12 October 2013

Newfoundland, Canada Fireball Meteor 11OCT2013

Newfoundland, Canada Fireball Meteor 11OCT2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
11OCT2013 Sean wiltondale, newfoundland,canada 19:00/ nst,pm 1-2 sec s-e green ball orange tail almost sun no very large

11OCT2013 Heather Vineham Botwood Harbour. Peterview, Newfoundland, Canada 18:15:00 3-5 sec Traveling NE. To the right of me. Facing back to it Orange ball with blue flame Moon No. Burned out fast, left visible trail for 5-7 mins

11OCT2013 Angela Corner Brook Newfoundland between 1830-1900 pm 1-2 secs n-s orangish / green sun no looked huge even from such a distance away

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Bosnia Fireball Meteor 10OCT2013

credit- KLIX
Google Translation from Croatian-
Over central Bosnia meteor exploded
This morning at 05:51 hours exploded over central Bosnia is extremely brilliant meteor car, authorities announced the Astronomical Society Orion from Sarajevo.
A joint project of the Federal Hydrometeorological Institute and Astronomical Society Orion from Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina established meteor network gives new results. Recordings from two cells is determined by the trajectory of the body. A piece of cosmic material 'turned' at an altitude of about 120 kilometers.After 36 km of flight, with meteor explosion shuts down at an altitude of 95 kilometers. At the moment of greatest splendor had a magnitude of -4.5, "cited from Orion.
http://www.klix.ba/scitech/nauka/iznad-centralne-bosne-eksplodirao-meteor-bolid/131010080

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12OCT2013

Comet C/ISON Details Emerge as it Races Toward the Sun
Planetary Science Institute -Oct. 9, 2013
Tucson, Ariz. -- Scientists are unraveling more information on Comet C/2012
S1 (ISON) as it continues on its journey toward the Sun. Comet C/ISON
will skim 730,000 miles above the Sun's surface on Nov. 28 and has the
potential to be readily visible from Earth starting in early December.

Watery Asteroid Discovered in Dying Star Points to Habitable Exoplanets
W. M. Keck Observatory -October 10, 2013
Kamuela, HI -- Astronomers have found the shattered remains of an asteroid
that contained huge amounts of water orbiting an exhausted star, or white
dwarf. This suggests that the star GD 61 and its planetary system - located
about 150 light years away and at the end of its life - had the potential
to contain Earth-like exoplanets. ...

Insight into space collisions from Chelyabinsk fireball
PhysOrg - 54 minutes
Scientists from the Czech Republic, Finland, and the Russian Federation are presenting today new findings on meteorites recovered after the ...

Extremely bright meteor explodes over Central Bosnia -- Fire in the ...
Translated by SOTT.net reader This morning at 05:51 hours an extremely brilliant meteor exploded over central Bosnia, authorities announced from the ...Signs of the Times

Comet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, heats up and begins to outgas, displaying a visible atmosphere ...

Russian meteorite fragments on exhibit in Edmonton - Edmonton ...
www.cbc.ca/.../russian-meteorite-fragments-on-exhibit-in...
Parts of a massive meteor that crashed into Russia in February will be on display for the first time in Canada this week, at an exhibit in ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: New Research On ...lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-research...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related News. Make a meteor ..

Meteorite chosen as symbol of Bruderheim | Fort Saskatchewan ...www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2013/10/10/meteorite...
The Town of Bruderheim has announce its new identity symbol, the Bruderheim Meteorite. The meteorite, which detonated upon entering the ...

Willamette Meteorite subject of next Heritage Series
portlandtribune.com/...meteorite-subject-of-next-heritage...
West Linn’s oldest and most famous former inhabitant now resides in New York City and traveled billions of miles through space, then on an ...

Rock and Roil: Meteorites Hitting Early Earth's Oceans May ...
www.scientificamerican.com/...id=rock-and-roil-meteorites
Did heat, pressure and carbon from meteorite impacts create biological precursors?

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 12-18, 2013 | American Meteor ...
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday October 18th. At this time the moon lies opposite of the sun and will be above the horizon most of the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-october-...

American Meteor Society - Member Area - AMS Event
AMS received 7 reports about a fireball seen over FL, GA and SC on October 10th 2013 around 00:21 (UTC)
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- October 2013 promises a spectacular display of meteor showers thanks in part to the setting time of the Moon around the 2013 ...

Full Article - Wiley Online Library
Nonlinear coupling between quasi 2 day wave and tides based on meteor radar observations at Maui. Kai Ming Huang1,3,4,; Alan Z. Liu2,; Xian Lu2,; Zhenhua ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgrd.50872/full

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11 October 2013

Australia Fireball Meteor 11OCT2013

Australia Fireball Meteor 20:15:-20:34: 11OCT2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
11OCT2013 BRENDAN WARLOW BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 20:34 AEST 2 TO 5 W-E, RIGHT TO LEFT, SOUTH ORANGE RIMMED AT FRONT OF BLACK BALL WITH SHORT TAIL OF SMALL ORANGE FLAKES WITH INTERMITTENT LARGER ORANGE FLAKES BREAKING AWAY MOON YES SILENT BUT THERE WAS A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND BLOWING AS iI LOOKED SOUTH. VERY LARGE & LOW ALTITUDE - AS LOW AS AN AIRCRAFT ONLY A FEW KILOMETRES OUT FROM LANDING, TRAVELLING SLOW LIKE A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT IS VIEWED, ABOUT 1/3 TO 1/2 WIDTH OF WINGSPAN OF A DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL AIRLINER FLYING FAIRLY LOW

11OCT2013 Mal The Bluff Ipswich Qld Australia 20:30:00 Approx 8 Sec West to East Right to Left Facing South Large Bright Ball breaking up into approx 6 pieces before fading Slightly Brighter than the Moon Broke Up into Approx 6 Pieces Most Spectacular Meteor I have ever seen and I'm 54

11OCT2013 Naomi West End, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA 20:20:00 10 S-E white/orange sun yes, broke into fire pieces very bright and broke into small pieces until nothing was left

11OCT2013 Rhonda Shailer Park, Brisbane QLD, Australia 20.15pm approx 12 Seconds Right to left White/Orange Sun No It travelled almost horizontal like a plane but faster

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11OCT2013

Orionids meteor shower peaks on October 21, 2013 | Free Star Charts
The annual Orionids meteor shower peaks this year on October 21st but unfortunately a 93% lit waning gibbous Moon will significantly interfere and reduce the ...
CNN
(CNN) -- The meteor that blew up over southwestern Russia in February had survived long-ago collisions that blackened its surface, making it harder to spot, ...

Peekskill meteorite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peekskill_meteorite
The Peekskill meteorite is among the most historic meteorite events on record. Sixteen separate video recordings document the meteorite ...

10-01-2013 meteor / comet streaks through sky in ...
29 sec
10-01-2013 meteor / comet streaks through sky in Grand Junction, CO. walking into the store ... ??? UNCONFIRMED!
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10OCT2013
Scientists wake up to meteor threat ancient Greeks ... - Free Republic “There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many ...
Daily News & Analysis
About an hour before sunrise till October 17, observers in the Northern Hemisphere can view one of the most elusive astronomical phenomena visible in the ...

Chelyabinsk meteor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor
Meteor fireball seen from Kamensk-Uralsky where it was still dawn, ... 5 Meteorite scramble; 6 Coincidental asteroid approach; 7 See also; 8 ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/...meteormeteorite_8.html
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, ... Asteroid impact ... The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News ... UK Fireball Meteor approx. 21:55 GMT ...

Meteorites from Russian Meteor Explosion Reveal Signs of ...
news.yahoo.com/meteorites-russian-meteor-explosion...
From Yahoo News: Meteorites that fell to Earth when a fireball exploded over Russia earlier this year show evidence of earlier cosmic ...

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10 October 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10OCT2013

Scientists wake up to meteor threat ancient Greeks ... - Free Republic
“There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many causes; the greatest have been brought about by the agencies of fire and ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3076555/posts?page=44

New Theory To Explain Seeds of Life in Asteroids | David ...
www.davidreneke.com/...to-explain-seeds-of-life-in-asteroids
What’s The Difference Between a Meteor, Meteorite, Comet, and an Asteroid? ... The actual definition of an NEO is a comet or asteroid whose ...

Will tonight's Draconid meteor shower turn into a storm?
Yahoo Malaysia News (blog)
A Draconid meteor and the northern lights share the sky north of Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct 8, 2011.If the sky is clear where you live tonight, it might be a great ...

Russian meteor was partially formed from hard to spot 'dark asteroid ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Scientists examining fragments of the meteor that exploded over Russia in February this year have found that it was an example of a partially "dark asteroid" ...

Insight into Space Collisions from Chelyabinsk Fireball
Space Ref (press release)
Scientists from the Czech Republic, Finland, and the Russian Federation are presenting today new findings on meteorites recovered after the Chelyabinsk ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09OCT2013

India putting final touches on Mars-bound spacecraft. BY STEPHEN CLARK - SPACEFLIGHT NOW -October 7, 2013. India's first Mars probe is preparing for ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Sweden Meteor ...
Sweden Meteor just before 0700 08OCT2013 Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 08OCT2013 David Stockholm, Sweden - - - Blue - - A bright, blue meteor lit up the ...

Auroras, Meteor - Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Auroras, Meteor Taken by Valentin Jiganov on October 9, 2013 @ Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 15mm 2.8, f 2.8, ISO 1600 ...
spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08OCT2013
Herald Times Reporter A Draconid meteor and Northern Lights are seen near Skekarsbo, Sweden, on Oct. 8, 2011. U.S. sky watchers should watch for the ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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09 October 2013

Stockholm, Sweden Meteor 08OCT2013

Stockholm, Sweden Meteor just before 0700 08OCT2013

If you witnessed a meteor event PLEASE file a meteor sighting report to help us confirm and improve our detection; thank you!
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Swedish Newspaper Reports-
Här är bilderna på meteoren w/ photo
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/abc/har-ar-bilderna-pa-meteoren

Mystiskt blått ljus över Stockholm
http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/mystiskt-blatt-ljus-over-stockholm/ 

Stjärnfall över Stockholm
 http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article17617855.ab

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
08OCT2013 David Stockholm, Sweden - - - Blue - - A bright, blue meteor lit up the early morning sky in Stockholm. I didn't see it personally, I read about it in swedish news.

08OCT2013 Anna Bengtsson Stockholm, Sweden 7 unknown w+e blueish bright no

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09OCT2013

Scientists wake up to meteor threat ancient Greeks knew about 2500 ...
Two recent reports in the mainstream media highlight a new awareness of the threat meteors pose to our modern civilization. CBS News program 60 Minutes ...
www.examiner.com/.../scientists-wake-up-to-meteor-threat-anc...

India putting final touches on Mars-bound spacecraft
BY STEPHEN CLARK - SPACEFLIGHT NOW -October 7, 2013
India's first Mars probe is preparing for launch in late October on a
trial run to the red planet to lay the technological foundation for future
Indian deep space missions. ...

JUNO TO BUZZ EARTH:
Space Weather News for Oct. 8, 2013

En route to Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft will make a very close flyby of Earth on October 9th, only 347 miles above our planet's surface. Juno's radio will be turned on, and radio amateurs on Earth will be able to communicate with the spacecraft via Morse Code. Ground tracks and further instructions may be found ...

Unusual Early Evening Meteor Shower Monday and Tuesday
Patch.com
That means that, unlike many meteor showers, the Draconids are more likely to fly in ... If you snap an amazing photo of a meteor, please share it here on Patch.

Detecting the Perseids Meteor Shower with an RTL-SDR Passive ...
Amateur radio hobbyist EB3FRN has made a post on his blog showing how he was able to use an RTL-SDR to act as a passive radar and detect meteors from ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06OCT2013 ... Asteroid or comet In 1930, the ... MBIQ Detects California Fireball Meteor 01OCT2013 ...

Russian Meteor Explosion Might Mean Earth Gets Hit More Often ...www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/chelyabinsk-frequent...
Meteorite collisions ... a fireball lit up the skies above the town of Chelyabinsk. ... which is why asteroid explosions are often described ...

Meteoroid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid
... comet or asteroid withstands ablation from its atmospheric entry and impacts ... The brightest meteor, a fireball, ... Fireball; Meteor; ...

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New Research On Libyan Desert Glass

New Research On Libyan Desert Glass

Note: In the below news articles, I am not responsible
for their content. Blame either the reporters or the
original press release for any inaccuracies.

First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth, Physorg.
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-evidence-comet-earth.html

Scientists in Comet Strike Discovery, AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310081162.html

Comet Rained ‘Shock Wave of Fire’ on Sahara Desert
By Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg, October 8, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-08/comet-rained-shock-wave-of-fire-on-sahara-desert.html

Comet collided with earth 28 million years ago:
researchers, Toronto Sun, October 8, 2103
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/10/08/comet-collided-with-earth-28-million-years-ago-researchers

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08OCT2013

Draconid meteor shower 2013: When and where to watch
Examiner.com
The Draconid Meteor shower is supposed to peak tonight, Oct. 7 and tomorrow, Oct. 8 in the early evening, just after sundown.. ...

Meteor shower coming Monday evening
Herald Times Reporter
A Draconid meteor and Northern Lights are seen near Skekarsbo, Sweden, on Oct. 8, 2011. U.S. sky watchers should watch for the meteors Monday evening.

2013 Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 7-8 – Brevard Times
Draconid Meteor / Image Credit NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The 2013 Draconid MeteorShower begins tonight, October 6, 2013, and will continue ...
astrobob.areavoices.com/tag/encke
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, ... Asteroid impact simulator; ... Fireball reports Read reports of current and past fireball meteor sightings;

Draconid meteor shower: Cloud cover to hurt Valley chances of ...
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
PHOENIX - Weather won't be a helping hand for many Valley stargazers who were hoping to see a glimpse of the Draconid meteor shower this evening.

Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight, tomorrow
CBC.ca
The Draconid meteor shower, which peaks on the evening of Oct. 7 and 8, gave a 'nice display' in 2011, when they could be seen above the Northern Lights at ...

Draconids peak tonight: Tips for dragon-watching
Christian Science Monitor
The Draconid meteor shower gets its name from Draco, the dragon-shaped constellation snaking its way around the Little Dipper. Most of the meteors you'll see ...

How to take, share photos of the Draconid meteor shower
USA TODAY
Skywatchers, cancel your plans. The Draconid meteor shower is back in town for an early show. The Draconids appear every October, but tonight's starburst is ...

Russian meteorite said as old as the solar system
UPI.com
Mikhail Marov of the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry said the age of the so-called Chelyabinsk meteor was determined by a ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: القمر ليلة رصد ...
مجموعة دبي الفلك - القمر ليلة رصد 12OCT2013 We would like to invite you to the International Observe Moon Night, this event is free to our paid members.
www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hunting-for-meteorites-and...
As residents near Selwyn, Ont., scour forests and fields for pieces of a meteorite that fell to Earth this week, we take a closer look at the ...

Cosmic Queries: Asteroids, Comets and Meteor Storms from ...
Episodes · Stats · Reviews · Open in iTunes · Open RSS feed · Open Website. Description. Science, pop culture & comedy collide on StarTalk w/ astrophysicist ...
National Geographic
In the predawn hours of Thursday, October 10, look toward the southern sky for another minor meteor shower. The Southern Taurids are set to peak around 2 ...

Russian Meteor Explosion Might Mean Earth Gets Hit More Often ...
Wired
... suggests that the risk from such airbursts — which occur when friction in our atmosphere heats up a meteor — may be greater than previously thought.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07OCT2013
Inquirer.net. On October 17-25, the Orionids meteor shower will be active, producing up to 15 meteors per hour that may be observed under favorable sky ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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Colorado Fireball Meteor 07OCT2013

Colorado Fireball Meteor 20:15 Mountain  07OCT2013
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Colorado Fireball Meteor 20:15 Mountain  07OCT2013
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Inital Meteor Sighting Reports-
07OCT2013 Claudio Donisi Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 20:15 Mountain Time Zone four to five seconds E-W left to right looking south brilliant arc shaped white "coma" with blue/green edge, trail very bright yellow-orange, no sound heard much brighter than the moon, especially considering we hazy cloud cover at the time. bright as venus, but MUCH larger. yes, some smaller pieces trailing behind. Amazing. brightest meteor ever seen, may was probably longer duration, but came into my field of view from behind roof of my house. Definite upward arc shape to the elongated "fireball"

07OCT2013 Dan Fronefield Peyton, CO, USA 2015 3 N-NE to S-Sw Green As bright as the moon none noted I was facing south and saw if going from approx 11:00 to 5:00 (about 50deg from horizon).

07OCT2013 Elissa Ummel Morrison, CO 20:15:00 3-4 sec United States N-S; left to right, facing South Blue glowing head, fiery tail, no sound moon no noticeable fragments none

All Meteor Sighting Reports Can Be Seen HERE-
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07 October 2013

UK Fireball Meteor 06OCT2013

UK Fireball Meteor approx. 21:55 GMT 06OCT2013
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UK Fireball Meteor approx. 21:55 GMT 06OCT2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
06OCT2013 Amy Naylor Saplding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 21:51:00 2 on a downward trajectory east Bright white with yellow tinge bright as the moon as it disapperared sparks came from tail of object I saw it out my living room window it was very bright and caught my attention

06OCT2013 Samantha Rolfe and Christopher Aikman St Albans, Herts, England 21:55 GMT 3 - 5 (sec) Direction: N-S; Facing: East Green followed by white/yellow trail ~Moon Not that we saw. Single object. Disappeared behind a building, but think it was fading out. Travelled about half of the sky.

06OCT2013 Mark Newton. Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, UK. 21:55 BST (GMT+1). 4 seconds. Facing East (71 degrees) north to south. No sound. main body bright white with yellow tinge then white before becoming white with blue leading edge. Bright as full moon. Sparking tail before Fragmented breakup. Lucky to be looking in the direction, fantastic sight.

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القمر ليلة رصد 12OCT2013 Dubai Astronomy Group - Moon Observing Night 12OCT2013

Dubai Astronomy Group - Moon Observing Night 12OCT2013
مجموعة دبي الفلك - القمر ليلة رصد 12OCT2013

We would like to invite you to the International Observe Moon Night, this event is free to our paid members. Entrance for non-members by kind donation at the gate.

The program will be on Saturday 12th Oct 2013, at our Zubair camp, will start 7PM to 10PM, the program will include:
- Event talk, Presentation
- Observation of Moon with telescopes
- Live image on screen from telescope
- Take picture of the moon with mobile
- Moon Hoax Talk with Q&A

The activity is open to all, so come down with friends and family.
For more information please mail: astro@dubaiastronom.com

Best Regards,
Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri
Dubai Astronomy Group

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07OCT2013

Eyeing the sky for danger
60 Minutes - October 4, 2013
Though scientists are keeping an eye on most of the large asteroids and
comets capable of causing global destruction by colliding with Earth,
they have been able to track only one percent of the smaller ones that
are capable of destroying an entire city, Anderson Cooper reports this
Sunday on 60 Minutes. ...  online VIDEO http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156579n

PSRD: New Martian Meteorite is Similar to Typical Martian Crust
www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Jan13/NWA7034.html
A newly-identified Martian meteorite from Northwest Africa is not like other Martian meteorites, but has a chemical composition similar to ...

LADEE arrives at the moon for lunar science mission
BY STEPHEN CLARK - SPACEFLIGHT NOW -October 6, 2013
NASA's LADEE spacecraft slipped into orbit around the moon Sunday, beginning
a feverish four-month campaign to demonstrate a next-generation laser
communications system and answer long-standing questions about the nature
and origin of the tenuous lunar atmosphere. ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 5-11, 2013 | American Meteor ...
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 4 for observers located in the northern hemisphere and 3 for those viewing south ...
Inquirer.net
On October 17-25, the Orionids meteor shower will be active, producing up to 15 meteors per hour that may be observed under favorable sky conditions, Pagasa ...

Unusual Early Evening Meteor Shower Monday and Tuesday ...
It sounds like something from Game of Thrones, the Draconid meteor showers coming Monday and Tuesday evenings. Here are some details from ...

Everything you need to know: Draconid meteor shower «
By Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in. Tonight | Astronomy Essentials on Oct 06, 2013. http://earthsky.org. October's Draconid meteor shower – sometimes ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brezinaite
Brezinaite, discovered in 1969, is a rare mineral composed of chromium and sulfur. It is found in meteorites, such as the Irwin-Ainsa ...

Meteor Detections | AstroScan Observatory
The latest meteors / shoot stars detected by the MeteorCam over Arkansas. The most recent Fireballs and bright shooting stars spotted over Arkanas.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06OCT2013
www.planetary.org/.../space.../20131004_Chelyabinsk7.html · Daytime meteor streaks across Valley sky in 1963 - Almanac Oct. 5 ...The Express Times ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
Asteroid or comet In 1930, the ... F.J.W. Whipple suggested that the Tunguska body was a small comet. A cometary meteorite, ... grazing ...
Meteor Shower: Draconids Earth passage through densest region in the stream: 08-10-2013 at 19 hour, Israel local time (UTC+2). Sun Rise: 05:39 , Set: 17:14
www.astrowatch.net/2013/10/chelyabinsk-meteoriteas-as...
The explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteorite in the Earth’s atmosphere could be compared with an A-bomb blast, Mikhail Marov, a members of the ...

Meteorite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite
A meteorite originates in outer space as a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets that survives its impact with the ...

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Monday Night — October 7 2013
PlanetSave.com
The Draconids meteor shower is only a couple days off now — on Monday October 7, 2013, the sometimes prolific, but very unpredictable, meteor shower will be ...

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06 October 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06OCT2013

Divers raising half-ton sunken fragment of Russian meteorite
rt.com- October 3, 2013
Despite a string of "unbelievable" hurdles, a diving operation to lift
the biggest-yet discovered fragment of the famous Russian meteorite stuck
in a mud lakebed has entered the final phase.
RT is scheduled to show live the recovery of the 50cm by 90cm space rock
weighing an estimated 600kg, which plunged into the depths of Lake Chebarkul
in February. ...

Elektro-L view of the Chelyabinsk meteor trail | The Planetary Society
The Russian Elektro-L weather satellite captured this view of the Chelyabinsk meteor trail (marked with a blue dot) in Earth's atmosphere on February 15, 2013.
www.planetary.org/.../space.../20131004_Chelyabinsk7.html

Daytime meteor streaks across Valley sky in 1963 - Almanac Oct. 5 ...The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Daytime meteor streaks across Valley sky in 1963 - Almanac Oct. 5, 2013 ... over the skies of eastern Pennsylvania yesterday, is believed to have been a meteor.... NOTE-This source has not been confirmed.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05OCT2013
Giant fireball hits waters off Zamboanga, Philippines By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated October 3, 2013 - 1:43pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - For ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid
Asteroids are minor planets, ... The main difference between an asteroid and a comet is that a comet shows a coma due to sublimation of near ...

Tissint meteorite from London's Natural History ...
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This short film is from Editor David J. Eicher's 2013 England astronomy tour.
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05 October 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05OCT2013

Giant fireball hits waters off Zamboanga, Philippines
By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated October 3, 2013 - 1:43pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - For two days now, villagers and authorities in the west coast of Zamboanga remain baffled after a big ball of fire streaked from the southern skies at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, hitting the coastal water before exploding and illuminating nearby villages....

UFO or meteor? - Daily Zamboanga Times
Residents of Talisayan and La Paz in the west coast were puzzled by what they witnessed around 5 a.m. Wednesday: A big ball of fire that flashed the skies and ...
Space.com
A dazzling meteor blazes across the night sky over the Baltic Sea in this spectacular view by a veteran photographer. Astrophotographer P-M Heden of the ...

On space kindness and the Chelyabinsk meteor
The Planetary Society (blog)
While NASA is in a coma, it's a good time to talk about how some Russian space kindness won a small victory over the Russian space indifference. I hope that ...

Mars orbiter granted reprieve from government closure
BY STEPHEN CLARK -SPACEFLIGHT NOW -October 3, 2013
Engineers returned to work on NASA's next Mars mission at the Kennedy
Space Center on Thursday after receiving an emergency exception under
federal law to continue launch preparations for a $671 million orbiter
to probe the red planet's atmosphere....
Patch.com
2013 Meteor Showers: Here comes the Draconids, followed by the Orionids. (Photo courtesty of NASA.) 2013 Meteor Showers: Here comes the Draconids, ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04OCT2013
Headlines & Global News Those who were up during the wee hours of Oct. 2 had the chance to get a glimpse of brilliant lights dancing in the sky, the Huffington ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan ...
Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan Fireball Meteor 22'0101 JST 03OCT2013 - 2013年10月3日 22時1分1秒 山口県周南方面に-6.6等の火球 SonotaCo Forum with photos ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite
A meteorite originates in outer space as a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets that survives its impact with the ...

NASA AsteroidWatch suspended while Earth faces unprecedented ...
www.examiner.com/article/nasa-asteroidwatch-suspended...
Last month saw an alarming increase in meteor fireball reports and asteroid near ... They discovered evidence that a huge comet broke apart ...

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04 October 2013

Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan Fireball Meteor 03OCT2013 - 2013年10月3日 22時1分1秒 山口県周南方面に-6.6等の火球

Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan Fireball Meteor 22'0101 JST 03OCT2013 -
2013年10月3日 22時1分1秒 山口県周南方面に-6.6等の火球

SonotaCo Forum with photos and video=
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3103&sid=bff98958361c5114fbf3d03b84b79544

Additional information may be found on Mr. Ueda's website-
http://meteor.chicappa.jp/2013/TV_2013_10_ueda.html
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04OCT2013

Northern Lights With Meteor Shower Included Dazzle Midwestern ...
Headlines & Global News
Those who were up during the wee hours of Oct. 2 had the chance to get a glimpse of brilliant lights dancing in the sky, the Huffington Post reported.

NASA AsteroidWatch suspended while Earth faces unprecedented ...
Examiner.com
NASA cameras captured a meteor crashing into the moon, and a person in Indonesia captured a photo of a meteor flying over a volcano. (on.aol.com).

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02OCT2013
The Voice of Russia The end of the search for the famous meteor that plunged into the small Chebarkul lake near the city of Chelyabinsk in the Russian Urals ...

Telescopic meteors Meteor detection: estimations Test Bed ...
METEOR DETECTION IN WIDE. Ocaña F., Ponz J.D. , Zamoran. Meteor observing requires huge field of view (FoV) as its appearance in the sky cannot be ...
www.imo.net/imc2013/sites/default/files/p02.pdf

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MBIQ Detects California Fireball Meteor ... google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: ... really-happen-huge-asteroid-hit-earth ...

Asteroid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asteroids are minor planets, ... The main difference between an asteroid and a comet is that a comet shows a coma due to sublimation of near ..
Zee News
A meteor basically refers to a bright trail of light that appears in the dark sky when a tiny chunk of space debris heats up and burns due to friction caused by the ...

It's Meteor Season | Greensboro Science Center
Over the next six weeks or so, flashes of light will be streaking across the night sky. Weather permitting, five meteor showers will be visible in our area through ...
Daily Bhaskar
Is discovery of extraterrestrial life being kept under wrap? A meteor in Sri Lanka may provide crucial answers. Dailybhaskar.com | Oct 03, 2013, 17:42PM IST.

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03 October 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03OCT2013

Supervolcanoes ripped up early Mars
BBC News - 7 hours
Early Mars may have been wracked by giant explosive volcanoes that spewed billions upon billions of tonnes of rock and ash into the sky.

What the monks really saw
Sydney Morning Herald
Local astronomer Duncan Steele even suggested that this meteor could have been a chunk split from Comet Encke, which is responsible for the Beta Taurid ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Historical October ...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related News. Make a meteor report. *.blogspot.lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../historical-october-mete...

Meteor Lights Up Night Sky | WBNS-10TV Columbus ...
Tens of thousands of people spotted a bright flash light up the night sky around 11:30 Friday night.
10tv.com

American Meteor Society - Member Area - AMS Event
AMS received 8 reports about a fireball seen over NY and PA on October 2nd 2013 around 01:57 (UTC)www.amsmeteors.org/fireball_event/2013/2218

fireball streaks through West Virginia sky (PHOTO)
Washington Post (blog)
The American Meteor Society received over 1,100 reports of this fireball, making it the ... Heat map showing concentration of meteor (fireball) sightings on Sept.

Meteor sighting reported from 7 states, including ...
If you saw a bright fireball streaking through the sky about 6 a.m. Thursday, you're not alone ...
wgntv.com

NASA AsteroidWatch suspended while Earth faces unprecedented ...
Examiner.com
Last month saw an alarming increase in meteor fireball reports and asteroid near ... While most shooting stars are the result of a meteor no larger than a grain of ...

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Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related News. Make a meteor ...

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