31 May 2015

1500 Kg Campos del Ceilo Meteorites Confiscated in Argentina Arrests

1500 Kg Campos del Ceilo Meteorites Confiscated in Argentina Arrests

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Argentine police arrest 'meteorite thieves'
BBC News‎ - 5 hours ago

El Chaco is the second-biggest meteorite ever found - and it too aroused avarice among ...


Police arrest meteorite thieves with 1500 kilos of rock in Argentina
Deutsche Welle
... of Heaven," covering 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) - an area that scientists say got pelted 4,000 years ago by a major meteor shower. ...

Detienen a paraguayo que transportaba meteorito en Argentina
ultimahora.com
Un paraguayo fue detenido, junto a otros 3 argentinos, en la provincia de Chaco, Argentina, durante este sábado por la Gendarmería por transportar ilegalmente piedras de meteorito....
Google English translation-
A Paraguayan was arrested, along with three other Argentines in the province of Chaco, Argentina, during this Saturday for illegally transporting Gendarmerie meteorite stones. ...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fm.ultimahora.com%2Fdetienen-paraguayo-que-transportaba-meteorito-argentina-n900910.html&edit-text=

Campo del Cielo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_del_Cielo
Campo del Cielo iron meteorite with natural hole, 576 grams ... This stone, named El Chaco, is the second heaviest single-piece meteorite after the Hoba ...

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Two Japan Strong Earthquakes M5.6 // M6.3 31MAY2015

Two Japan Strong Earthquakes M5.6 // M6.3 31MAY2015
No damage and no tsunami issues.

My advice- stock at least 3 weeks water and non-refrigerated foodstuffs.
We are likely to have more strong quakes and may have damage.
マイadvice-在庫少なくとも3週間の水と非冷蔵食品。

我々は、より多くの強い地震を持っている可能性があり、損傷を有することができます。

Event-
03:56 JST 31 May 2015 03:49 JST 31 May 2015 Torishima Kinkai M6.3 1
Map Link-

Event-
02:30 JST 31 May 2015 02:22 JST 31 May 2015 Iwoto Kinkai M5.6 1
Map Link-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20150531023056395-310222.html

Japan JMA Official Earthquake website-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html

IF YOU ARE IN JAPAN TURN ON YOUR TV. INTERNET- NHK TV
MILITARY TUNE IN TO LOCAL BASE RADIO.

Japan - US Military Radio / TV

- Source Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network#Japan_2
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30 May 2015

Japan Very Strong Earthquakes M8.5 2028 JST 30MAY2015

Japan Very Strong Earthquakes M8.5  2028 JST 30MAY2015

Take precautions for aftershocks or more earthquake activity!
This may trigger volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo.
The JMA website is still reading NO tsunami warnings.

My advice- have a 3 weeks stock of water and non-refrigerated foodstuffs on hand in case of emergency.
We are likely may have more severe earthquakes in the near future.
マイadvice-在庫少なくとも3週間の水と非冷蔵食品。

我々は、より多くの強い地震を持っている可能性があり、損傷を有することができます。

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c2015 USGS
Buildings still shaking here in Tokyo some 10 minutes after the event.
Still lite shaking 30 minutes after the event in Tokyo.

Initial report and final report-
20:34 JST 30 May 2015 20:24 JST 30 May 2015 Ogasawara-shoto Seiho-oki M8.5 5+
20:30 JST 30 May 2015 20:24 JST 30 May 2015 Ogasawara-shoto Seiho-oki M8.5 5+

JMA Official Website report-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20150530203016395-302024.html

The USGS is reporting the magnitude at M7.8

IF YOU ARE IN JAPAN TURN ON YOUR TV. INTERNET- NHK TV
MILITARY TUNE IN TO LOCAL BASE RADIO.

Japan - US Military Radio / TV

- Source Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network#Japan_2
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Japan Earthquake M4.8 0106 JST 30MAY2015

JUST! Very Strong Earthquake at 2030 JST 30MAY2015 link-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/05/japan-strong-earthquake-m56-2028-jst.html

Japan Earthquake M4.8 0106JST 30MAY2015
No damage expected. No official announcements yet.

01:09 JST 30 May 2015 reported
01:06 JST 30 May 2015
Ibaraki-ken Nambu M4.8

JMA Map and event link-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20150530010938392-300106.html

JMA Earthquake webpage link-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html

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29 May 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29MAY2015

Inadequate Twinkle and Green Fireballs from the Past repost of 11JUN09
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
AFOSI consulted Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, an astronomer from the University of New Mexico and a world renowned meteor expert who had previously ...

Another Q&A on my publication FIND A FALLEN STAR with Dr. Mirelle Thijsen, going into more depth: http://bit.ly/1SHr5DB

IT MUST HAVE BEEN SUBLIME: “Zschhht, bumm, gone”. A conversation with Regine Petersen on her...
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Mirelle Thijsen (MT): I have never done a preparation for an interview in this way: I was leafing th...

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 30-June 5, 2015
American Meteor Society
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for ...

Learn about the stars as astronomer shares his tips in monthly Argus column
South Wales Argus
He said: “I'll be digging out what's noticeable, any meteor showers, any comets that come out. “There'll be a bit about different topics, every month we ...

Search Expanding For Meteorite Fragments
DailyMotion
Search Expanding For Meteorite Fragments. ... Ancient Fossils Found in Meteorite Fragments ... Fragments de la météorite de l'Oural à Paris. ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28MAY2015
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Meteor - Urdu meanings: شہاب ثاقب - shahaab-e-saaqib, Definition & Synonyms English to Urdu dictionary gives you the best and accurate urdu .

Space Weather News for May 28, 2015
http://spaceweather.com
Last week, Earth-orbiting satellites detected the first noctilucent clouds of the 2015 season. Now people on Earth are seeing them, too. Photographers in Scotland recorded a fairly bright display of the electric-blue clouds on May 28th. At the same time, radars have detected intense echoes coming from the "noctilucent zone" 80 km to 90 km above Earth's surface--possibly coming from the clouds themselves. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and observing tips to help readers see NLCs for themselves in the weeks ahead.

Star Gazing: Perseids Meteor Shower
Recreation & Athletics - University of California, Merced
Watch the biggest meteor showers of the summer in the serene wilderness of the Sierra. Use a telescope to look at the million of little twinkling lights ...

The world is told that a meteor is going to destroy the Earth in 24 hours. Ev...
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The world is told that a meteor is going to destroy the Earth in 24 hours. Everyone starts doing regrettable acts they have wanted to do and agree to ... Total BRAVO SIERRA!

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Inadequate Twinkle and Green Fireballs from the Past repost of 11JUN09


New Mexico green fireball painting
by Mrs. Lincoln La Paz,
April 7, 1952 LIFE Magazine

Excerpts From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs
for the full story.

Early green fireballs

The earliest reports came from late November 1948, but were at first dismissed as military green flares. Then on the night of December 5, two separate plane crews in New Mexico, one military and one civilian, asserted that they had each seen strange green lights, though about 20 minutes apart. The military pilots were near Las Vegas, New Mexico, and described the light as intense, and if a flare, it was the strangest one they had ever seen. The civilian pilot was near Albuquerque and described the light as pale green. It appeared to come straight at them on a collision course, forcing the pilot to swerve the plane.
In addition, on the same night, a dozen green fireballs were seen traveling generally north to south between 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. by security guards at military installations in the vicinity of Albuquerque and Las Vegas, New Mexico. The sightings near Albuquerque were at Sandia base, a highly sensitive installation where atomic bombs were assembled near Kirtland Air Force Base. The next night, a similar green light was again spotted for a few seconds over Sandia base.
AFOSI consulted Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, an astronomer from the University of New Mexico and a world renowned meteor expert who had previously worked on top-secret military projects. LaPaz himself saw a "green fireball" on December 12, which was also seen at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, enabling LaPaz to determine the trajectory using triangulation. From this LaPaz discovered that the center of the trajectory was straight over Los Alamos.

Project Twinkle

Finally, on December 20 after nearly a year of foot-dragging, the instrument observation program was approved and Project Twinkle was born. The first instrument post (consisting of two officers) was established at Holloman Air Force Base in February 1950. Only one other instrument post was ever set up. LaPaz criticized Project Twinkle as inadequate, arguing the green fireballs were worthy of "intensive, systematic investigation". Twinkle did manage to record a few events, but the data collected was said to be incomplete in the final Twinkle report. Besides, it was stated, no funding had been provided for follow-up data analysis. In addition, the fireball activity near the observation posts seemed to virtually disappear, as noted in a report from September: "It may be considered significant that fireballs have ceased abruptly as soon as a systematic watch was set up."
Over the objections of LaPaz and others, the final report on Project Twinkle concluded the green lights were probably a natural event, maybe sunspot activity or an unusual concentration of meteors. The report stated, "There has been no indication that even the somewhat strange observations often called 'Green Fireballs' are anything but natural phenomena." Twinkle was discontinued in December 1951.
Despite efforts of the final Twinkle report to downplay the fireballs and other studied UFO phenomena as natural, a follow-up report in February 1952 from the USAF Directorate of Intelligence disagreed:
The Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat has suggested that this project not be declassified for a variety of reasons, chief among which is that no scientific explanation for any of the fireballs and other phenomena was revealed by the report and that some reputable scientists still believe that the observed phenomena are man-made.
It was also stated that some of the scientists continued to believe they were Russian spy devices. Besides LaPaz, this included Dr. Anthony Mirarchi, the first director of Project Twinkle.
The following month, another letter from the Directorate of Intelligence to the Research Division of the Directorate of Research and Development again stated that the report should not be publicly released, since no real solution had been provided:
It is believed that a release of the information to the public in its present condition would cause undue speculation and give rise to unwarranted fears among the populace such as occurred in previous releases on unidentified flying objects. This results from releases when there has been no real solution.
Read the full story at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs



reposteed- 29MAY2015
original post 11/06/2009 14:25 Japan Standard Time

28 May 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28MAY2015

Searchers closer to finding WA meteorite
Perth Now - 13 hours
SCIENTISTS are closer to finding a meteorite that flashed over WA’s south more than two months ago, after narrowing the search area.

WA searchers closer to finding meteorite
AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 14 hours
Scientists are closer to finding a meteorite that flashed over Western Australia's south more than two months ago, after narrowing the search ...

Cameras catch WA fireballs
The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News - 18 hours
Stellar images of incoming meteorites burning up over WA may help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of our universe. The stunning ...

Bizarre UFO Light Seen By Thousands Over Northern China Sparks Fears Aliens Are Coming
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(Best shot) Meteor lights up the sky (view from Utah skies)
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(Best shot) Meteor lights up the sky (view from Utah skies) ...Dated video buy not sure I have seen before.

Meteor
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27 May 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27MAY2015

EDMOND
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UKMON is part of European viDeo MeteOr Network Database. ...

Fireballs may hold key to universe
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The stunning pictures were taken in the deserts of WA and South Australia by a network of cameras which make up Curtin University's Desert Fireball ...

WA searchers closer to finding meteorite
SBS
Curtin University's Desert Fireball Network has narrowed to 10km the area where it believes a meteorite that flashed across WA skies may have ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25/26MAY2015
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What were the mysterious booms over Omanawa, New Zealand on Tuesday, May 19, 2015? Most probably meteor sonic booms as two were seen at .

Did Curiosity Rover Cause Mars' Mysterious Methane Spike?
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LISTEN: Irishman claims meteor to kill millions thanks to marriage referendum
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Cork's 96FM Opinion Line aired an ominous warning today from a caller who warned, with no ambiguity whatsoever, that Ireland's apocalyptic doom ...... Bravo Sierra Story!

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Sci-Fi B Movie Matinee - The Phantom Planet - 1961

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The Phantom Planet 1961 (Full Movie)
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26 May 2015

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Lose yourself in this map of every meteorite strike on Earth
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NEO Asteroids MAY 2015 Close Approaches to Earth

NEO Asteroids MAY 2015 Close Approaches to Earth
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May 2015 Meteors
c2015 Dirk Ross...Tokyo
ALERT- Increased Meteor Activity!  Expect some large fireballs this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following there passing of the  FOUR small mountain-sized NEO asteroids that will safely pass this month.
285331 (1999 FN53), 2011 SM68 ,5381 Sekhmet,
1999 XM141 
There are currently 12 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of MAY 2015; expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end. Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

2015 HS112015 HL1712015 HQ1712015 JD,
2015 JF2015 JR, 2015 JC1, 2006 HX30, 
2015 JF1,2015 JR1,2015 KA,2015 KY56 ,
2015 KP57,2015 KW120,2015 KQ120,
2015 KW121,2015 KO122

updated  26MAY2015  NASA Late Post
(2015 KO122) 2015-May-240.00752.910 m - 23 m27.014.73

updated  26MAY2015  NASA Late Post
(2015 KW121) 2015-May-230.00190.716 m - 35 m26.121.00

updated  26MAY2015 
(2015 KW120) 2015-May-290.00281.116 m - 36 m26.113.00
(2015 KQ120) 2015-May-310.02218.612 m - 26 m26.87.37

updated  25MAY2015 
(2015 KP57) 2015-May-280.027010.523 m - 51 m25.315.42

updated  23MAY2015 
(2015 KY56) 2015-May-250.01455.713 m - 28 m26.613.03

updated  18MAY2015 
(2015 KA) 2015-May-150.01606.216 m - 36 m26.15.68


updated  16JMAY2015 NASA posted today-late
(2015 JR1) 2015-May-07  7.0LD

updated  14MAY2015
(2015 JF1) 2015-May-150.00210.86.2 m - 14 m28.213.78
(2006 HX30) 2015-May-160.027910.916 m - 36 m26.14.55

updated  14MAY2015 NASA posted today-late
(2015 JC1) 2015-May-080.00913.510 m - 23 m27.115.14


updated  11MAYN2015
(2015 JR) 2015-May-130.01034.016 m - 35 m26.110.18

updated  10MAY2015
(2015 JF) 2015-May-180.02329.016 m - 35 m26.17.81

updated  09MAY2015
(2015 JD) 2015-May-100.00913.623 m - 52 m25.38.75

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2015 FT33) 2015-May-010.084032.735 m - 78 m24.45.54
(2015 HS11) 2015-May-010.01837.19.4 m - 21 m27.33.90
(2010 GX62) 2015-May-010.159962.2270 m - 590 m20.021.85
(2015 HQ171) 2015-May-020.00301.211 m - 24 m26.99.24
(2015 HL171) 2015-May-020.02278.837 m - 84 m24.315.47
(2012 HO1) 2015-May-020.128650.156 m - 120 m23.45.88
(2012 KN11) 2015-May-020.154360.0110 m - 250 m21.921.07
(2015 FL290) 2015-May-040.054121.1100 m - 220 m22.110.03
(2015 FG37) 2015-May-050.151659.0120 m - 260 m21.87.40
(2015 HZ) 2015-May-060.084432.933 m - 75 m24.55.92
(2014 WT202) 2015-May-060.171366.7170 m - 380 m21.013.41
(2015 HQ43) 2015-May-070.161863.049 m - 110 m23.72.94
(2005 JR5) 2015-May-070.174267.8100 m - 230 m22.118.27
(2005 SB71) 2015-May-080.170166.2160 m - 360 m21.111.38
(2007 WJ3) 2015-May-110.182771.115 m - 34 m26.216.98
(2012 VU76) 2015-May-110.054721.319 m - 43 m25.73.94
(2015 DE176) 2015-May-110.132351.5300 m - 670 m19.712.05
(2011 AX22) 2015-May-120.051620.131 m - 68 m24.711.86
(2013 VO13) 2015-May-120.099738.877 m - 170 m22.714.14
(2015 HS1) 2015-May-130.069827.231 m - 69 m24.77.46
(2014 DJ80) 2015-May-140.122447.615 m - 33 m26.35.39
285331 (1999 FN53) 2015-May-140.067826.4580 m - 1.3 km18.313.73
(2003 FY6) 2015-May-140.180270.188 m - 200 m22.419.40
(2012 MU2) 2015-May-150.114944.7180 m - 410 m20.812.46
(2015 HU9) 2015-May-150.118846.255 m - 120 m23.412.40
(2011 SM68) 2015-May-150.194475.7320 m - 710 m19.622.36
(2015 HZ116) 2015-May-150.069527.132 m - 71 m24.610.38
(2015 HR1) 2015-May-150.075329.330 m - 68 m24.77.13
(2015 HV11) 2015-May-160.060423.543 m - 96 m24.06.47
(2015 GC14) 2015-May-160.076529.828 m - 63 m24.93.66
5381 Sekhmet 2015-May-170.161362.81.3 km - 3.0 km16.522.91
(2015 HL1) 2015-May-170.179669.9120 m - 270 m21.78.46
419624 (2010 SO16) 2015-May-170.186872.7210 m - 470 m20.510.39
(2002 JD9) 2015-May-180.127849.777 m - 170 m22.710.86
(2015 HB117) 2015-May-190.080331.247 m - 110 m23.74.13
(2015 HP43) 2015-May-200.133351.9180 m - 390 m20.910.85
(2006 KY67) 2015-May-200.198377.267 m - 150 m23.015.48
(2015 HA1) 2015-May-210.078430.5150 m - 330 m21.210.50
(2011 WV4) 2015-May-220.065825.677 m - 170 m22.711.05
(1997 XR2) 2015-May-220.193975.5180 m - 390 m20.912.41
(2013 YG) 2015-May-230.085033.122 m - 49 m25.44.79
152564 (1992 HF) 2015-May-240.120246.8230 m - 520 m20.318.02
(2015 HT9) 2015-May-250.031212.215 m - 33 m26.36.14
(2013 WR44) 2015-May-260.130650.8210 m - 470 m20.520.66
(2015 FY35) 2015-May-260.199077.467 m - 150 m23.07.29
(2001 EC16) 2015-May-260.172867.292 m - 210 m22.38.26
(1999 XM141) 2015-May-270.153959.9330 m - 750 m19.512.92
(2015 HP171) 2015-May-280.192174.7250 m - 570 m20.116.57
(2011 KE3) 2015-May-300.137153.344 m - 99 m23.95.63
Table and Data Source- NASA/JPL - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated  25MAY2015 
updated  23MAY2015 
updated  18MAY2015 
updated  and re-posted 16MAY2015
updated and re-posted 14MAY2015
updated and re-posted 11MAY2015
updated and re-posted 09MAY2015
original post 01MAY2015

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