28 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27/28DEC2013

Alert! Large Bolide Meteor Events Expected from 26DEC-12JAN2014
We will have some large meteor events from today, 26DEC2013- 12JAN2014. Expect that there will be several new NEOs found in the next 3-5 days ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../alert-large-bolide-mete...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: California US / Baja MX ...
Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- Stephanie Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico 21:01:00 5 seconds We were facing West. Started high in the horizon, ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../california-us-baja-mx-...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26/27DEC2013
In February, a meteor struck the Earth's atmosphere and exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, causing more than 1,000 injuries but no deaths.
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Arizona Meteor 26DEC2013
Arizona Meteor 26DEC2013. Arizona Meteor Approx. 18:30:00 MST 26DEC2013 Report yourmeteor sightings please-.
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Breaking News: Large Meteor Event Seen at Least 10 States in US ...
THE LATEST WORLDWIDE METEOR/METEORITE NEWS ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnbduVMH32w

Bones near Meteor Crater may get name, but no suspect
Arizona Daily Sun
Two ranchhands were following a truckload of pigs out by Meteor Crater. The area is open desert where big skies prevail. The two men went to round ... 
News-Press Now
The speculation of a streaming meteor in Northwest Missouri on Thursday evening has sparked confusion and curiosity throughout the region.

Was Midwest 'fireball' rock, ice or just burning space junk?
DesMoinesRegister.com
Social media and online reports detail a bright green, yellow and red “fireball” that burned for seconds over central Iowa skies around 5:40 p.m. ...

Dash cam captures meteor speeding through ...
Dash cam video shows the meteor speeding through the sky that so many people called and e ...
kctv5.com

'Fireball' That Lit Up The Midwest Sky Could Have Been A Meteor Or ...
A fireball lit up the night sky over the Midwest last night. Hundreds of reports from six states flooded in to the American Meteor Society's website.
www.isciencetimes.com/.../fireball-midwest-iowa-meteor-space...

Meteor over North Liberty on Vimeo
The National Weather Service reported a possible meteor over Iowa last night, possibly catching it on one of its cameras. This morning, Assistant ...
vimeo.com/82795929

Large Meteor Event Seen In 10 States In US And Canada (Video ...
Nemesis Maturity brings news from the Latest Worldwide Fireball/Meteor Report which shows that a very large meteor event occurred that was ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../large-meteor-event-seen-in-10-states-in-...

Breaking News: Large Meteor Event Seen at Least 10 States in US ...
THE LATEST WORLDWIDE METEOR/METEORITE NEWS http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/12/breaking-news-large-meteor-event-mi-ia.
beforeitsnews.com/.../breaking-news-large-meteor-event-seen-...

People across Midwest spot meteor over Iowa | Local News - KCCI ...
Hundreds are talking about what they saw on Thursday evening.
www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/.../-/index.html

Large meteor event reported over Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, South ...
Seen in at least 10 states! US and Canada! Likely MORE! Updates pending - Now 75 Reports! TWO Videos!
www.sott.net/.../270907-Large-meteor-event-reported-over-M...

Raw Video: Meteor captured on video over Iowa | Local News ...
A meteor over Iowa Thursday night is captured on video in North Liberty.
www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/raw.../-/index.html

Meteor Over Kansas, Missouri Caught On Dashcam
WIBW
SEDALIA, Mo. (CBS) -- A dash cam video shows the meteor speeding through the sky that so many people called and emailed KCTV5 about Thursday ... 
KCAU
Experts like ABC 9 meteorologist Fred Hexom say it likely was a meteor. ... sky that I think it's safe to say that some type of meteor was flying around.". 
DesMoinesRegister.com
There were no meteor showers expected on Thursday, but "sporadic ... the state filed reports about their sightings with the American Meteor Society.

Meteor Over Eastern Iowa - KGAN-TV CBS 2 Iowa - Top Stories
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA CBS2FOX28 - Around 5:40 PM Thursday night, something raced across the sky in easter.
www.cbs2iowa.com/.../meteor-over-eastern-iowa-24229.shtml

Meteor Over Kansas, Missouri Caught On Dashcam - WIBW
A dash cam video shows the meteor speeding through the sky that so many people called and emailed KCTV5 about Thursday night.
www.wibw.com/.../Meteor-Over-Kansas-Missouri-Caught-On-...

Possible meteor sighting creates excitement - KCTV5
People looking for the International Space Station Thursday evening also caught something ...
kctv5.com

Security Camera Captures Possible Meteor Thursday Evening
KCRG
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa - People across the Midwest reported seeing a bright fireball streak across the sky Thursday evening ... and it was caught on ...

Was it a bird, or a plane, or a meteor?
Post-Bulletin
The American Meteor Society believes it was a rather rare meteor that, if it survived, may have landed 80 to 100 miles southwest of Rochester. 
Iowa City Press Citizen
One person in West Virginia and three people in Michigan also reported seeing the streak of light, according to the American Meteor Society.

Quadrantid Meteors Ring in 2014
Sky & Telescope
The Quadrantid meteors are among the year's best meteor showers. But North Americans will probably miss the shower's brief peak on January 3rd.

Fireball in Iowa sky generates hundreds of reports
Ottumwacourier
The American Meteor Society received more than 400 reports about the fireball. Most came from central Iowa and the Quad Cities area. But large ...

Massive Fireball Over Iowa and Minnesota | American Meteor Society
If you saw this meteor please fill out an official fireball report here. Here is the current heat map for the event that shows where the witnesses reported ...
www.amsmeteors.org/2013/12/huge-iowa-fireball/

Possible meteor sighting creates excitement
KCTV Kansas City
People looking for the International Space Station on Thursday evening also caught something else that was rather incredible. It was a giant fireball in ...

METEOR VIDEO: Fireball Lights Iowa Sky | WHOTV.com
An amateur meteor spotter caught the moment when a fireball flew across Iowa's sky Thursday evening. Tim Cline says he has two cameras pointing ...
whotv.com/.../evening-meteor-array-of-color-lights-iowa-sky/

Meteor Sightings Throughout Upper Midwest
Reports are in from throughout the upper Midwest of a meteor easily visible in the northern sky shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses report seeing ...
khmoradio.com/meteor-sightings-throughout-upper-midwest/

Year in space: Meteor flashes, comet fizzles — and rovers are on a ...
The stage has been set for space ventures that will occupy our attention here on Earth for years to come — thanks to a meteoric blast over Russia, ...
esciencenews.com/.../year.space.meteor.flashes.comet.fizzles.a...

Alert for Possible Meteor Storm on May 24, 2014: Astrophotography ...
Meteor observers should keep tuned in on this one which could be good for over 400 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. Some estimates say ...
www.dpreview.com/forums/redirect-post/52785313

'Meteor smoke' clouds gather early over South Pole - e! Science News
Night-shining clouds started glowing high above Antarctica earlier than usual this year, observations from a NASA satellite show.These rare types of ...
esciencenews.com/.../meteor.smoke.clouds.gather.early.over.s...

METEOR VIDEO: Fireball Lights Iowa Sky | WHOTV.com
An amateur meteor spotter caught the moment when a fireball flew across Iowa's sky Thursday ...
whotv.com

Possible meteor sighting creates excitement
KCTV Kansas City
The meteor in Russia was much smaller, but the science behind it is the same. "It could be either stone, or iron, or even an ice fragment, traveling ... 
KGAN TV
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS2/FOX28) - Around 5:40 PM Thursday night, something raced across the sky in eastern Iowa and then burned up in the ...

BREAKING NEWS: "Bright Meteor Lights Up Iowa Sky" - YouTube
Melissa Swihart captured this picture of a very bright meteorite over Iowa http://www.paulbegleyprophecy.com also http://whotv.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqqlV3vArso

Multiple reports in central US of Meteor - Kare 11
Multiple reports in central US of Meteor -- Laura Betker has more.
www.kare11.com/.../multiple-reports-in-central-us-of-meteor/

"Bright Meteor Lights Up Iowa Sky" - Dec 26th 2013
Godlike Productions is a Conspiracy Forum. Discussion topics include UFOs, Conspiracy, Lunatic Fringe, Politics, Current Events, Secret Societies, ...
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2444439/pg1

Fireball lights up Midwest sky
KSDK
As of 9:15 p.m., the American Meteor Society had recorded six reports from people who spotted this fireball in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and ...

Bright Meteor Lights Up Iowa Skies! Pastor Paul Begley Reports ...
Paul Begley informs us in his most recent video that a bright meteor has just lit up the skies in Iowa. Is this another fragment of ISON coming to visit our ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../bright-meteor-lights-up-iowa-skies-2472...

Possible meteor reported this evening over central Iowa -- Fire in the ...
It probably wasn't Superman who drew central Iowans' eyes to the sky Thursday evening. Ameteor is the more likely explanation for the streak of light ...
www.sott.net/.../270901-Possible-meteor-reported-this-evenin...

Meteor Lights Up Midwestern Skies | FOX17online.com
Meteor photographed by Melissa Swihart near Runnells, Iowa GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A fireball has been reported soaring across the sky in many ...
fox17online.com/2013/12/.../meteor-lights-up-midwestern-ski...

Year in space: Meteor blows up, comet dies — and rovers are on a roll
NBCNews.com
A meteor streaks through the skies over Siberia on Feb. 15, creating a damaging shock wave and drawing attention to the risks posed by near-Earth ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower January 3rd: Astrophotography Talk ...
Just another reminder about the next meteor shower, the Quadrantids. Here's an interesting quote by Alan MacRobert from the January 2012 Sky ...
www.dpreview.com/forums/redirect-post/52784729

Chelyabinsk meteorite changes color and size
Pravda - 9 hours
Members of the expedition, who recovered the largest fragment of the Chelyabinsk meteorite from the bottom Lake Chebarkul, visited the local ..

Top science stories of 2013: Mars, a new mammal, a meteor
Q13 FOX
WASHINGTON — It has been a thrilling year of discovery in many areas of science, but also a sobering time — federal funding cuts threaten the future ...

2014 stargazing calendar: Catch three eclipses, new meteor shower ...
Unique celestial events in 2014 include two full lunar eclipses visible from Maryland and a partial solar eclipse that will begin just before sunset one ...
www.baltimoresun.com/.../bal-wx-2014-stargazing-calendar-c...

2014 stargazing calendar: Catch three eclipses, new meteor shower
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Unique celestial events in 2014 include two full lunar eclipses visible from Maryland and a partial solar eclipse that will begin just before sunset one ...

2014 The Year of CERTAIN Uncertainty; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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MN IA Fireball Meteor 27DEC2013

Breaking News- MN IA Fireball Meteor Approx. 2230 CST 27DEC2013
With Sonics! / 15 Reports!  Meteorites likely Produced!
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MN IA Fireball Meteor Approx. 2230 CST 27DEC2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
27DEC2013 Tiffany Stillwater, Minnesota, USA 20:33:00 4 W sky, shot straight down No sound, bright light with orange and blue and green bursts Less than sun slightly Whole It seemed so close, like it could have been a firework a neighborhood over, but it was no firework. It shot straight down fast out of the sky. Seemed so close.

27DEC2013 Jessica Tintah, MN USA 2230 cst 5 secs S-N Blue, very bright brighter than the moon. lit up the car no largest/brightest I've seen!

27DEC2013 Pamela Belknap St. Paul, MN USA 10:35 pm CST 5 sec N to S No sound bright white becoming bright green with some red Very bright larger than Venus No North from St Paul

27DEC2013 kevin burnsville minnesota 1030 pm 5 seconds east to north north west Green like a big firework yes left a trail of sparks

27DEC2013 Chris Gaza, ia, usa 22:30:00 5 seconds Overhead,straight down Green fireball Very bright, like fireworks Yes, fire trail Hit ground a mile from my house

27DEC2013 courtney hoden missouri valley ia usa 2215/ 10:15 pm central 10 seconds N. I was looking north. It seemed to fall straight down. green orange bright as a very bright moon parts were falling off. orange sparks It was very large. Seemed to fall not streak across the sky.

All 15 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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27 December 2013

Meteor Alert! Large Bolide Meteor Events Expected from 26DEC-12JAN2014

Meteor Alert! Large Bolide Meteor Events Expected from 26DEC-12JAN2014

Cameras and observers worldwide please be ready.  We will have some large meteor events from today, 26DEC2013- 12JAN2014.  Expect that there will be several new NEOs found in the next 3-5 days and if not found, I still expect that we will have some large events from small asteroids.  I expect that we will have some new meteorites to find if the fall is over land.  If you witness an event or capture video or images please report and please contact me.  Stay tuned!  Thank you!
-LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo

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California US / Baja MX Meteor 26DEC2013

California US / Baja MX Meteor Approx. 2100 PST 26DEC2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
Stephanie Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico 21:01:00 5 seconds We were facing West. Started high in the horizon, heading almost directly downward, very slightly to the left or South. Very light blue and then fireball-red/orange Almost as the sun due to the fireball. No It was amazing, never seen something like that

John Shakeshaft Jr ESCONDIDO, CA, USA 2100 SPAN OF 2-8 SEC TRAVELED MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS WHITE HINT OF ORANGE, A FEW BROKE UP WHILE ENTERING BETWEEN MERCURY AND VENUS SOME BROKE APART LARGER THAN AVERAGE NOTICED

Krystle Lord-Keller- My husband and I were walking in Costa Mesa, CA tonight and saw two large balls of fire fly through the sky. They were incredible, one was at 8:52PM and the next one was about ten minutes later. I have seen many shooting stars but this was different, it was sparkling and definetly round in shape, then it fizzled out so beautifully. The first one was more of a golden yellow and the second one was lighter in color but still bright! They were amazing.
  
All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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Arizona Meteor 26DEC2013

Arizona Meteor Approx. 18:30:00 MST 26DEC2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
26DEC2013 William Tucson AZ 18:30:00 5 - 6 sec E-W Bright Yellow Venus Yes Was driving north

26DEC2013 D&D Scottsdale, AZ USA 1830 / MST 6:30 PM 8 seconds Facing North .. Traveled West Bright white Venus Yes Long streak, biggest we've seen in years

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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Breaking News - Large Meteor Event MI, IA, MO, SD, IL, MN, KS, ND, ONT. SK 26DEC2013

Breaking News - Large Meteor Event MI, IA, MO, SD, IL, MN, KS, ND, ONT, SK  Approx. 17'45 CST 26DEC2013  Fragmentations!  
Meteorites LIKELY survived!!!
Seen in at least 10 states! US and Canada! Likely MORE!  Updates pending!!!
Now  over 116 Reports!  FIVE Videos!
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Large Meteor Event MI, IA, MO, SD, IL, MN, KS, ND, ONT, SK Approx. 17'45 CST 26DEC2013
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Video/ Camera Locations
Video 1
Christina Erbe / Communications Specialist / City of North Liberty, Iowa


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Video 2
Sandia Sentinel AllSky Network, Tim Cline  http://timcline.org/
Latitude= 41:05:13.650N Longitude= 93:15:14.911W


Video 3
Meteor Over Kansas, Missouri Caught On Missouri State Patrol Dashcam
Near Sedalia, MO

Video 4
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Meteor recorded while driving through Iowa, USA.
YouTube Uploaded 27DEC2013 Andrey Anisimov 16 views

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
26DEC2013 Dee VICKERY West Des Moines, IOWA , USA 1800/central PM 5 to 10 secs East to west and we were driving north White with green and tail was flaring Venus Tail sparking No

26DEC2013 Judy Saint Louis, MO 5:45PM CST 5 sec W Bright blue to orange moon unknown NA

26DEC2013 Debbie Buffalo. MO USA 17:45 pm cst <20 seconds east to west facing north white/blue/green with orange flames/sparks Bright as Venus not that I saw Didn't hear anything, thought it was a plane going down and then lost it behind some trees

26DEC2013 Marj Holt, Missouri 17:45:00 10 seconds facing north, straight ahead yellow with green, then all yellow before flaming out very bright, then dimming, then out yes no photo. Large bright head tapering to point with sparks.

26DEC2013 Chris Irene, SD 5:42:00 5-8 sec ENE right to left Green at end Same as Venus to burst Yes 2-3 pieces Tail grew, was like a light turning into us. White light to green with fragmentation. 10-15degrees north of due east at approximately 15 degrees off horizon

26DEC2013 E. Mueller Galesburg, IL USA 1740 10 sec N-S White then green Moon Yes We were looking west

26DEC2013 DAN BARBER GRIMES, IOWA 1735/CENTRAL/PM 15 SECONDS CENTRAL IOWA, E/SE TO W/NW NO SOUND, WHITE, GREENISH, BLUISH, TRAIL OF ORANGE SPARKS VENUS BEHIND looked like the meteorite that hit russia recently. stayed almost parallel, did not drop in altitude, but burned out. appeared to be low altitude

All 116 plus meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26/27DEC2013

Pope Francis and the MeteorBloomberg
In February, a meteor struck the Earth's atmosphere and exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, causing more than 1,000 injuries but no deaths.

Christmas Eve 'boom' heard due to frost quake
680 News
You hear what you think is a meteor – almost like a sonic boom kind of ...like meteor crashed in yard, made crater. pic.twitter.com/xwVYFHKBQM.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24DEC2013
He also describes it as hovering over the house where Jesus stayed. What could have done all those things? Could it have been a meteor or a comet?
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25DEC2013
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25DEC2013. Nature magazine honors Urals meteorite hunter. Ekaterina Turysheva- December 23, ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

Space News: Electric-blue clouds appear over Antarctica
Lake County News
Summer happens to be the time when the greatest number of water molecules are wafted up from the lower atmosphere to mix with “meteor smoke” at ...

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25 December 2013

NEOs Close Approaches DEC2013

NEOs Close Approaches DEC2013
At the time of the original posting there were 2 known  NEOS with an approach of 10LD or less; I expect a large increase from this number. ; currently there are now 9 known NEOs with an LD of less than 10 Lunar Distances.  Dec 2013 expect to see several large meteors, fireballs and even bolides!  Have all sky cameras ready, dashcams jammed and security cameras known and ready to roll.  Thank you!  File your sighting reports at
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
-LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo
NEOs Now Known DEC2013-
2013 WV43 , 2011 YD29 , 2013 XY8 , 2013 XH17 2013 XT21
2013 XS21 , 2013 XU21 2013 XH22 , 2013 YB ,

 updated 23DEC2013

(2013 YB) 2013-Dec-230.00020.071.4 m - 3.1 m31.410.52

 updated 16DEC2013
(2013 XH22) 2013-Dec-180.00501.916 m - 37 m26.119.33

 updated 12DEC2013
(2013 XS21) 2013-Dec-110.00050.23.5 m - 7.9 m29.48.27
(2013 XT21) 2013-Dec-110.00291.19.2 m - 21 m27.313.55
(2013 XU21) 2013-Dec-140.01586.216 m - 35 m26.210.74

 updated 11DEC2013
(2013 XH17) 2013-Dec-110.01827.123 m - 52 m25.310.15

 updated 10DEC2013
(2013 XY8) 2013-Dec-110.00512.031 m - 68 m24.79.06

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)







(2013 WL) 2013-Dec-010.129750.534 m - 77 m24.56.70
(2009 HD82) 2013-Dec-010.085333.2120 m - 270 m21.714.77
(2013 UE3) 2013-Dec-010.101039.370 m - 160 m22.94.18
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)
(2013 WV43) 2013-Dec-030.02439.511 m - 25 m26.98.78
(2010 TK7) 2013-Dec-050.196776.5180 m - 410 m20.814.57
(2008 XB2) 2013-Dec-050.140454.625 m - 57 m25.115.38
153201 (2000 WO107) 2013-Dec-060.187472.9370 m - 820 m19.331.93
3361 Orpheus 2013-Dec-070.103240.1300 m19.06.06
(2013 WA44) 2013-Dec-100.175668.363 m - 140 m23.13.51
(2006 CT) 2013-Dec-110.062924.592 m - 210 m22.35.12
(2009 XP2) 2013-Dec-140.051620.124 m - 54 m25.27.15
(2008 TQ2) 2013-Dec-140.153559.7180 m - 390 m20.96.82
(2013 VC10) 2013-Dec-170.036114.132 m - 71 m24.65.35
(2006 YV1) 2013-Dec-180.128750.1130 m - 280 m21.616.87
(2008 ON10) 2013-Dec-180.151158.831 m - 68 m24.73.82
(2010 VA76) 2013-Dec-180.198977.442 m - 94 m24.03.99
(2013 VG13) 2013-Dec-180.136353.0120 m - 260 m21.89.55
(2013 WU45) 2013-Dec-190.142855.6220 m - 490 m20.420.74
(2013 WR45) 2013-Dec-200.044717.418 m - 40 m25.96.08
(2012 CL19) 2013-Dec-200.097638.0120 m - 260 m21.87.89
(2012 XL16) 2013-Dec-210.129050.221 m - 47 m25.54.35
(2005 YV128) 2013-Dec-230.172267.0210 m - 470 m20.514.43
(2013 WD44) 2013-Dec-230.059523.219 m - 43 m25.74.88
(2009 WA105) 2013-Dec-260.189473.742 m - 94 m24.012.10
(2013 WV45) 2013-Dec-270.061123.830 m - 67 m24.75.93
(2011 BT15) 2013-Dec-280.032212.5120 m - 270 m21.76.00
(2011 YD29) 2013-Dec-280.01576.115 m - 33 m26.36.70
(2010 XZ67) 2013-Dec-290.063924.9310 m - 680 m19.78.82
(2009 XZ1) 2013-Dec-300.050819.8130 m - 300 m21.515.28
Source of Table Data- subject to update!  - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25DEC2013

Nature magazine honors Urals meteorite hunter
Ekaterina Turysheva- December 23, 2013
Russian scientist Viktor Grokhovskiy named Nature magazine's Top 10 people of the year report for his research on the Chelyabinsk meteorite. A British science journal has named Russian scientist Viktor Grokhovskiy as one of 10 people who made a difference in the world of science in 2013.
Nature magazine listed Grokhovskiy in its annual "Nature's 10" for his research on meteorite that exploded...

MYSTERIOUS OBJECT FALLS FROM SKY OVER ...
2 min
Officials received calls from residents of San Diego County reporting something falling from the ...
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New Study Brings Scientists Closer to the Origin of RNA
PhysOrg - 12 hours
(Phys.org) —One of the biggest questions in science is how life arose from the chemical soup that existed on early Earth. One theory is that ...

Top Five Biggest Meteorite Craters on Earth - Video ...
2 min
1) Vredefort crater Vredefort crater is the largest verified impact crater on Earth, more than 300 ...
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24 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24DEC2013

Physicist Aaron Adair is skeptical about the star of Bethlehem
Washington Post
He also describes it as hovering over the house where Jesus stayed. What could have done all those things? Could it have been a meteor or a comet?

Rock is out of this world
Stuff - 8 hours
A New Plymouth man is confident he has uncovered a visitor from outer space in his backyard.

2013's Top 5 Astronomical Stories
WUWM
Throughout 2013, Dr. Jean Creighton keep her eye on astronomical news. From a fireball in Russia to the Kepler Telescope, Creighton highlights her ...

NASA orbiter snaps huge meteorite crater on ...
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NASA orbiter snaps huge meteorite crater on surface of moon ... www.youtube. com/watch?v ...
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23 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23DEC2013

Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower - Unexplained Mysteries
Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower - posted in Astronomy and Astrophysics: Watch the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower Live on Ustream ...
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Ursids Meteor Shower - YouTube
522 min
Join Slooh for all-night coverage of the Ursid Meteor Shower with Live images from the All-Sky ...
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Geminid meteor shower in the UK - CNN iReport
Here in the UK the Geminid meteor shower was dictated, as always for us, by the weather ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower - Southern Maryland Community Forums
URSID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle, source of the annual Ursid meteor shower. Forecasters ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23DEC2013

NASA - How to See the Best Meteor Showers of the 2014-  Tools, Tips and 'Save the Dates'
Dec. 20, 2013
Whether you're watching from a downtown area or the dark countryside, here are some tips to help you enjoy these celestial shows of shooting stars. Those streaks of light are really caused by tiny specks of comet-stuff hitting Earth's atmosphere at very high speed and disintegrating in flashes of light. ...

Geoengineering Papers Released, Meteor Shower Peaking | Space
Geoengineering Papers Released, Meteor Shower Peaking. Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:15. % of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two ...
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Solstice Show: Last Meteor Shower of Year Ushers in Winter ...
The Ursid meteor shower coincides with the winter solstice on December 21, 2013; here's how to watch.
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The Mystery of the "UFO," or Meteorite That Fell Into Bantam Lake May Never Be SolvedLitchfield County Times - 14 hours
A Perseid meteor is shown in this AP photo taken during the 2009 shower. Photo by Kevin Clifford/AP.

SPECIAL EVENT: Meteor Shower Night Hike | Ijams Nature Center
Tonight is the predicted peak viewing night for the Quadrantid meteor shower. Join the intrepid guides of River Sports Outfitters as they lead you to a ...
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Dead = Comet ISON. Alive = Double Dusting & strange Meteor Shower
I can understand some of you who are tired of this story. But. It is not over until mid January. Per NASA's data and video, we will still get double dusted ...
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22 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22DEC2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2013
Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports- 19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it .
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Don't forget about the Ursid meteor shower -- it peaks this weekend
NBCNews.com
Space.com reader Jason J. Hatfield sent in a photo of the Geminids meteorshower over Needle's Eye in Custer State Park, S.D., taken in December ...

What to look for in the skies in 2014
Whittier Daily News
Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the dust trailings of past comets. The “shower” part is when Earth's upper atmosphere ...

RT Meteor Footage Tops YouTube News Video Chart 2013
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RT Meteor Footage Tops YouTube News Video Chart 2013 RT's footage of the Chelyabinsk meteorite blast became 2013's most trending news item ...

meteor noun - Cambridge Dictionary - Cambridge University Press
meteor noun - definition, audio pronunciation and more for meteor noun: a rock from outer space which becomes very hot and burns brightly in the sky ...
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21 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21DEC2013

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: GA SC Daytime Fireball ...
Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports- 19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2013
The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December winter solstice, so, in 2013, look for some possible activity over the next ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: UK / Scotland Daytime ...
"click on image to enl;arge" UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013 v1 c2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower 2013 Offers Year's Last Chance To See Shooting Stars (LIVE STREAM)
The Huffington Post UK - 2 hours
As 2013 draws to a close, skywatchers will have one more chance to see some spectacular shooting stars -- and it's all thanks to this ...

Record number of medals to be awarded at Sochi Olympics
KSL Salt Lake City - 21 hours
There will be 1,300 medals awarded at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

AAPT Announces 2014 Winter Meeting Plenary Speakers
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The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced its 2014 Winter Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The meeting will take place on ...

Milky Way to be mapped in 3D
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The European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the first realistic three-dimensional mapping of the Milky Way. As part of ...
Space.com
When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most prolific and reliable of the ...

Russian mysterious Chelyabinsk meteorite hunter ranked among ...The Voice of Russia
"The event that made 2013 special for Viktor Grokhovsky came without any warning, reported Nature in its 10 list for 2013 article. The mighty meteor ...

'bright object' in skies above Churchdown, UK was fireball meteor
The mystery of the 'bright object' seen falling out of the sky over Churchdown has been solved - it seems that it was a fireball meteor. Scores of ...
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Fireball Or Meteor Spotted Over Alabama (Video) | Space
(N.Morgan) The people of Alabama were treated to what was either a fireball or a meteor. There's a lot of speculations and no one can agree on which ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How ... - e! Science News
When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most prolific and reliable of the ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How to ... - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: When skywatchers think of meteor showers during the month of December, they immediately think of the Geminids, the most ...
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Revealed: Mystery 'bright object' in skies above Churchdown was ...
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The mystery of the 'bright object' seen falling out of the sky over Churchdown has been solved - it seems that it was a fireball meteor. Scores of ...

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Japan EarthQuake 5.5 MAG 0106JST 21DEC2013

Japan Earthquake 5.5 MAG 01:10 JST 21 Dec 2013
Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
01:10 JST 21 Dec 2013 36.0N 140.2E 70 km 5.3 Ibaraki-ken Nambu


JMA Main Webpage- not yet updated
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20131221011510395-210110.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20131221011510395-210110.html

NHK Alerts-
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

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20 December 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2013

Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in early January | Astronomy.com
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks just before dawn January 3, 2014, and will produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
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Meteor Showers-Ursids& Quadrantids - Homesteading Today
The next meteor shower competes with the waning moon. The Ursids, appearing to come from Ursa Minor, will peak 12/21 and 12/22.
www.homesteadingtoday.com/.../503412-meteor-showers-ursi...

The von Karman Lecture Series: 2014Asteroid Redirect Mission: Rearranging the Solar System
Nov. 6 & 7, 2014
The Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) concept seeks to rendezvous
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HUGE Meteor seen several states and two ...
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Dec 10th 2013. Large Meteor shakes homes and makes a loud boom. Residents from ...
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You might see some Ursid meteors, beginning now
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The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December winter solstice, so, in 2013, look for some possible activity over the next ...

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GA SC Daytime Fireball Meteor 19DEC2013

GA SC Daytime Fireball Meteor between 6'30 to 7 pm EST 19DEC2013
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SC GA Meteor 19DEC2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reeports-
19DEC2013 Paige Athens, GA 19:00:00 10 seconds United States Looked like a falling star then looked like it exploded. star then a far away explosion about as bright as mars Im not sure wasnt close enough to see fell straight down toward the ground, then there was an orange explosion and it was gone.

19DEC2013 Christeen Bramlett Greer Sc USA 18:43:00 3 sec NW Green light Neon green No Came down Fast 

19DEC2013 Amy Hennum Sale Loganville, GA 6:30pm Eastern about 5 second traveling East saw NE Green color no sound less bright than the moon Looks like just exploded then disappeard\ed No more observations

19DEC2013 Terry P. Griffin, Ga 18:35:00 2 seconds from sighting Almost straight down White Moon Did not see long enough Roughly slightly north of due east from downtown Taylor St.

19DEC2013 NYfan Fort mill, south Carolina in the united states 6-6:45 3-4 seconda S-E fast moving object projecting a greenish glitter from behind moon none that were noticeable just want to know what I saw

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor 19DEC2013

UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013
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UK / Scotland Daytime Bolide Meteor approx 08:00 GMT 19DEC2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
19DEC2013 Ronnie Johnson Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, England 08:00 GMT 1 second Around East, North-East in Sky. From start point went approximately South-West down at about a 30-40 degree angle. Right to left. I was facing East. No sound. Bright white/blue. Daytime sky and brighter than Venus! No Burnt up fairly quick but was spectacular. Like a film. Never seen one this bright and in the day too. Stunning.

19DEC2013 Ann Folan Anfield Liverpool England 07:56 UK time 2-3 seconds South to North Orangy Pink pale tail Bright like a Didn't see any it seemed to come from nowhere then just disappear through the sky, the only explanation would be like a needle coming through the fabric (the sky) the going back out again. It was so pretty, made my day.

19DEC2013 Fiona Barron Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 8:00:00 about 5 seconds Facing West, appeared to be moving North to South Bright white with tail, in a car so didn't hear anything. Brighter than the moon - nearer to sun (obviously smaller) did not notice Unusual as it was bright even in daylight

19DEC2013 Helen HALIFAX, west Yorkshire, UK 0800AM/GMT 5 secs (?)until out of sight towards Northeast across canal near Elland No sound, fireball head with long white tail bright dazzling white but less bright than sun. Like a torch at close range. no no

19DEC2013 Barry McHale Reading, Berkshire, UK 800 2/3/2013 SSW-NNE White - no audible sound very bright white light No None

19DEC2013 Andy Heyland Chester, Cheshire. UK 8:00:00 4 North West (I think) purple Bright as the moon No Very visible with long purple tail

19DEC2013 Mick Till Derbyshire united Kingdom 8.1 4 North bright white moon no Brightest i have ever seen and seemed low

19DEC2013 Helen Critchell St Neots, Cambridgeshre, UK; Near 0800 GMT (daylight) 2 seconds Left to right, East to West Very bright white, in daylight. No sound Very bright. Looked almost like burning phospherous. Very white. Not that I could see Much larger and brighter than any shooting star I have seen at night-time and completely took me by surprisea s the sun was well up and it was daylight. Disintegrated quite low to the earth. We are pretty flat around here.

19DEC2013 Robert Collins Derby, Derbyshire, England UK 8:00:00 5-6 seconds N-S sound / light blue bright as the full moon no visible in light blue sky

19DEC2013 Rick Parsons Lakenheath, Suffolk, England 800 approximatly 1 - 1.5 second SSW-NNE heading north. I was facing north bright white / no sound moon no A rapid moving bright white streak. shallow flat tradjectory. I saw it in almost full daylight.Clear early morning blue sky no clouds

19DEC2013 karen websdalae oxfordshire, UK; ox15 5rs 7.59 20 secs s-ne brillaint white ball and trail brighter than moon just a trial just shocked to see in day light such a brilliant white ball in sky


19DEC2013 Steve Herridge weston-super-mare somerset uk 7.58 1 second Facing North. Travel vertical downwards. yellow/white electric spark no Broad daylight in clear blue sky.

19DEC2013 Tim Porter Winchester, Hampshire, UK; 5 miles North of 7:55:00 maximum 1 seconds SW to NE white light, no noise heard (in the car listening to music) similar to sun No happened so quickly I doubted what I saw.

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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