The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17NOV2012

Leonid meteor will put on a show this weekend
USA TODAY
The Leonid meteor shower this weekend will be less dramatic than some years, but it will still put on a good show. leonid meteor. A meteor streaks through the sky over Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The Leonid meteor ...

Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: Watch with NASA online
Los Angeles Times
Stargazers, get psyched: The Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak late Friday night and continue through the weekend. If you can find a clear, dark spot where the starry night sky is visible, you can expect to see as many as 15 to 20 shooting stars ...

Leonid meteor shower to provide heavenly light show this weekend
San Jose Mercury News
Weather permitting, Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben Burress said the best time to see the Leonid meteor shower will be Sunday morning around 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.. Burress advised getting away from city lights and facing east to see the ...

Leonid meteor shower set to feature sea of shooting stars
CNN International
(CNN) -- Mother Earth, it's shower time. The planet won't be awash in water early Saturday, but rather meteors. It's part of an annual astronomical event known as the Leonid meteor shower, falling in mid-November as the Earth passes through debris from ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Webcast: Watch Live ...
The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight and early Satuday (Nov. 17). You .
space.com

Crescent moon sets stage for brilliant Leonids ...
(Phys.org)—The 2012 Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night/morning of Nov. 16-17. If ...
phys.org

Leonid meteor shower late tonight: Stay up, bundle up, look up
Christian Science Monitor
The meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Leo – the apparent region of origin for the display. But the tiny bits of space debris that are heated to incandescence as they enter Earth's atmosphere actually come from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, a ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch Online
Space.com
Stargazers are hoping for clear, dark skies tonight when the annual Leonid meteor shower will be at its best, but if Mother Nature spoils your show, you can always catch the celestial fireworks display live online. Scientists at NASA's Marshall Space ...

Leonid meteor showers begin; peak viewing early Saturday November 17, 2012
Examiner.com
Each November, the Leonid meteor showers delight sky watchers around the world with a spectacular display of light in the sky. The peak for North American viewers of the Leonid meteor showers this year is from 1 to 3 a.m. ET Saturday morning. The Earth ...

Leonid meteor shower visible this Saturday night
The Missoulian
Each year in mid November, the Leonid meteor shower happens when the earth crashes through debris left by a passing comet – a “big, dirty snowball” flying through space, Cline said. As the bits of debris – dust, sand and pebbles – fall through Earth's ...

Get Ready: Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks at Midnight
Patch.com
Once again, as in the past, the meteor shower will be hard to see from here, but if you can get to a dark area with some elevation, perhaps the area up around the top of Pacific Island Dr. Once up there, you might be able to see a few meteors, Laguna ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peak 2012: Latest Forecast
Patch.com
The Leonid meteor shower 2012 peak will be here in a matter of hours, and the weather forecast couldn't be much better: Clear skies above with temperatures that are expected to be chilly but not brutal. What should you look for? Well, here are some ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Peak Time Early Saturday Morning; Best Ways to ...
Latinos Post
(Photo : Reuters) A Leonid meteor streaks across the sky over Valley of Fire State Park, about 65 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada in this four-minute camera exposure in the early morning hours of November 19, 2002. The Leonid meteor shower peaks ...

Fireball pictured in the sky over Chelmsford is - Signs of the Times
These photographs apparently show a large fireball in the skies above Chelmsford. The pictures are just two of a series taken by Eleanor Collop, 13, and her ...
www.sott.net/.../253688-Fireball-pictured-in-the-sky-over-Che...

Fireball pictured in the sky over Chelmsford is a burning mystery
This is Total Essex
"I shouted for my sister and then we called our dad, who told us to take a picture." Thefireball – thought to be caused by debris burning up in the earth's atmosphere – spent five minutes visible in the Chelmsford sky before it disappeared behind some ...

The 2012 Leonid Meteor Shower
Sky & Telescope
Tonight the annual Leonid meteor shower peaks. The Leonids aren't usually a spectacular show — although they did have an impressive spurt several years ago — but their predicted peak is well-timed this year in the wee hours of Saturday, so students ...

Seen a Meteor? Found a Meteorite? Meet an Expert Saturday
Patch.com
If you think you may have found one of the meteorites from the Oct. 17 fireball that disintegrated over the North Bay, or you would like to see the real deal, there's an event set up for you on Nov. 17 in Novato. Meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens ...

Maybe Mars had 'warm' water after all
The Register Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:14 PM PST
UK boffins point to meteorite evidence UK researchers have unearthed a new argument in the yes-but-no-but-yes scientific debate about Martian water, saying that meteorite samples suggest water on the red planet was once warm enough for life

At American Art: A New Look on How Artists Recorded the Civil War
Smithsonian (blog)
A stunning meteor event in 1860 inspired Walt Whitman's “Year of Meteors,” which referenced both John Brown's raid and Lincoln's presidency. The public could not help but read the skies for signs of war. Harvey says some even worried that the meteor, ...

Gem-Studded Meteorites Known As Pallasites Are Created By Asteroid Crashes ...
Huffington Post
The researchers speculated that any magnetized material within these meteorites might shed light on their formation, since asteroids would possess magnetic fields only under certain special circumstances. Magnetic meteorite mystery. The researchers ...

Spacewatch: Fireballs from Taurus
The Guardian
A fireball that blazed brighter than the full moon as it streaked across New Mexico's sky on 9 November may be related to Comet Encke and perhaps to the object that exploded over Tunguska in 1908, flattening more than 2,000 sq km of Siberian forest.

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BC WA Meteor 15NOV2012

BC WA Meteor ~20:55 PST 15NOV2012

If you saw this event please kindly file a report on this site; thank you.

Initial Reports:

15NOV2012 Jamie H Vancouver, BC, Canada 2055 PST 5 seconds Facing North East, started in South East sky, traveled North West ended in North West sky Green ball, greenish whitish tail. Quite bright, similar to a flare. Couldn't see any parts falling off. I was at YVR airport, and initially thought it was a flare, but it changed to a deeper green color and was streaking across the sky. From my perspective it seemed to be travelling through the clouds, at the time there was a broken layer of cloud at 21000 feet.

15NOV2012 Erika Tacoma, WA, USA 20:55:00 5-7seconds S-E, right to left White with red spek on ball Moon No Biggest , brightest & closest I've ever seen


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Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia Meteor 15NOV2012

Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia Meteor ~06:40 am 15NOV2012

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you!
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Initial Sighting Reports-

15NOV2012 Edsel London, Ontario western sky 06:40 EST 5 seconds traveling north west looked greenish full moon could see tail with debris flared out in the sky

15NOV2012 Kevin Monumental, WV 640hrs 3 seconds SE to NW  Facing west white/green no sound enought to be seen during daylight Yes none

15NOV2012 Brian Dayton, OH, USA 6:42AM EST 5 sec Northeast to west. I was facing North east White at first then green - no sound Venus Trail of sparks It looked like a star at first but I notived it was moving very fast and then before I knew it, it was almost right above me and faded out as sparks streamed off the back and the flame turned green

15NOV2012 Meg HILLIARD,OHIO,USA 6:40 am EST 5 sec N-E BRIGHT WHITE bright moon no bright white tail and large head
15NOV2012 steve harvey Dayton ohio 642 7 sec ese  to ene right 7-up green moon no no

15NOV2012 JRG CINCINNATI, OH, USA 0645 EST ~5 SEC NNE TO N, VIEWED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHILE TRAVELING N WHITE AS BRIGHT AS VENUS; VENUS WAS TO MY RIGHT AND BEHIND ME NO FRAG NO APPARENT IONIZATION TRAIL, BUT STREETLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND RISING SUN WERE CONTAMINATING VIEW

15NOV2012 Brian Clinton, Ontario, Canada 6:40am EST 1-2 seconds East to West, facing South white / light blue bright as a full moon many small fragments coming off the tail very bright and large, easily seen against the early morning sky

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16NOV2012

Possible meteor spotted in GTA -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Toronto, Ont. - There was an unexpected sight in the sky Thursday morning for some 680News listeners, who called the newsroom to say they believe they saw ...
www.sott.net/article/253625-Possible-meteor-spotted-in-GTA

The Leonid Meteor Shower | meteorwatch.org
The Leonid Meteor shower peaks on the 16th/ 17th of November and is one of the most dramatic and famous meteor showers.
www.meteorwatch.org/2012/11/14/the-leonid-meteor-shower/

Amateur astronomer leads park's star gazing
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
On the night of Oct. 20, around 40 patrons turned out at the park to witness the Orionid MeteorShower. Brantley, with the help of local “amateur astronomer” Kay Singer, selected a different night during the months of October, November and December to ...

Rare Meteorites Born in Violent Asteroid Collisions ...
The rarest, most dazzling meteorites on Earth were born in catastrophic collisions of magnetic .
space.com

Meteorites reveal warm water existed on Mars
Space Daily
The study determined that water temperatures on the Red Planet ranged from 50C to 150C. Microbes on Earth can live in similar waters, for example in the volcanic thermal springs at Yellowstone Park, the scientists behind the research point out.

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Weather Forecast, Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The show follows some nice shows by the Taurids Meteor Shower earlier this month, and the spectacular Perseids Meteor Shower, which wowed gazers in August. The famous Leonids are expected to peak on Saturday, Nov. 17, in the pre-dawn hours, and ...

Meteorites reveal warm water existed on Mars
Phys.Org
This is an Electron Microscope image of the Lafayette meteorite (NHM sample BM 1959, 755). It shows the hydrous vein with carbonate and clay deposited by water at up to 150 oC on Mars due to an ancient impact. The field of view is 50 microns. Credit: ...

Rare meteorites created in violent celestial collision
Phys.Org
A tiny fraction of meteorites on earth contain strikingly beautiful, translucent, olive-green crystals embedded in an iron-nickel matrix. Called pallasites, these "space gems" have fascinated scientists since they were first identified as originating ...

Large fireball seen from Florida to North Carolina - Signs of the Times
Initial Sighting Reports 08 November 2012 Dawn, Kissimmee, Florida 21:00:00 5 -10 seconds duration - Facing north, [it passed overhead] on my right. Primarily ...
www.sott.net/.../253446-Large-fireball-seen-from-Florida-to-...

Found a Meteorite? Want to See One? Meet an Expert Saturday
Patch.com
If you think you may have found one of the Novato meteorites from the Oct. 17 fireball that disintegrated over the North Bay, or you would like to see the real deal, there's an event set up for you on Nov. 17. Meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens of ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Before Dawn Saturday
Space.com
This weekend brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that has brought great anticipation and excitement to night sky watchers around the world. This will be a favorable year to look for the Leonid meteor shower because ...

Leonid Meteor Shower on 11-13-2012
YouTube
Even though the peak is not until Friday Night into Early Saturday Morning 16th to the 17th, the Annual Leonid Meteor Shower has begun..I have already captured a dozen or so last night via two of my Night Sky video Cameras. Every year about this time ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 This Weekend, Weather or Not
Patch.com
new_asset_attachment_attributes. That advancing autumn storm looks like it will prevent Napa Valley residents from viewing the Leonid meteor shower this weekend, but if you plan to travel - or if there's a break in the weather - here are some tips for ...

Bernie Badger: Pull up a chair and face east for Leonid show
Florida Today
The Leonid meteor show is due to peak in the pre-dawn hours overnight. Best views are from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, but only a sprinkling of meteors is expected, from 4 to 12 meteors an hour. The Leonid meteors are among the fastest, streaking at 45 ...

Sky Spy: Leonid meteor shower coming Friday
Arizona Daily Star
The Leonids in November, the Geminids in December and the Perseids in August are the three best predictably good meteor showers every year, weather and the moon permitting. This year the Leonids should be at their peak late Friday night and early ...

Leonid meteor shower how to get the best view | Stuart Clark ...
Stuart Clark: The Leonid meteor shower reaches a peak this weekend. Then Tuesday may bring a rare chance to see 600-year old meteors.
www.guardian.co.uk/...the.../leonid-meteor-shower-best-view

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15NOV2012

Possible meteor shower spotted in GTA
680 News
CityNews Channel meteorologist Jill Taylor said it's very possible that what people saw was an earlymeteor from the Leonid shower, which is supposed to peak Friday night into Saturday.

Observing The November 2012 Leonid Meteor ...
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The Leonid meteor shower peaks November 17th at 9h UT with a rate of 10-20 meteors per ...
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Leonid Meteor Shower Arriving This Weekend
Big Island Now
A prime time for night owls is coming up as the Leonid meteor shower makes its annual appearance this weekend. The peak viewing for the Leonids will be on Friday and Saturday nights. According to some sources, a secondary peak will occur on Monday ...

'Twas the night before Leonid
Coeur d'Alene Press
When a meteor streaks across the sky, we aren't seeing the meteor itself. We see the light emitted from reactions between the friction of the rapidly moving meteor with the gases in the atmosphere. Meteoroids enter the atmosphere at tremendous speeds ...

Taurid Meteor
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Spectacular meteor lights up Calgary sky, 5 November 2012 -- Fire ...
Some Calgarians with their eye on the sky early Monday morning may have witnessed a brief but ...
www.sott.net/.../253442-Spectacular-meteor-lights-up-Calgary...

Look to the sky
Leavenworth Times
If it is cloudy on Saturday, you might want to view this meteor shower a few days before or after the morning of peak rate, but don't expect as many meteors per hour. About every 33 years, the LeonidMeteor Shower puts on an absolutely spectacular show.

Leonid Meteor Shower to Shine in Weekend Sky
Space.com
The annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak this week and may get a boost from a moonless weekend sky. The actual peak of the 2012 Leonid meteor shower is on Saturday (Nov. 17) at 3 a.m. EST, but, like all meteor showers, the celestial fireworks ...

Viewing Conditions for Friday Night's Meteor Shower
AccuWeather.com
The show Friday night will pale in comparison to the Leonid meteor showers from 1998 to 2002 when the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle was in close proximity to the Earth and dramatically enhanced the number of meteors racing into the Earth's atmosphere.

Where to Catch This Weekend's Leonid Meteor Shower
Phoenix New Times (blog)
As with any meteor shower, the show is going to be better the further you get from city lights, and astronomers note that the Leonids will be brightest in the North Eastern horizon. While state parks and most trails are closed during Leonid's prime ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch in Manassas Park
Patch.com
Keep your eyes on the sky during the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 17-20, because that's when the famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, according to Astronomy.com.

Stars Above: Jupiter puts on quite a show during November
West Island Gazette
With long, cold nights setting in, planets and a meteor shower take centre stage in the sky. Continuing to dominate the evenings, golden-hued Jupiter is visible all night long, rising in the east about two hours before sunset and gliding high in the ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14NOV2012

Everything you need to know: Leonid meteor shower 2012 - EarthSky
The famous Leonid meteor shower is nearing its annual peak. Here's all you need to know to watch the 2012 Leonid shower.
earthsky.org/.../everything-you-need-to-know-leonid-meteor-s...

Leonid meteor shower peaks this week - wdbj7.com
What's is often considered one of the best of the annual meteor displays will reach its peak this week.
www.wdbj7.com/.../wdbj7-leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-w...

Taurid, Leonid: Meteor Showers This Month
Gold Star Daily World News (blog)
In the coming weeks, two meteor showers are expected to light up the night sky and if you're a bit of an astronomy fan, then you should take note of these dates. First, on November 12, is the Taurid Meteor Shower which is expected to peak in the early ...

5 Steps to Get the Most Out of Your Next Meteor Shower
Money Talks News (blog)
Some years the heavens never deliver, but over the next month two meteor showers coincide with almost nonexistent moons. So to make your next meteor shower the best you've seen yet, just follow these tips, which I've learned from years of meteor ...

Leonid meteor shower to fill skies later this week
China Post
The Leonid meteors, which will peak on Nov. 17 at 5: 30 p.m. is expected to fall at a rate of 20 stars per hour, while a new moon is not likely to interfere in the viewing, museum officials said. Further, visibility of the meteors will increase near ...
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Ohio Northern Astronomy Club to host event
Ada Herald
ADA - The Ohio Northern University Astronomy Club will be hosting an astronomy event for the public at the ONU Observatory on Saturday, Nov 17, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is planned to coincide with the peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower.

Leonid Meteor Shower
Examiner.com
The Leonid Meteor Shower will begin on November 13, 2012 and it will have a peak of activity around the morning of November 17 or 18th and another on the morning of November 20, 2012. Astronomy experts state that this year's display will not be as ...

Meteors beginning late night November 10, moon and Venus before dawn ...
EarthSky (blog)
Then cap off a night of meteor watching by viewing the waning crescent moon with the dazzling planet Venus before sunrise Sunday, November 11. At mid-northern latitudes, you can watch for the North Taurid meteors to start flying through the sky around ...

Holiday Season is Meteor Shower Season
Patch.com
It's that of the year. No, not the time you spend loads of money at retail outlets for Christmas gifts — it's time for spectacular meteor showers. Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and December. Nov. 12: Taurid Meteor Shower ...

Leonid meteor shower peaks this week - CBS News
Debris from Temple-Tuttle comet will light up night sky all week in annual meteor shower.
www.cbsnews.com/.../leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-week/

Taurid Meteor Shower tonight - 12/11/2012
An incredible shot surprising a Taurid fireball in 2008. (c) Jeffrey Berkes Right after midnight, the Taurid meteor shower are expected to peak, provid.
www.zmescience.com/space/taurid-meteor-shower-11-12-2012/

The Taurid Meteor Shower This Weekend | Weather | Wiz Army News
The Taurid meteor shower will be highly visible this weekend as we are still in the tail of Comet Encke. The best time to view these meteors will be between the ...
wizarmy.11alive.com/.../143986-taurid-meteor-shower-weeke...

When is the Spectacular Leonids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Where and When ...
Patch.com
With most of the year's meteor showers behind us, the Leonid meteor shower is on its way. The famous Leonids are expected to peak on Nov. 17 in the pre-dawn hours. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, ...

Leonid Meteor Shower To Peak, Shine On Moonless Night This Weekend
RedOrbit
The meteor shower will be visible during the latter half of the week, peaking early Saturday morning. Those in the Eastern part of the country should see the greatest rate – about two-dozen events per hour –between midnight and 3:00 am. The viewing ...

What Is A Meteor? - MonkeySee
Science expert Emerald Robinson explains what a meteor is.
monkeysee.com

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13NOV2012

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Major fireball over far ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Major fireball over far west Texas 6:35pm MST 12NOV2012 Just for a heads up there was a major fireball over far west Texas this event at 6:35pm MST seen for 4-5 seconds. This fireball was moving west to east covered at least 50 degrees.
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Famous Mars Meteorite's 'Fossils': What Arctic Rocks Can Tell Us
SPACE.com Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST
Scientist Hans Amundsen explains what Arctic rocks can tell us about a famous Mars meteorite.

Leonids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The Leonids has been called, in some years, a "meteor storm" (rather than just a "shower"), but reports say this year will be limited to "at best 10 to 15 meteors per hour." The last Leonid storm, with thousands of shooting stars per hour, was in 2002 ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks of 2012 This Weekend ...
The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 will be at its best this week when it peaks on Saturday, Nov ...
space.com

Taurid Meteor Shower launches a Meteor Shower Season - South ...
Look to the skies for some stunning light displays this November and December - starting with the Taurid Meteor shower just after midnight Sunday night.
southwhitehall.patch.com/.../taurid-meteor-shower-tonight-star...

Two Meteor Showers Coming Our Way | B612 Foundation
The next two weekends feature major annual meteor showers that can be counted on for up to 10 bright meteors per hour. These are the so-called “North Taurid” ...
b612foundation.org/two-meteor-showers-coming-our-way/

Realtime Meteor Photo Gallery - Spaceweather.com Realtime Image ...
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APOD: 2012 November 12 - Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman ...
2012 November 12. See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman Falls ...
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Holiday Season is Meteor Shower Season
Patch.com
As you hang holiday lights and light the candles, cast your eyes upon the universe's natural fireworks as well. Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and December. Nov. 12: TauridMeteor Shower. The Taurid meteors are expected to ...

Leonid meteor shower ready to peak Technology & science Space ...
One of the best of the annual meteor displays will be reaching its peak this week — the annual Leonid meteor shower.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/technology_and_science-space/

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Major fireball over far west Texas 12NOV2012

Major fireball over far west Texas- El Paso area- 6:35pm MST 12NOV2012

Just for a heads up there was a major fireball over far west Texas this event at 6:35pm MST seen for 4-5 seconds. This fireball was moving west to east covered at least 50 degrees.We have high clouds right now and it could been seen easily through the over cast.Green in color no acoustic events.The entry look very shallow to me no more than 25 to 30 degrees.My wife was driving home at the time and it lit up her windshield and she look up and saw it.
The all sky camera at the El Paso airport did not record the event being it was no more than 12 to to 14 dgrees above my south-south eastern horizon and I am about 15 mile south east of the tower.
Regards
Thomas Dorman
Horizon City, Texas

Thank you Thomas for your kind report!
Mr. Dorman is a seasoned astronomer and has ruled this event as unrelated to any ongoing meteor showers.

If anyone else witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report on this site. 
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

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日本の火球 Japan Spectacular Fireball Meteors 10/26-11/08 2012

日本の火球 Japan Spectacular Fireball Meteors 10/26-11/08 2012
  Japan experienced several spectacular fireball meteors on 26OCT, 04NOV, 05NOV, 06NOV, and 08NOV, See the photos by clicking on the link below.

Sonota Corp Meteor Website-Photos and Data-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2855&sid=5d2a144c96003a89f0dcc2671806121e

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12/13NOV2012

Famous Mars Meteorite's 'Fossils': What Arctic Rocks Can Tell Us
Space.com
In 1996, a research group led by Dave McKay of NASA's Johnson Space Center claimed to have found evidence of fossilized life in a Mars meteorite known as Allan Hills 84001. Not only did the shapes look like bacteria, but a form of magnetite (iron oxide ...

Comet and Meteor Showers
There are a variety of “falling” heavenly bodies that may be observed from the Earth. Among these are comets, meteors, and asteroids. Though they all share ...
osr.org/articles/comet-and-meteor-showers/

Meteor Shower This Week Leonids to Be Boosted by Moonless Night
Find out when and how to catch the most meteors during the 2012 Leonid sky show.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../121112-leonids-meteor-show...

2012 Taurid meteor shower may produce fireballs
iTWire
The Earth will be passing through meteors left over from the Comet Encke during November 2012, what we humans call the Taurid meteor shower. Although we'll probably only see a few of them per hour, past experiences have seen some of them turn into ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
Space.com
While the Leonid meteor shower has a history of putting on stupendous displays, this year will not be one of them; at best 10 to 15 meteors per hour may be seen. This year is a bit unusual in that the Leonids are expected to show two peaks of activity ...

Taurid Meteor Shower Peaking Tonight, November 12, 2012
PlanetSave.com
The best time to view the meteor shower is just after midnight (right now, on the west coast), but they should remain visible for the next few nights. The North Taurids are a relatively slow meteorshower, about 10 meteors per hour on a dark night, but ...

Five Things: No Trash Delay This Week
Patch.com
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Andrew Ellicott Douglass, an early American astronomer born in Vermont, witnesses the Leonids meteor shower from a ship off the Florida Keys. Douglass, who later became an assistant to the famous astronomer Percival Lowell, ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 10-16, 2012 | American ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the late morning hours, but it will rise so late and be so thin that it will not interfere with meteor observing ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-novembe...

Taurid Meteor
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11NOV2012

Fair Leonid meteor shower on display next week
Focus Taiwan News Channel
11 (CNA) The Leonid meteor shower, a much anticipated event which greatly impressed many Taiwanese since 2001, is expected to peak this week with ideal observation conditions, according to the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The Leonid meteors, which ...

Meteorite Flash Drive Is Out Of This World
Gizmodo Australia
Chances are you've got tons of flash drives just laying around. More than you really need. But are any of them made with real, certified meteriote? The Zana Design “Apophis” drive could fill that hole in your collection, for a price. Named after a 1 ..

MBIQ Detects NY MA RI ME NH NJ CT Two Meteor 05NOV2012
Meteor Bot Internet Query bot has just detect a meteor event seen over NY, MA, ... If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this ...
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Loud boom heard in Alabama likely from "Halloween" meteor - ABC ...
Many people reported hearing and feeling a boom early Tuesday evening, while some witnessed a bright fireball streaking through the sky.
www.abc3340.com/.../taurid-meteor-shower-likely-cause-of-lo...

Forget the umbrella; grab a telescope instead. With any luck, star-gazers ...
Muscatine Journal
MUSCATINE, Iowa — If the weather holds, we should be able to see a very good meteor shower this month. It is called the Leonid shower and it seems to come from the constellation Leo the lion. You should be able to see the Leonids during the late-night ...

Fireball lights up western sky | Video | 9news.com
pubId=34295199001 Fireball lights up western sky Fireball lights up western sky. 9NEWS. 11/3 ...
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EarthSky: More meteors and a word about climate models
EarthSky (blog)
Meteor flies by constellation Orion. At top left of photo, planet Jupiter and star Aldebaran highlight constellation Taurus, near the radiant point of Taurid meteor shower. EarthSky Facebook friend Allen Lefever captured this meteor on November 7, 2012 ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10NOV2012

Hundreds of meteorites may be on the ground near Addison, but can they be found? (video)
The Huntsville Times Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:17 PM PST
If you hold your arms out at arms' length and say the distance between this finger and this finger is 4.5 billion years, you could take a nail file and with one swipe remove all of recorded human history. But themeteorite has been there the entire time.

Hundreds of meteorites may be on the ground near Addison, but can they be ...
al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Experts say there could be hundreds of meteorites on the ground in northwest Alabama after last week's big meteor fall, but so far only two small ones have been found. That shows how hard it is to find a rock on forest floors deep ...

Meteor expert to discuss Ala event in Huntsville
GoErie.com
Meteor expert to discuss Ala event in Huntsville. The Associated Press. Advertisement. An expert on meteors is visiting Huntsville to discuss the recent meteorite shower in north Alabama. Marc Fries will speak at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on ...

Meteor shower reportedly causes loud 'booms' in area » Top News ...
A meteor shower reportedly caused residents in and around Cullman County to hear loud "booms" at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
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Backyard Astronomer: Leftover Hallowe'en fireballs?
Sierra Vista Herald
The Taurid meteor shower is often referred to as the leftover "Hallowe'en Fireballs" as they seem to shoot across the night sky each year from mid-October until mid-November with bright yellowish-orange members. This year it seemed that the best ...

Taurid Meteor Shower Captured by Amateur | Video ...
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On Monday evening John Chumack (www.galacticimages.com) filmed a number of meteors ...
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Two prominent meteor showers to light up night sky starting Monday ...
Election season is winding down, and the World Series is over.
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Meteor Touches California Skyline
It was seen by people in Fresno and San Jose. We have the amazing video.
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Jupiter in the Sky This Month | Meteor Showers ...
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Video Meteor spotted over California
YouTube
Alert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Loading... There is no Interactive Transcript. Published on Oct 18, 2012 by WorldWideNewss. Residents of Northern California saw a meteor shoot across the sky, and it was also caught on CCTV cameras.

Meteor shower lights up California sky | Video ...
pubId=963482463001 Meteor shower lights up California sky The Orionoidmeteor shower lit ...
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Taurids Meteor Shower to Peak Nov. 12
Patch.com
A thin crescent moon in 2012 will provide for dark nights and early morning light to enhance this year's North Taurid meteor shower display that peaks Monday, Nov. 12, according to EarthSky.org. To see the showers, look for the moon and Venus in the ...

Starwatch: A darker darkest before the dawn
Post-Bulletin
That's because the annual Leonid meteor shower is building and will peak next weekend. The Leonids are not the best meteor shower of the year, but I would put them in the upper tier. What makes them attractive this year is that there's no moonlight in ...

Space watch: 'Drizzle of fireballs' in night sky expected to continue this weekend
MLive.com
The fireball display was expected to peak during the nights of November 5-12, according to NASA, but a weekly outlook report from the American Meteor Society suggested peak activity might not occur until November 13. "Current rates would be 2-3 per ...

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CO AZ NM UT TX OK Meteor 08NOV2012

CO AZ NM UT TX OK Meteor Approximately 11'00 MST 08NOV2012

Meteor Sighting Reports of the 08NOV2012 NM CO AZ UT TX OK Meteor
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fF you saw this meteor please file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
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Initial Sighting Reports-
08NOV2012 Tim Hunter Fort Collins, Co USA 11:30 pm mst 4-7 seconds Direction was from sw to ne Very bright , cutting torch right  l Very Yes , only at the end Nope

08NOV2012 April Medley Clovis, New Mexico, USA 23:00 Mountain Time 20 seconds Start above my house went from South to North I was facing North White flash then saw a large falling "fireball" which had many large and visible fragments, latent visual trail was visible for about 20 seconds. Very unusual and large, seemed close. 5 minutes later I heard a large "boom" in the direction the body traveled. White light like other stars but brighter than all others I could see. Yes No, eye witness event.

08NOV2012 L. Cronin Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA 22:59 Mountain Standard Time ~3 Facing due south, event traveled N-S Bright green streak in sky, no sound heard in car Brighter than the moon Not noticed Streak almost vertical

08NOV2012 shannon cornett coolidge az mountain time AZ 10:58pm quickly 4-5 seconds i was driving east and it went  from  my right to left glowing green bright green flouresant, was in vehicle so didnt hear sound almost like sparks very bright green yes looked like sparks falling off glowing green  light i can draw what it lookef like or similar! Wow the sight was unbelivable i cant even explain how it was , wow!!

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

FL NC GA Meteor 08NOV2012

FL NC GA Meteor 08NOV2012

fF you saw this meteor please file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
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Initial Sighting Reports-
08NOV2012 dawn kissimmee , florida 21:00:00 5-10 seconds Facing north  on my right Primarely Red ( fire tail ) very bright .. moving fast , disentigrated This was very large and very bright ! Moving fast with long fire tail .. Amazing !

08NOV2012 Dee Asheville, NC 8:50pm est 5 sec E-W Facing south Light green hue Moon No From 300ft saw fall area. 14 acre empty area.

08NOV2012 William Mull MAIDEN, NC, USA 20:40:00 2.5 sec E-W facing south Bright white Very bright Long tail It appeared to be on a downward trajectory. One of the largest I personally have ever seen.

08NOV2012 Love Dearth Spring Hill,FL,USA 8:40 PM Eastern Standard 3-5 seconds E-W, Right To Left, Facing North Bright looking ball with good trail. Looked awfully close. No noise Moon No Either largest or closest I have ever seen


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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Ontario Canada Meteor 08NOV2012

Ontario Canada Meteor 08NOV2012

If you saw this meteor please file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html
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Initial Sighting Reports-
08NOV2012 Sarah Newmarket,Ontario,Canada 21:12:00 approx 4 west large white, bright ball falling and the faded out moon had what looked like a tail it faded out slowly and was very big

08NOV2012 Braeden Miller Tottenham, ON, Canada 21:07:00 3 Facing north went down to the left. Yellow sparks Brighter than the moon. Noticed it while inside watching t.v Yes. looked similar to a sparkler. Was the brightest asteroid i've ever seen. It surprised and startled me. Seemed to last a few seconds.

08NOV2012 Rick Lash Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21:05:00 5 seconds Facing north, traveling overhead down toward north horizon Green venus plus not obviously beariing straight downward

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite New 08NOV2012

Meteor expert to discuss Ala event in Huntsville
Gadsden Times
Marc Fries will speak at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Thursday morning. Fries is a specialist in finding and recovering meteorites. He still focus on an Oct. 30 shower across the state's northern counties as he talks about using Doppler ...

Skywatch: Three Meteor Showers Span the Holiday Season
Twin Falls Times-News
If a comet's path crosses Earth's, we plow into its debris trail annually, producing a meteor shower. Some showers originate with well-known comets, like last month's Orionids, from Comet Halley. Others come from more obscure parents, like next week's ...

Taurid Meteor Shower Captured by Amateur | Video ...
On Monday evening JohnChumack (www.galacticimages.com) filmed a number of meteors ...
space.com

Chat live with a NASA meteorite expert about last week's landing
The Huntsville Times Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:33 PM PST
Fries, a research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz., will join a live chat at 2 p.m. CST.

Yukon man takes decade-long fight for meteorite to appeal court
Toronto Star Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:18 PM PST
A decade-long court fight over allegations of a stolen meteorite that was growing a life form is now in the hands of the Yukon Court of Appeal

Chat live with a NASA meteorite expert about last week's landing
al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- NASA meteor expert Dr. Marc Fries will be in Huntsville Thursday, Nov. 8, to discuss the use of Doppler radar in finding meteorites. The talk follows the crash of a fragmented meteor into Winston County in northwest Alabama last ...

San Francisco Meteor Showers: Spectacles To Light Up The Sky ...
Election season is winding down, and the World Series is over.Searching for some new evening entertainment? Look up.Starting Monday and continuing for the ...
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Global Calgary | Meteor lights up Calgary sky
Some Calgarians with their eye on the sky early Monday morning may have witnessed a brief but bright meteor.
www.globaltvcalgary.com/meteor+lights+up.../story.html

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09NOV2012

2012 is good year for N. Taurid meteor shower, plus moon and Venus
EarthSky (blog)
In 2012, the thin waning crescent moon will give us mainly dark nights for observing the annual North Taurid meteor shower. The predawn lighting from the moon will add to – rather than subtract from – this year's North Taurid meteor display. Plus the ...

Things to do…
The Buckeye Lake Beacon
Leonid Meteor Shower Night Hike - Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Attend a short indoor program on the Leonid Meteor Showers and then go on a hike to explore the night sky! General Admission: $5, Members (Registration Required): FREE, meet at the ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: FL NC Meteor 08NOV2012
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Blazing skies: California meteor hunters find two new fragments ...
By sjroutdoors@comcast.net
In this photo taken Oct. 17, 2012 and provided by Phil Terzian is a shooting star above the Montebello Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif. Streaking fireballs lighting up California skies and stunning stargazers are part of a major meteor ...
Prairie State Outdoors

Get ready for the Leonid meteor shower
Astronomy Magazine
Veteran meteor-watcher and Astronomy Contributing Editor Mike Reynolds gives this viewing advice: “You need a clear, dark sky,” he says. “Dark means at least 40 miles from any large city. And you won't need a telescope. Your eyes work best because you ...

Expert to discuss meteors in Ala
WSFA 12 Montgomery Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST
An expert on meteors is visiting Huntsville to discuss the recentmeteorite shower in north Alabama. Marc Fries will speak at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Thursday morning. Fries is a specialist

Meteor expert to discuss Ala event in Huntsville.
NBC 13 Birmingham Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:54 AM PST
An expert on meteors is visiting Huntsville to discuss the recentmeteorite shower in north Alabama.

Global Calgary | Meteor lights up Calgary sky
Some Calgarians with their eye on the sky early Monday morning may have witnessed a brief but ...
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Taurid Meteor Shower Captured by Amateur | Video | Space.com
On Monday evening JohnChumack (www.galacticimages.com) filmed a number of meteors ...
www.space.com/18387-taurid-meteor-shower-captured-by-am...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!