:58:50 -- 14 minutes ago

Al Akoura, Mont-Liban arrived from google.com.lb on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Beirut, Lebanon Meteor? 16OCT2011".
04:01:04 -- 12 minutes ago

Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Beirut, Lebanon Meteor? 16OCT2011" by searching for lebanon meteror.
04:01:48 -- 12 minutes ago

Beirut, Beyrouth arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteors in the sky tonight.
04:07:06 -- 7 minutes ago

Avgorou, Famagusta arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for something in the sky tonight 7 june 2012.

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

07 June 2012

Vesta Video in "Color" - NASA/JPL 6JUN2012

Vesta in "Color" - NASA/JPL
video:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=1085


Vesta's Coat of Many Colors
06.06.12
This animation of Vesta is made from images taken with Dawn's framing camera. Many of the images were taken at different viewing angles to provide stereo for use in determining the topography.Video from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology

We have found samples of Vesta from meteorites found here on Earth, including Howardites, Eucrites, Diogenites and others.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Meteorite hunters donate rare rock specimen to university for research
Arizona Daily Wildcat Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:13 AM PDT
Meteorite hunter Robert Ward has donated a piece of one of the rarestmeteorites ever found to the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory to possibly help answer questions regarding the earliest forms of life.

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Ray Bradbury Dies at 91
Hollywood Reporter
His story The Meteor, about aliens who landed in the Arizona desert, was filmed as It Came from Outer Space, and was an inspiration to Steven Spielberg when he was creating Close Encounters of the Third Kind. With his eclectic imaginative energies, ...

Pre-dawn eclipse "swallows" part of the moon
U-T San Diego
And in a bit of sweet luck, Lee says, "My wife serendipitously snapped a photo with her iPhone and caught a meteor streaking below the Full Moon." Liz Phillips caught a photo of a meteor flashing by during Monday's eclipse. Liz Phillips.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

06 June 2012

Breaking News MBIQ Detects - Bolide Meteor Fireball Over TX KS OK AR MO 5JUN2012

Breaking News MBIQ Detects - Bolide Meteor Fireball Over TX KS OK AR MO 10:11:00 CDT 5JUN2012 - Meteorites Produced; let the hunting begin!!!
Bolide Meteor Fireball Over TX KS OK AR MO 10:11:00 CDT 5JUN2012
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A FEW MINUTES OFF THE CAMERA! Big event over Western Oklahoma, visible from Oklahoma City. Time was recorded as 03:11:00 Z (10:11:00 Central)

Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Allsky OK Meteor 5JUN2012 / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012 

Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Allsky OK Meteor 5JUN2012 Video / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012

Hawley, TX Direct View Camera OK Meteor 5JUN2012 Video / Kevin Palivec (c) 2012


05JUN2012 brent Douglass, KS, USA 22:15:00 2 secs E-W Green/in car, no sound brighter than moon did not see any very bright green color

05JUN2012 Brenna Moore, OK USA 2213 around 10 seconds I was facing north it was falling from the west to the east A Blue/white trail with a b=red ball on the end Moon I didn't see any I have never seen anything like it!

05JUN2012 Jon Bailey Fort Worth, TX 22:08 Central 5 sec E-W yellow-white moon no none

05JUN2012 Christina Moore, OK United States 22:10pm 5 sec From southwest to Northwest Bright green ball with no sound Bright as a full moon No parts falling off No time to get a picture or video, but I saw a bright green ball falling to the earth to the north with fading green tail behind. No explosion or sound following, but I did notice an Ospry(military mix between airplane and helicopter) following afterwards.

05JUN2012 Elizabeth Baur denton, TX 10:19 central 15 second United States blue moon no none

05JUN2012 Adam Sherman, Texas, USA 22:15 Central Time 3sec E-W Bright Green/Silent >Venus <Moon (Christmas Light) No I wasn't able to see it for it's whole duration.  I just caught a glimpse of it between trees.

05JUN2012 Scott OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA 22:25 CST 3 Sec WEST, left to right, falling Green brighter than moon no fragmentation diagonal path as i looked west, traveling left to right, and falling

05JUN2012 Gregory Eberhard Tulsa, OK, USA about 2210 Central 4 sec Left to Right facing West Green round objet with a tail Like the moon. No The size was rather large. If I were to hold a dime out at arms distance it would not completely cover the object.

05JUN2012 stormy mcbride Wichita, Kansas USA 2210 central time zone 30 - 40 seconds left to right facing south bright lime green kinda orangish or reddish trail was green as well a little dimmer than the moon no fragmentation no noise trail remained for at least 10 seconds before disappearing, before passing the trees

05JUN2012 Jerry Headley Sapulpa,Oklahoma-USA 22:15:00 5-10 sec S-W from left to right at arounda 45 degree angle Green same as green GO light no my Girl friend saw thing same things

05JUN2012 Rebecca Land Norman, Oklahoma, United States About 22:30 CT about 10 sec SE to NW Hear a Booming noise then saw a green light cross to sky slightly dimmer than the moon but it was cloudy out no fragmentation that I could see NA

05JUN2012 Glen Alvis Andover, KS 22:10 DCST 2-3 Seconds S-SW Bright White Tail, Very Bright Green Head Moon No Fragmentation Elevation about 30 Degrees South

05JUN2012 Casey Edmond, Ok, USA 10:30pm Central 10 sec S-W->N-W Bright white/blue moon towards end yes Heading out for my fiance and I's 5 year anniversary I spotted this in the sky as I was closing the house door.

05JUN2012 Stacy El Reno, OK 2200 approximately 4 seconds South East to North West no sound large and blue sun but blue for the few seconds it was going no Just excited I was blessed to see this event.

05JUN2012 Emma DeVaul Dallas, TX USA 2213 3-5 seconds 2213/ east to west. I was driving North Bright Green Pretty Bright Not that I saw Bright Green ball falling from sky.

05JUN2012 Johny Ayala Fayetteville, AR, US 2215 2 secs Facing West, Traveling North Shooting Diagonally Downwards Green and Yellow/ No Sound A firework Very Long Tail It was amazing, we had just left a city council meeting where they passed a motion to limit the free speech rights of corporations! Win!

05JUN2012 Tom Reed Flower Mound, Texas, USA 22:11 hours Central Time 3 seconds max. Seemed fairly slow moving compared to other meteors witnessed. Traveling NorthWest, Facing North Large fireball and long tail visable through wispy cloud cover, no sound Road Flare brightness No Fragmentation but seemed to extinguish at approx 10deg above horizon. First observed while looking almost true North. Meteor was falling towards NW at approximately a 45 degree angle. It was bright enough and large enough to be seen through the wispy cloud cover in our area. Also witnessed by my daughter at the same time.

05JUN2012 Steve Norman, OK, USA 2210 CDT/0310Z duration was roughly 4 seconds Facing west, meteor traveled from w to wnw, ended a few degrees above the horizon color was blue much brighter than Venus, not as bright as the moon, but it was viewed through thin cirrus cloud... did not see any Meteor was almost due west of my location, very bright, and disappeared/burned up a few degrees above the horizon...

05JUN2012 Sean McLellan Derby, Kansas 22:06 CENTRAL/STANDARD 6-7 seconds Started across the sky from E-W, or Left to Right as I was headed South brilliant GREEN color extremely bright same as Sun but mostly green Not that I could see I was traveling South in my car when I saw it. From my view I could also see an airplane to the east so I could see the difference in speeds, which the green streak was moving much faster.

NOW 70+ sighting reports!
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MBIQ Data:

Norman, Oklahoma arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor falling june 5 2012.
14:32:31 -- 15 minutes ago

Saint Louis, Missouri arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -MBIQ Indicates Midwest USA - IL, IA, MO, IN, MN Large Meteor 2JUN2100" by searching for fireball over st louis.
09:00:40 -- 5 hours 48 mins ago

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Breaking News- MBIQ Detects Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012
Meteor Fireball PA OH ONT 05JUN2012
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Initial Sighting Reports:

05JUN2012 Matt Erie, PA 940PM EDT 6 S-N. Facing W greenish bright green streak no Very close and was falling down to Earth

05JUN2012 Tara Valis Dublin, Oh 43016 9:15 EST 10 sec right to left green bright as moon no pretty cool

05JUN2012 Stephanie powell, ohio 21:21:00 approximately 2-3 seconds facing north, direction went east to west bright light just came from nowhere and "flew through the sky" venus...it was bright not that i saw I've seen "shooting stars", but this happened when there was still a little light in the sky, that's why I was so surprised.

05JUN2012 Mike Burrows Stow, OH. USA 21:10:00 5 seconds from southeast heading northwest white fireball with cone shaped tail same as a star It disintegrated into the horizon It was very bright

05JUN2012 utopaline Thorold Ontario Canada 21:20 EST 5 seconds max North to South stil la bit of daylight out, almost looked blue and yellow not as bright as the sun not that I could see I've seen meteor showers before, but I've never seen something movng that slow and seemed like it was lower than normal. almost like it was actually heading to the ground

05JUN2012 bob cameron harpersfield,oh 2130 1 to 1.5 sec trav w left to right fac s orange with green tail sun like none seen by myself and by brother our location aprox 3 mi south rt 307 & rt 534 object was headed in direction of cleveland,oh i never seen nothing like it before?

05JUN2012 Rich Surrena Harrisville, PA USA 21:30 Eastern 5-8 sec S-N Right to Left facing West red fire yellow, looke like wing or large flat piece of metal brighter than moon couldn't tell looked like vertical flat triangular piece above the flame

05JUN2012 kathy philbrick willard, ohio 9 pm. est 15 sec. from right to left. not sure of directions... bright fire ball. strangest thing ever saw. orange, and bright white sun nothing falling off. very small trail/tail it moved so fast i couldnt get a picture. but was faster than anything ive ever seen in the sky

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JUN2012

Meteorite hunters donate rare rock specimen to university for research
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Meteorite hunter Robert Ward has donated a piece of one of the rarest meteorites ever found to the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory to possibly help answer questions regarding the earliest forms of life. The meteorite fell on April 22, and was found ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News MBIQ ...
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Saint Louis, Missouri arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -MBIQ Indicates Midwest USA - IL, IA, MO, IN, MN Large Meteor 2JUN2100" by searching for fireball over st louis. 09:00:40 -- 5 ...
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UC Davis Professor Searches For Space Secrets In Meteorite
CBS Local
The meteorite, called Rick's after the guy who donated it to UC Davis, came from that mini van-sized meteor that made a crash landng into the tiny town of Coloma in El Dorado County. “Very exciting. Imagine how long it's been out there,” the professor ...

Stargazer calls for Caloundra meteorite witnesses
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:56 PM PDT
Sunshine Coast astronomer Owen Bennedick is urging anyone who saw a meteorite near Caloundra last night to contact him.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
The Alamo Impact Event is so named because of a large meteor strike in southeastern Nevada about 367 million years ago, in the Devonian period, when shallow seas covered much of the state. The impact crushed the ocean floor and threw ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!