Late August 2012 NEOs Close Encounter May Spark Some Meteor Activity

Late August 2012 NEOs Close Encounter May??? Spark Some Meteor Activity

  Some new NEOs have just been discovered.  Nothing very big coming nearby.  With the night sky not being brightly lit by the Moon I expect that researchers will find even more for the end of this month and coming September 2012.  Grab a lawnchair, blanket, bug spray and lay back and watch the show!  As always a dark sky is best.  Keep looking up!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter - Tokyo, Japan

*Note: Mouse over the NEO Object Names to read more clearly; all are linked to more information from NASA and JPL so click at will!

Additional Update on 26AUG2012

(2012 QZ16)

2012-Aug-30

0.0179

7.0

20 m - 46 m

25.6

13.20

Update (19AUG2012):  Another NEO, (2012 QV2), discovered:

(2012 QV2)

2012-Aug-26

0.0270

10.5

43 m - 96 m

24.0

9.51

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 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 OP4)  2012-Aug-18 0.1040 40.5 280 m - 620 m 19.9 22.56 (2008 TC4)  2012-Aug-18 0.1937 75.4 140 m - 300 m 21.5 17.34 (2012 PD20)  2012-Aug-18 0.0248 9.6 22 m - 50 m 25.4 6.07 (2012 PN6)  2012-Aug-18 0.1455 56.6 93 m - 210 m 22.3 16.04 (2012 PY19)  2012-Aug-18 0.0282 11.0 7.6 m - 17 m 27.7 3.46 (2006 CV)  2012-Aug-20 0.1744 67.9 290 m - 640 m 19.8 13.24 (2008 QB)  2012-Aug-20 0.0906 35.3 190 m - 420 m 20.8 30.38 (2012 EC)  2012-Aug-20 0.0815 31.7 56 m - 130 m 23.4 5.57 162421 (2000 ET70)  2012-Aug-21 0.1503 58.5 670 m - 1.5 km 18.0 12.92 (2007 WU3)  2012-Aug-21 0.1954 76.0 56 m - 120 m 23.4 5.25 (2012 BB14)  2012-Aug-24 0.1234 48.0 27 m - 60 m 25.0 2.58 (2012 FM52)  2012-Aug-25 0.0599 23.3 510 m - 1.1 km 18.6 17.17 (2012 PP24)  2012-Aug-25 0.1514 58.9 100 m - 230 m 22.1 4.75 66146 (1998 TU3)  2012-Aug-25 0.1265 49.2 3.0 km - 6.8 km 14.7 16.03 (2009 AV)  2012-Aug-26 0.1615 62.8 650 m - 1.5 km 18.0 22.51 331769 (2003 BQ35)  2012-Aug-28 0.1585 61.7 240 m - 530 m 20.2 4.64 (2010 SC)  2012-Aug-28 0.1679 65.3 16 m - 36 m 26.1 9.56 4769 Castalia  2012-Aug-28 0.1135 44.2 1.4 km 16.9 12.06

Just Passed NEOs Activity

RECENT CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 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 PC20)  2012-Aug-08 0.1831 71.3 140 m - 320 m 21.3 7.60 (2009 BW2)  2012-Aug-09 0.0337 13.1 25 m - 56 m 25.1 5.27 277475 (2005 WK4)  2012-Aug-09 0.1283 49.9 270 m - 600 m 20.0 6.18 (2004 SC56)  2012-Aug-09 0.0811 31.6 74 m - 170 m 22.8 10.57 332446 (2008 AF4)  2012-Aug-10 0.1936 75.3 310 m - 690 m 19.7 16.05 37655 Illapa  2012-Aug-12 0.0951 37.0 770 m - 1.7 km 17.7 28.73 (2012 PZ17)  2012-Aug-12 0.0077 3.0 12 m - 26 m 26.8 3.56 (2012 HS15)  2012-Aug-14 0.1804 70.2 200 m - 460 m 20.6 11.54 (2012 PH6)  2012-Aug-16 0.1880 73.2 160 m - 370 m 21.0 12.19 4581 Asclepius  2012-Aug-16 0.1079 42.0 220 m - 490 m 20.4 13.48

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18AUG2012

Perseid Meteor Shower Impressed Stargazers in August 2012, Next Meteor ...
Mstarz
The Perseid Meteor shower this year was deemed more impressive than the previous years due to the high number of meteors visible per hour. People from around the world were able to enjoy the shooting star show. More beautiful photos and time lapse ...

Possible meteorites found after bang, light
Winnipeg Free Press
BRANDON -- A woman living near Riding Mountain believes she found meteoritesclose to her home. On Wednesday, she found two fragments with surfaces like "old elephant skin,"one the size of a football, the other larger, weighing about 25 kilograms. ...
SORRY, this is not a meteorite -LunarMeteorite*Hunter- Tokyo, Japan

Suspected meteorite hits close to home
Brandon Sun
A woman living near Riding Mountain believes she found pieces of a meteor close to her home. On Wednesday, she found two fragments with surfaces like “old elephant skin” — one the size of a football and the other larger, weighing in at approximately ...
Same Song Second Verse 

- SORRY, this is not a meteorite -LunarMeteorite*Hunter- Tokyo, Japan

Man claims he found meteorite near Merritt
Merritt Herald Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT
A prospector who was panning for gold alongside the Coldwater River last month came across something he believes is not of this world.
Different Finder Same Song Third Verse

- SORRY, this is not a meteorite -LunarMeteorite*Hunter- Tokyo, Japan

Stunning photos capture annual Perseid meteor shower blazing across the globe
Daily Mail
In Nevada, photographer Kevin Clifford captured a meteor plummeting from space over the ruins at Fort Churchill State Historic Park in Silver Springs. The Perseid meteorshower has been observed by humans for at least 2,000 years. Some Catholics refer ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Jim Gamble of El Paso ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News. Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related News. Make a meteor report. *.blogspot...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG2012

Meteor's end captured by webcam
Shelburne County Coastguard
A webcam focused on construction at White Point Beach Lodge captured the final moment of what experts believe was a meteor entering the atmosphere over western Nova Scotia. At 11:03:23 p.m. the White Point webcam operated by Nova Scotia Webcams ...

Gobal Aliens Main Show Only Carancas, Peru Meteorite & cat ...
76 min
WATCH THE LATEST VIDEO THAT CAME OUT TODAY HERE http://www. youtube.com/user .
youtube.com

NASA Pilots Capture Perseid Meteor Dust at 65000 Feet
Wired News (blog)
Many astronomy fans are focused on the Perseid meteor showers this week and pilots at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are no different. But rather than waiting for nightfall and simply watching the streaks of light across the sky, the pilots are ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2012

 

 Top Three Videos from the Perseid Meteor Shower
At the peak, stargazers saw as many as 100 meteors an hour.
www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top...the.../69808

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event that has been occurring for the last 2000 years. It happens each year, either in late July or early August, and happens as a result of the Earth passing through a trail of dust and ice from the comet ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Perseid Meteor Shower marks the start of meteor season
Examiner.com
Last weekend marked the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower for 2012. Unfortunately, Cleveland area residents could not watch the shower thanks to thick cloud cover, Thankfully, despite what most of the news media may lead one to believe, there is a lot...

How to watch Perseid meteor shower online - Technology & science ...
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and if you can't catch the "shooting star" spectacle in person, have no fear. You can tune in online for ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../cant-get-out-see-perseids-heres-how-...

Perseid meteor shower: your sightings | Science | guardian.co.uk
The Perseids, the year's most spectacular meteor shower for viewers in the northern hemisphere, arrived this weekend. Here's a roundup of some of the tweets ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../perseid-meteor-shower-your-sightings

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2012

Fireball ignites wild theories
The Wenatchee World Online
Many observers, in locations stretching from the Cascade crest east to Libby, Mont., also noted on sky-watch websites that the fireball was the largest night-sky object they'd ever seen. “A lot of people said they'd never experienced anything like it ...

Perseid meteor shower: your sightings | Science ...
The Perseids, the year's most spectacular meteor shower for viewers in the northern ...
guardian.co.uk

Web goes wild for Perseid Meteor photos
Examiner.com
Last weekend saw the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, which was reported as producing 100 meteors per hour. In terms of magnitude, the Perseids are one of three major showers (November's Leonids and December's Geminids are the others) ...

Washington Fireball Ignites Wild Theories -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Here's the one thing known for sure about the huge fireball that on Aug. 7 zoomed across North Central Washington's night sky: a lot of people saw it. "You can ...
www.sott.net/.../249631-Washington-Fireball-Ignites-Wild-Th...

Meteor Shower Delights Sky Observers
Christian Post
The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event that has been occurring for the last 2000 years. It happens each year, either in late July or early August, and happens as a result of the Earth passing through a trail of dust and ice from the comet Swift ...

VIDEO: Perseid meteor shower time-lapse
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Take two cameras, aim them skyward and mix in some time-lapse technology and this is what you get: a unique view of the Perseid meteor shower. CNN iReporter Wright Johnson captured Sunday night's show in the sky with the help of his wide angle lenses. ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13AUG2012

Updated: Meteor likely cause of mysterious booms

The Shelburne County Coast Guard
It’s looking more and more like a meteor was the cause of a loud mysterious boom heard Sunday (12AUG2012) night by people across western Nova Scotia. ...

Perseid meteor shower puts on dazzling display - CBS News Video
CBS News video: Perseid meteor shower puts on dazzling display - A stream of debris from the ...
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7417946n

Perseid Meteor Shower photos ignite the web
Examiner.com
In terms of magnitude, the Perseids are one of three major showers (November's Leonids and December's Geminids are the others) and this particular event also kicks off meteor season, which runs through the Geminids. So, this being an Earth-wide event, ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Attracts Hundreds to Mideast Deserts
Green Prophet
The Perseid meteor shower appears reliably every year as the earth passes through the debris of Comet Swift-Tuttle in August. It comes at a convenient time for those in the northern hemisphere who are enjoying the great outdoors and spending warm ...

5 Facts about Tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower
Ecorazzi
Shooting stars and meteor shows are amazing to watch, but why do they happen? There's so much more to the phenomenon than just watching a star streak across the sky. To prepare you for this weekend's event, here are five fun facts about the Perseid ...

Stunning photos capture annual Perseid meteor shower blazing across star ...
Daily Mail
Space enthusiasts who have spent the past few days admiring the stunning images of Martian landscapes beamed from NASA's Curiosity would have been well-advised to peel their eyes from their computer screens and look up into the night sky to catch a ...

Look to the Sky: 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower Not Over Yet
Patch.com
These bits of ice and dust — most over 1000 years old —burn up in the Earth's atmosphere to create one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseids can be seen all over the sky, but the best viewing opportunities will be across the northern ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: 11/12/13 دش نيزك Perseid ...
وقد لوحظ Perseid دش نيزك ما لا يقل عن ألفي سنة، مرة واحدة في 133 سنة من ذلك كله، وترتبط سويفت تتل المذنب، التي تدور حول الشمس، مع ذلك. في كل عام في شهر أغسطس، ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../111213-perseid-2012....

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Roberto Porto
Space.com
Veteran astrophotographer Roberto Porto snapped this spectacular view of a Perseid meteor over Mount Tiede National Park in the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa on Aug. 11, 2012 during the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower. The Milky ...

Where to see the Perseid meteor shower in Hamilton
CBC.ca
The annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, painting the night sky with glowing streaks of light. It happens every year in mid-July and lasts through August, but the best time to take in the show this year is when the meteor shower peaks on the weekend.

Counting shooting stars during Perseid meteor shower? NASA wants those ...
Examiner.com
Were you one of the millions that watched the 2012 Perseid meteor shower light up the sky during its peak in the early morning hours of August 12? Were you one of those people that couldn't help themselves and had to count the meteors seen streaking ...

Israel gears up for meteor shower
UPI.com
The Perseids meteor shower began on July 17 and is expected to run until August 24, but peaks in Israel at approximately 3 a.m. Monday morning, the Tel Aviv Astronomy Club data said. Perseids meteors are considered to be the fastest and brightest of ...

Perseid meteor shower draws Central Texas eyes skyward (video included)
Temple Daily Telegram
Star gazers are out this weekend, including members of the Central Texas Astronomical Society, looking for the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks Aug. 9-14 every year. The Central Texas Astronomical Society was busy Saturday night, said club treasurer ...

Missed the Perseid meteor shower? Then check out this
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
This long exposure shows stars in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower near Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Sunday. The annual Perseidmeteor shower peaked early Monday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Perseid meteor shower peaks 11/12/13 August 2012

Perseid meteor shower peaks 11/12/13 August 2012

  The Perseids have been observed for at least 2,000 years and are associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Each year in August, the Earth passes through a cloud of the comet's debris. These bits of ice and dust -- most over 1,000 years old -- burn up in the Earth's atmosphere to create one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseids can be seen all over the sky, but the best viewing opportunities will be across the northern hemisphere. Those with sharp eyes will see that the meteors radiate from the direction of the constellation Perseus.

  "Regardless of your time zone, the Perseids should become visible about 10 p.m. local time, with rates increasing till dawn. The best times to view will be from midnight until dawn, your local time, with peak rates between 3-5 a.m. Observers with clear dark skies can expect rates of one per minute or thereabouts. Standard meteor viewing applies. Lie on your back (blanket, sleeping bag, lawn chair) and look straight up. Don't use binoculars or telescopes -- they have too small a field of view -- and don't look towards the radiant in Perseus, as the meteors in the direction will have short trains and be less spectacular. Avoid looking at the waning crescent moon if possible."
- Bill Cooke, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


Please help support this non-profit site by posting a link on Facebook, Twitter,Youtube or your favorite site; thank you!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Dirk Ross - Tokyo, Japan

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Perseidas picos de lluvia de meteoros de agosto de 2012 11/12/13

Perseidas picos de lluvia de meteoros de agosto de 2012 11/12/13

   Las Perseidas han sido observados durante al menos 2.000 años y están asociados con el cometa Swift-Tuttle, que orbita alrededor del Sol una vez cada 133 años. Cada año en agosto, la Tierra pasa a través de una nube de escombros del cometa. Estos trozos de hielo y polvo-la mayoría de más de 1.000 años de antigüedad - se queman en la atmósfera de la Tierra para crear una de las mejores lluvias de meteoros del año. Las Perseidas se pueden ver por todo el cielo, pero las mejores oportunidades de visualización será en todo el hemisferio norte. Las personas con ojos agudos verá que el meteoros irradian desde la dirección de la constelación de Perseo.

   "Independientemente de su zona horaria, las Perseidas debería ser visible alrededor de 10 pm hora local, con tasas de aumento hasta el amanecer. La mejor época para ver será a partir de la medianoche hasta la madrugada, hora local, con tasas máximas entre 3-5 horas, con observadores cielos claros y oscuros se puede esperar que las tasas de uno por minuto, más o menos visión de meteoros Norma se aplica Acuéstese sobre su espalda (con una manta, saco de dormir, silla de jardín) y mirar hacia arriba no utilizar binoculares o telescopios -... tienen demasiado pequeño campo de visión -. y no mirar hacia el radiante en Perseo, ya que los meteoros en la dirección tendrá trenes de corto y ser menos espectaculares Evite mirar a la luna menguante, si es posible ".
- Bill Cooke, la Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y del Espacio (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


Por favor, ayudar a mantener este sitio sin fines de lucro mediante la publicación de un enlace en Facebook, Twitter, Youtube o su sitio favorito, ¡gracias!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite*Hunter-Dirk Ross - Tokio, Japón

2012 el año de meteoros!

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Perséides pics pluie d'étoiles filantes 12/11/13 Août 2012

Perséides pics pluie d'étoiles filantes 12/11/13 Août 2012

   Les Perséides ont été observées depuis au moins 2000 ans et sont associées à la comète Swift-Tuttle, qui tourne autour du soleil une fois tous les 133 ans. Chaque année en Août, la Terre traverse un nuage de débris de la comète. Ces morceaux de glace et de poussière - les plus plus de 1000 ans - se consumer dans l'atmosphère de la Terre pour créer l'un des meilleurs des douches de météore de l'année. Les Perséides peut être vu partout dans le ciel, mais les meilleures opportunités d'observation sera dans l'hémisphère nord. Ceux avec des yeux perçants verrez que rayonnent les météores de la direction de la constellation de Persée.

   "Quel que soit votre fuseau horaire, les Perséides devrait devenir visible à environ 10 h, heure locale, à des taux croissants jusqu'à l'aube. Les meilleurs moments pour voir sera à partir de minuit jusqu'à l'aube, heure locale, avec des taux de pointe entre 3-5 heures avec les observateurs un ciel sombre peut s'attendre à des taux de un par minute ou à peu près visualisation météore norme s'applique Allongez-vous sur votre dos (couverture, président de couchage pelouse sac,) et de regarder vers le haut ne pas utiliser des jumelles ou des télescopes -... ils ont une trop petite champ de vision -. et ne pas regarder vers le radiant dans Persée, comme les météores dans la direction aura des trains à court et à être moins spectaculaire Évitez de regarder le croissant de lune décroissante, si possible ".
- Bill Cooke, la National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


S'il vous plaît aider à soutenir ce site à but non lucratif en postant un lien sur Facebook, Twitter, Youtube ou votre site préféré, merci!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite * Hunter-Dirk Ross - Tokyo, Japon

2012 Année de météores!

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Picos de meteoros Perseidas chuveiro 11/12/13 de agosto de 2012

Picos de meteoros Perseidas chuveiro 11/12/13 de agosto de 2012

   As Perseidas foram observados por pelo menos 2.000 anos e estão associados ao cometa Swift-Tuttle, que orbita o sol uma vez a cada 133 anos. Cada ano, em agosto, a Terra passa através de uma nuvem de detritos do cometa. Esses pedaços de gelo e poeira - a maioria mais de 1.000 anos - queimar na atmosfera da Terra para criar uma das chuvas de meteoros melhores do ano. As Perseidas podem ser vistos por todo o céu, mas as melhores oportunidades de visualização será em todo o hemisfério norte. Aqueles com os olhos afiados vai ver que irradiam o meteoros da direção da constelação de Perseus.

   "Independentemente do seu fuso horário, as Perseidas deve tornar-se visíveis cerca de 10 pm, hora local, com taxas crescentes até o amanhecer. Os melhores momentos para exibição será a partir da meia-noite até o amanhecer, a hora local, com taxas de pico entre 3-5 am observadores com claros céus escuros podem esperar taxas de um por minuto ou menos visualização de meteoros Norma aplica-se Deite de costas (cobertor, saco de dormir cadeira de gramado) e olhar para cima não use binóculos ou telescópios -... eles têm um muito pequeno campo de visão -. e não olhe para o radiante em Perseus, como os meteoros em direção terá comboios curtos e ser menos espetacular Evite olhar para a lua crescente minguante, se possível ".
- Bill Cooke, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


Por favor, ajudar a apoiar este site sem fins lucrativos, colocando um link no Facebook, Twitter, Youtube ou seu site favorito, muito obrigado!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite * Hunter-Dirk Ross - Tóquio, Japão

2012 O Ano do Meteors!


2012 THE Year of Meteors!

11/12/13 دش نيزك Perseids قمم أغسطس 2012

11/12/13 دش نيزك Perseids قمم أغسطس 2012

وقد لوحظ Perseids دش نيزك ما لا يقل عن ألفي سنة، مرة واحدة في 133 سنة من ذلك كله، وترتبط سويفت تتل المذنب، التي تدور حول الشمس، مع ذلك. في كل عام في شهر أغسطس، الأرض يمر عبر سحابة من الحطام المذنبات. هذه القطع من الجليد والغبار - معظم أكثر من 1،000 سنة - من أجل خلق واحدة من أفضل دش نيزك هذا العام، وتحترق في الغلاف الجوي للأرض. Perseid النيزك الاستحمام، ولكن يمكن أن ينظر في جميع أنحاء السماء، فإن فرص أفضل عرض أن يكون في نصف الكرة الأرضية الشمالي بأكمله. الناس مع حرص العين، سيتم عرض الإشعاع في نيزك من اتجاه كوكبة فرساوس.

"بغض النظر عن المنطقة الزمنية، Perseids النيزك الاستحمام هو معدل الزيادة حتى الفجر، للحصول على أفضل وقت سوف تكون واضحة في الساعة 10 من حوالي 3:00 المحلية ليتم عرضها - ستكون بين 5:00 مراقب من واضح السماء المظلمة، هل يمكن أن نتوقع واحد أو سرعة الجانب أن كل دقيقة هم، مع حقل صغير جدا من رأي - إلى وجهة النظر المعيارية لنيزك، يتم تطبيق مناظير وتلسكوبات فرساوس تنظر مباشرة (البطانيات كرسي، والنوم أكياس، الحشيش)، لا نتطلع إلى مشع على ظهره، والذي لديه قطار قصيرة قدر اتجاه نيزك، يصبح مشهد ما يلي لا تستخدم لك. الأحدب هلال، إذا كان ذلك ممكنا، من فضلك لا تنظر.
- بيل كوك، والوطنية للملاحة الجوية والفضاء (ناسا)


الرجاء المساعدة في دعم هذا الموقع غير هادفة للربح عن طريق نشر رابط في الفيسبوك وتويتر ويوتيوب أو موقع المفضلة لديك، شكرا لك!

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com

LunarMeteorite*Hunter- Tokyo, Japan

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Perseiden-Meteorschauer Gipfel 11/12/13 August 2012

Perseiden-Meteorschauer Gipfel 11/12/13 August 2012

   Die Perseiden sind für mindestens 2.000 Jahre beobachtet worden und werden mit dem Kometen Swift-Tuttle, der die Sonne umkreist einmal alle 133 Jahre verbunden. Jedes Jahr im August, geht die Erde durch eine Wolke aus Schutt des Kometen. Diese Bits aus Eis und Staub - die meisten mehr als 1.000 Jahre alt - verglühen in der Erdatmosphäre zu einer der besten Meteorschauer des Jahres zu schaffen. Die Perseiden können über den ganzen Himmel zu sehen, aber die beste Bildqualität Möglichkeiten werden in der gesamten nördlichen Hemisphäre sein. Wer mit scharfen Augen werden sehen, dass die Meteore strahlen aus der Richtung des Sternbildes Perseus.

   "Unabhängig von Ihrer Zeitzone, die Perseiden sollten sichtbar werden etwa 10 Uhr Ortszeit, mit zunehmenden Raten bis zum Morgengrauen. Die beste Zeit zur Ansicht wird von Mitternacht bis zum Morgengrauen, Ihre Ortszeit sein, mit Peak-Raten zwischen 05.03 Uhr Beobachter mit klaren dunklen Himmel erwarten können Raten von ein pro Minute oder so ungefähr Standard-Meteor Betrachtung gilt liegen auf dem Rücken (Decke, Schlafsack, Liegestuhl) und suchen gerade nach oben verwenden Sie kein Fernglas oder Teleskop -... sie haben ein zu kleines Blickfeld -. und nicht in Richtung der strahlenden Blick in Perseus, wie die Meteore in die Richtung wird kurze Züge haben und weniger spektakulär vermeiden Sie es, an der abnehmenden Mondsichel, wenn möglich ".
- Bill Cooke, die National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


Bitte helfen Sie unterstützen diese Non-Profit-Website durch die Anbringung eines Links auf Facebook, Twitter, Youtube oder Ihre Lieblings-Website, danke!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite * Hunter-Dirk Ross - Tokio, Japan

2012 Die Year of Meteors!

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Perseids उल्का बौछार चोटियों 11/12/13 अगस्त 2012

Perseids उल्का बौछार चोटियों 11/12/13 अगस्त 2012

  Perseids कम से कम 2000 साल के लिए मनाया गया है और धूमकेतु स्विफ्ट टटल, जो हर 133 वर्ष में एक बार सूर्य की कक्षाओं के साथ जुड़े रहे हैं. अगस्त में प्रत्येक वर्ष, पृथ्वी धूमकेतु मलबे का एक बादल के माध्यम से गुजरता है. बर्फ और धूल के इन बिट्स सबसे अधिक 1000 साल पुराना है पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल में जलाने के एक वर्ष के सर्वश्रेष्ठ उल्का वृष्टि बनाने. Perseids आकाश में देखा जा सकता है, लेकिन सबसे अच्छा देखने के अवसर उत्तरी गोलार्द्ध के पार हो जाएगा. तेज आँखों से उन कि नक्षत्र पेर्सेउस की दिशा से meteors को विकीर्ण देखेंगे.

  अपना समय क्षेत्र के बावजूद Perseids 10:00 स्थानीय समय के बारे में दिखाई बन जाते हैं, सुबह तक दरों में वृद्धि के साथ सबसे अच्छा समय के लिए देखने के बीच 3-5 अधिकतम दरों के साथ आधी रात से सुबह, अपने स्थानीय समय तक होगा. साथ पर्यवेक्षकों हूँ स्पष्ट अंधेरे आसमान की दर प्रति मिनट या एक आस है की उम्मीद कर सकते हैं मानक उल्का देखने के लागू होता है अपनी पीठ पर झूठ (कंबल, स्लीपिंग बैग, लॉन कुर्सी) और सीधे ऊपर देखो क्या दूरबीन या दूरबीनों का उपयोग नहीं है. वे बहुत छोटा है देखने के क्षेत्र. और Perseus में चमक की ओर मत देखो, दिशा में उल्का के रूप में छोटी गाड़ियों और कम शानदार होगा बचें ढलते वर्धमान अगर संभव चाँद को देख.
- बिल कुक, नेशनल एयरोनॉटिक्स एंड स्पेस एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन (नासा)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


शुक्रिया, Facebook, चहचहाना, यूट्यूब या अपने पसंदीदा साइट पर एक लिंक पोस्ट द्वारा गैर लाभ इस साइट का समर्थन!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite * हंटर - एक प्रकार की कटार रॉस - टोक्यो, जापान

2012 meteors की वर्ष!


2012 THE Year of Meteors!

ยอดฝนดาวตก Perseids 11/12/13 สิงหาคม 2012

ยอดฝนดาวตก Perseids 11/12/13 สิงหาคม 2012

   Perseids ได้รับการปฏิบัติอย่างน้อย 2,000 ปีและมีความเกี่ยวข้องกับดาวหาง Swift-Tuttle ซึ่งโคจรรอบดวงอาทิตย์ทุกๆ 133 ปี ปีในเดือนสิงหาคมในแต่ละโลกเคลื่อนผ่านเมฆของเศษซากของดาวหาง บิตเหล่านี้ของน้ำแข็งและฝุ่น - มากที่สุดกว่า 1,000 ปี - มอดไหม้ไปในชั้นบรรยากาศของโลกในการสร้างหนึ่งในฝนดาวตกที่ดีที่สุดของปี Perseids สามารถมองเห็นได้ทั่วท้องฟ้า แต่ที่ดีที่สุดโอกาสชมจะข้ามซีกโลกเหนือ ผู้ที่มีดวงตาที่คมชัดจะเห็นว่าแผ่อุกกาบาตจากทิศทางของกลุ่มดาว Perseus

   "ไม่คำนึงถึงเขตเวลาของคุณ, Perseids ควรจะเป็นที่มองเห็นได้ประมาณ 10 เวลาท้องถิ่น น. โดยมีอัตราที่เพิ่มขึ้น Till Dawn. ครั้งที่ดีที่สุดในการดูจะเป็นตั้งแต่เที่ยงคืนจนถึงเช้าตามเวลาท้องถิ่นของคุณที่มีอัตราสูงสุดระหว่าง 3-5 น. สังเกตการณ์ด้วย ท้องฟ้าที่มืดชัดเจนสามารถคาดหวังอัตราการอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งต่อนาทีหรือราว ๆ นั้นดูดาวตกมาตรฐานใช้กองอยู่บนหลังของคุณ (ผ้าห่ม, กระเป๋า, เก้าอี้สนามหญ้านอน) และมองตรงขึ้นไม่ควรใช้กล้องสองตาหรือกล้องโทรทรรศน์ -... พวกเขามีขนาดเล็กเกินไป ด้านการดู -. และไม่มองไปทางสดใสใน Perseus เป็นอุกกาบาตในทิศทางที่จะมีรถไฟในระยะสั้นและเป็นที่น่าตื่นเต้นน้อยลงหลีกเลี่ยงการมองไปที่ดวงจันทร์เสี้ยวแรมถ้าเป็นไปได้ ".
- บิล Cooke, นาซา (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


กรุณาช่วยสนับสนุนเว็บไซต์นี้ไม่แสวงหาผลกำไรโดยการโพสต์ลิงค์บน Facebook, Twitter, Youtube หรือเว็บไซต์ที่คุณชื่นชอบ; thank you!
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite * Hunter-เดิร์ครอสส์ - โตเกียว, ญี่ปุ่น

2012 ปีที่ Meteors!


2012 THE Year of Meteors!

中國, 台灣-11/12/132012年8月英仙座流星雨高峰

中國, 台灣-11/12/132012年8月英仙座流星雨高峰

  已觀察到的英仙座流星雨至少有2000年和斯威夫特 - 塔特爾彗星，它繞太陽每隔133年。每年的8月份，地球穿過彗星的碎片雲。 - 最超過1000歲 - 冰和塵埃，這些位在地球大氣層中燃燒創造今年最好的流星雨之一。可以看到漫天的英仙座流星雨，但最佳觀賞機會，將是整個北半球。那些眼睛是雪亮的，會看到，從英仙座方向的流星雨輻射。

  “不管你的時區，英仙座流星雨應成為可見當地時間晚上10時左右，與率上升到天亮。查看的最佳時間將是3-5之間的峰值速率從午夜到天亮，您的本地時間，上午觀察員明確的黑暗的天空，可以預期每分鐘或左右的利率標準流星觀看適用躺在你的背部（毛毯，睡袋，草坪的椅子）直線上升，並期待不要用望遠鏡或天文望遠鏡 - 。他們太小視野 - 不看在英仙座，對輻射方向的流星雨將有短期的火車，是那麼引人注目，避免在逐漸減弱，如果可能的新月“。
比爾 - 庫克，國家航空和航天局（NASA）
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html


請幫助支持這個非盈利的網站，張貼在Facebook，Twitter，YouTube或您喜愛的網站的鏈接，謝謝！
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteorite*獵人德克·羅斯 - 東京，日本

2012年的流星！


2012 THE Year of Meteors!

ペルセウス流星シャワー2012年8月11/12/13 ピーク

ペルセウス流星シャワー2012年8月11/12/13 ピーク

ペルセウス座流星群は、少なくとも2000年にわたって観察されている、すべての133年に一度、太陽を周回する彗星スウィフト·タットル、関連付けられています。 8月に毎年、地球が彗星の破片の雲を通過します。氷と塵のこれらのビットは - ほとんどの1,000以上の歳 - 今年最高の流星群のいずれかを作成するために、地球の大気圏で燃え尽きる。ペルセウス座流星群は、全天にわたって見られることができますが、最高の視聴の機会が北半球全体になります。鋭い目を持つ人は、星座ペルセウス座の方向からの流星の放射が表示されます。

"関係なく、タイムゾーンの、ペルセウス座流星群は夜明けまで増加率で、午後10時現地時間約見えるようになります。表示するための最良の時間は3:00 - 5:00の間にあります。明確な暗い空のオブザーバーは、分ごとに1つまたはその辺の速度を期待することができます。彼らは、ビューの小さすぎるフィールドを持つ - - 標準流星の視聴には、双眼鏡や望遠鏡を使用しないで仰向けに（毛布、寝袋、芝生の椅子）をまっすぐに見て適用され、晴れやかに向かって見ていないペルセウスは、方向の流星のように短い列車を持っており、以下の壮観になります。美味しい物食べ三日月可能であれば、見ないようにしてください。
- ビル·クック、米航空宇宙局（NASA）


ありがとう、FacebookやTwitter、YouTubeやお気に入りのサイト上のリンクを掲載することにより、この非営利サイトのための支援をしてください！
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com


LunarMeteoriteHunter-ディルク·ロス - 東京、日本
2012 THE Year of Meteors!

NASA with Bill Cooke: NASA Chat- Stay Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids

NASA with Bill Cooke: NASA Chat- Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!  11/12AUG2012


Editor's note: The 2012 Perseids peak is underway tonight! Here are some viewing tips from NASA astronomer Bill Cooke:

"Regardless of your time zone, the Perseids should become visible about 10 p.m. local time, with rates increasing till dawn. Observers with clear dark skies can expect rates of one per minute or thereabouts. Standard meteor viewing applies. Lie on your back (blanket, sleeping bag, lawn chair) and look straight up. Don't use binoculars or telescopes -- they have too small a field of view -- and don't look towards the radiant in Perseus, as the meteors in the direction will have short trains and be less spectacular. Avoid looking at the waning crescent moon if possible.

Escape the heat of the waning days of summer for an evening of sky watching. The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 11 through the morning of August 12. Perseid rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in the night sky. A waning crescent moon will interfere slightly with this year's show, but viewing should definitely be worth a look!

On the night of Aug. 11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer your questions about the 2012 Perseid meteor shower via an "Up All Night" live chat. To join the chat, simply return to this page and log in. CHAT IS NOW LIVE! The chat experts will be available to answer questions between the hours of 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. EDT, beginning the evening of Aug. 11 and continuing into the morning of Aug. 12.  ...(more) http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html

Thank you NASA and Bill Cooke & Team at NASA for their continued three years of support for
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11AUG2012

Perseid meteor shower showcases natural fireworks
WSBT-TV
The International Meteor Organization and "The Observer's Handbook 2012" explain that the zenithal hourly rate is about 90 to 100 meteors each hour. Although you'll never see that many, be happy with a few. The shower supposedly will peak Sunday at 8 ...

Perseid Meteor Showers set to light up Philadelphia skies this weekend. Aug 10 ...
iradiophilly.com
Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, this meteorshower will peak this weekend through August 13th. It is not uncommon to see up to 60 meteors an hour with the Perseids. The moon is in a waning crescent phase, meaning is ...

This Weekend: Perseid meteor shower and free opera concert
Examiner.com
The Perseid meteor shower will reach its height this weekend. There will be an estimated 50 to 60 meteors per hour. The Perseid shower is considered one of the most reliable meteor showers that occur in the Northern Hemisphere. In addition to the...

Where To Watch The Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend
LAist
The Perseid Meteor Shower kicks off tonight, lasts through Monday and peaks in the wee hours of Sunday morning. This year the meteors are supposed to give a particularly good show since there will only be a waning sliver of a moon in the sky giving off ...

The Skinny on Viewing the Perseids Meteor Shower
Patch.com
The forecast for Saturday and Sunday nights in the Canon-Mac area is for partly cloudy skies (and maybe even rain) with overnight low temperatures hovering around 70 degrees, but we hope that doesn't keep you from looking up this weekend. Because you ...

Perseids Meteor Shower 2012: Peak Time and Place to Watch in SW Minneapolis
Patch.com
If the clouds cooperate (that means, if they stay away), you can see the annual meteor shower any night this week, but it will be strongest on Sunday morning around 4 a.m., said Terry Jones, astrophysics professor the University of Minnesota. The ...

Perseid meteor shower to dazzle the night sky this weekend ...
From the blog Technology News Blog: If your head frequently gets lost in the stars — and really, with the Curiosity landing still so fresh, who could blame you ...
news.yahoo.com/.../perseid-meteor-shower-dazzle-night-sky-...

Perseids Meteor Shower Maximum Is This Weekend - Slashdot
New submitter turp182 writes to remind us that the Perseid meteor shower will be visible this weekend (Aug. 11-13). Astronomers are anticipating the Perseid ...
science.slashdot.org/.../perseids-meteor-shower-maximum-is-t...

Meteor showers to be visible on 11th August night - Hindustan Times
Try to get as far from city lights as possible on August 11 and you will be able to see meteorshowers in the sky.
www.hindustantimes.com/...to-be.../Article1-911423.aspx

Viewer's guide to meteor showers - Mother Nature Network
Here's a look at a few annual meteor showers and what we've learned from them through the years.
www.mnn.com/earth...guide.../sit-back-and-enjoy-the-show

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend - weather.com
Get the latest weather news from weather.com. The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Saturday night through Sunday morning, and this year's shower ...
www.weather.com/news/perseid-meteor-shower-20120810

Sky Gazing: Help NASA Gather Meteor Data This Weekend With ...
Watch the Perseid Meteor shower this weekend (a hundred shooting stars an hour!) and help NASA at the same time. Here's how.
www.good.is/.../sky-gazing-help-nasa-gather-meteor-data-this-...

Deluxe Meteor Shower - Radiolab
So I'm guessing there's a .0009 chance that Radiolab fans don't already know this, but I just learned that this ...
www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab.../deluxe-meteor-shower/

Look to the skies - Perseid meteor showers reach their peak this ...
Looking for something to photograph this weekend? How about the Perseid meteor showers (which should be visible over the next few evenings and nights)?
www.dpreview.com/.../Photographing-Perseid-Meteor-shower...

This weekend: Perseid meteor shower - Birmingham ...
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to be an above average performance this year. The ...
examiner.com

Year's best shooting star show, Perseid meteor shower, hits Bay Area this ...
San Jose Mercury News
The famous "old faithful" meteor shower -- the Perseids -- peaks late Saturday night and Sunday morning, producing probably your best chance this year to see shooting stars, astronomers say. The forecast calls for mostly clear skies inland with only a ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks early Sunday
Los Angeles Times
The annual Perseid meteor shower begins late Friday night, with the peak occurring in the early hours of Sunday morning local time. The number of visible meteors is generally lower than during December's Geminid meteor shower, but the Perseids are ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Shooting Stars Sunday Morning
ABC News
Go outside in the wee hours of Sunday morning and, if the night sky is clear, you may see exquisite showers. The Perseid meteor shower of 2012 is expected to peak Sunday between midnight and dawn, and if you're in a good, dark place, you might see more ...

Tips for best viewing of Perseid meteor shower's peak
USA TODAY
Get out your thermos and sleeping bag, this year's Perseid meteor shower will peak Saturday night into Sunday morning. It's already "looking very good," in the words of Bill Cooke, who tracks meteors for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center in ...

Perseid Meteor Shower May Dazzle This Weekend: How to Watch Online
Space.com
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and if you can't catch the "shooting star" spectacle in person, have no fear. You can tune in online for live views of the meteor display from NASA. NASA is inviting people to participate in its "Up ...

Meteor showers! This weekend is optimum viewing
Mason City Globe Gazette
With thousands of other astronomy enthusiasts across the world, he will be watching for a light show provided by the annual Perseid meteor showers. “It's like playing the lottery,” said Toomsen. “There are no two experiences that are the same.” That's ...

Space News: Meteor smoke makes strange clouds
Lake County News
Anyone who has ever seen a noctilucent cloud or “NLC” would agree: They look alien. The electric-blue ripples and pale tendrils of NLCs reaching across the night sky resemble something from another world. Researchers say that's not far off.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend; Nerds Expected To Break Curfew
Slate Magazine (blog)
Brew a pot of coffee, grab the lawn chair and binoculars, and get ready for the annual early morning light show. This year's Perseid meteor shower is getting under way, and is due to peak late night Saturday and Sunday before dawn. Appearing to radiate ...

For best meteor viewing, find rural spot Saturday night
Times Herald-Record
"(Saturday) night, you should be able to see a meteor or two a minute if you're in a reasonably dark sky," Bailey said. Bailey said the Perseids, although not the most spectacular of meteor showers, is one of the most watched ones, because of its ...

2012 Perseid Meteor Shower display this weekend
WJLA (blog)
The Perseid Meteor Shower will light up the sky this weekend as a result of the Earth's orbit through a debris cloud left by the Swift-Tuttle comet, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. According to NASA, the best views will be in the Northern ...

Chico Observatory still open for Perseids meteor shower tonight
Enterprise-Record
The meteor shower is created by the dust trail formed by the comet Swift-Tuttle when it passed through the inner solar system in 1862. Each year between Aug. 11 and 13, the Earth passes through this cloud of mostly microscopic particles. When the ...

2012 Perseid meteor showers have begun; peak expected August 11 and 12
Examiner.com
The Perseid meteor showers have begun over North America, and will peak Sunday, August 12, 2012. Clear skies are in the forecast for much of the United States so viewing the Perseid meteor showers should be easy to see for many Americans.

Perseid Meteor Shower—And Moon Flashes—Peaks Saturday
National Geographic
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend, and thanks to relatively dark skies, the 2012 edition of the annual sky show should be well suited to naked-eye stargazing. Sky-watchers with backyard telescopes, though, might join NASA in training their ...

Perseid meteor shower set to light up sky this weekend
CTV News
The Perseid meteor shower takes place every August, hitting its peak between August 11 and 13, when those looking skywards could see up to a hundred meteorites every hour - weather permitting. “The meteor rate might be up to 60, even a hundred ...

Perseid meteor shower takes center stage this weekend
Florida Today
Our lack of depth perception hides the true distance of the beginning and end of the trail, so we perceive the meteor as moving across the apparently flat sky, rather than moving down through the atmosphere. Perspective makes the nearly parallel tracks ...

Perseid meteor shower to peak this weekend
San Jose Mercury News
The year's big meteor shower, the Perseid event, will peak on Saturday night. In the Bay Area, the event will be best viewed as midnight approaches on Saturday. The waning crescent moon, whose light will be a small interference, will rise at 1 a.m. Sunday.

How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
GeekSugar.com
Every August for about the last 2000 years, the meteor shower Perseides has passed through the sky. The spectacle is linked to the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Here's how it works: as Earth passes through the comet's ...

Where to See The Perseid Meteor Shower In Aliso Viejo
Patch.com
"The meteor shower will be hard to see from here, due to the light pollution. If you can get to a dark area with some elevation, perhaps the area up around the top of Pacific Island Dr., you might be able to see a few meteors," says Laguna Niguel ...

Look skyward: Perseid meteor shower set to pour overhead this weekend
Alaska Dispatch
If you've been hovering around the house this summer, this weekend might be your best opportunity to get out. As summer wanes and dark returns to northern skies, the annual Perseid meteor shower will pour through the heavens and put on a show for ...

What the Perseid Meteor Shower Looks Like from Space
The Atlantic
For the past week, the Perseid Meteor Shower has been crescendoing, and this weekend it will hit its peak. Visible anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere after 11pm, the dusty exhaust of the comet Swift-Tuttle will dance most vividly in the hours just ...

Meteor shower to peak early Sunday
Cecil Whig
Meteor shower to peak early Sunday By Gail Dean Special from the Star Democrat Cecil Daily | 0 comments. The annual opportunity to make wishes on “falling stars” arrives this weekend with August's Perseid meteor shower peaking around 1 a.m. Sunday.

Perseid meteor shower this weekend: how to get the best view
The Guardian
The Perseid meteor shower happens every August. Every Perseid meteor you see was once in the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, a 27-kilometre-wide iceberg in space. Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters. The Perseid meteor display is upon us. Over the course of ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend
WRAL.com (blog)
The result of debris burning up as it the atmosphere, the meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle. This weekend, look to the North, just below the up-ended W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia. Meteors will appear as ...

2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
Phys.Org
It's only natural, while you're watching a meteor shower like the Perseids, to count the number of shooting stars you see. It turns out those numbers in your head are valuable. NASA wants them.Meteor tallies gathered by amateur sky watchers can be ...

Watch the Perseid meteor shower this weekend
Examiner.com
The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming our way this weekend. Anyone who lives in the Northern Hemisphere may be in for a good old-fashioned sky show, just by looking up. The Perseids are debris from a wandering comet that appears as shooting...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012 this weekend! - Video ...
Watch Perseid Meteor Shower 2012 this weekend! video online at Times of India. View free ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Perseid meteor shower: NASA explains why it'll be the year's best
Los Angeles Times
The Perseid meteor shower -- set to hit its peak this weekend -- is expected to be "the best meteorshower of the year," NASA says. That's because, in addition to the blizzard of shooting stars, some of the most stunning orbs visible to mere mortals ...

Annual meteor shower to light up sky this weekend
Global BC
Vancouverites who look up this weekend may see 60 meteors or more an hour zoom through the Earth's atmosphere, as one of the world's most spectacular annual meteor showers lights up the sky. Parts of the Perseid meteor shower — named after the ...

Meteor showers to peak early Sunday
The Star Democrat
CAMBRIDGE — The annual opportunity to make wishes on “falling stars” arrives this weekend with August's Perseid meteor showers peaking around 1 a.m. Sunday. A waning crescent moon and a weather forecast for clear skies above the Eastern Shore ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Enlivens August Nights for Local Skywatchers
Malibu Surfside News
For more than 2000 years, sky watchers have observed the annual meteor shower. Named for the constellation Perseus— the location, or radiant, in the night sky where they appear to originate, the Perseids are actually associated with the comet Swift ...

Best meteor viewing of the year this weekend
www.kamloopsnews.ca
Best meteor viewing of the year this weekend. Comments. Tweet. Best meteor viewing of the year this weekend. August 10, 2012. The Perseid meteor shower has started and will be visible throughout the weekend and into Monday in B.C.. Kamloops ...

UPI NewsTrack Science and Technology News
UPI.com
Unlike last year when the glare of the full moon made spotting meteors difficult, this year a waning crescent moon "should be considered more of a nuisance than a deterrent," the International MeteorOrganization said. The Perseids are best observed in ...

Aug 7, 2012 | 2:21News Sacred meteorite - CBC.ca
News Sacred meteorite Aug 7, 2012 | 2:21A First Nation wants the Royal Alberta Museum to ...
cbc.ca

Extraterrestrial Origin: Bizarre Crystal Zipped Here From Outer Space
SPACE.com Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:26 AM PDT
Quasicrystals likely landed with a meteorite 15,000 years ago.

Researchers Hunt For Naturally Occurring Quasicrystals
redOrbit Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online An expedition to far eastern Russia, a 15,000 year old meteorite, secret diaries, smugglers, gold prospectors and bears; sounds like the plot to an Indiana Jones movie, right? This is the story of two researchers looking for the origin of naturally occurring quasicrystals. Who knew science could be so exciting? Writing in Reports on Progress ...

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012 Peaks This Weekend ...
The Perseid meteor shower of 2012 will reach its peak before sunrise on Sunday, Aug. 12 ...
space.com

Perseid meteor shower peaks: What skywatchers can expect
NBCNews.com
The Perseid meteor shower occurs each year in late July and early August when the Earth passes through the dusty remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle. In the night sky, themeteor shower appears to radiate out of the constellation Perseus, hence, its name ...

Meteor shower: Shooting star display to peak Sunday night
Newsday
In dark locations, away from the lights of cities and suburbs, the perennially popular Perseid meteor shower can streak the sky with light up to 60 times an hour, according to Sky & Telescope. Look northeast starting about an hour before midnight as ...

Catch the Perseid meteor showers during a hike in the Simi Hills
Los Angeles Times
Looking for a good place to watch the annual Perseid meteor showers this weekend? Any dark venue away from urban lights -- say the Angeles National Forest or Santa Monica Mountains -- will do, provided you have a clear view of the night sky. Here's an ...

Meteor Shower This Saturday
Alton Daily News
One of nature's annual occurrences is the Perseid meteor shower, which is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. This year, the peak is predicted for...

ScienceCasts: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
YouTube
Published on Aug 9, 2012 by ScienceAtNASA. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. The Perseidmeteor shower is underway. There's more to see than meteors, however, when the shower peaks on August 11th through 13th. The brightest planets in the solar ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!