21 August 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches August 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches August 2015
This Month will be very promising for having new meteorites.

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August 2015 NEO Asteroids Close Approaches
c2015 Dirk Ross- Tokyo, Japan

August ALERT- Increased Meteor Activity! 
Expect some spectacular bolides,  fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of  11 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids, diameters ranging from 500m- 2.3km,  that will safely pass this month.

Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

There are currently 1 3 4 6 7 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of August 2015.
I expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end.
Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!
If you get video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

2015 PK2015 PL9,2015 PK9,2015 PT227
2015 QK, 2015 QH32015 QT3, 

reported 22AUG2015
(2015 QT3) 2015-Aug-280.01074.245 m - 100 m23.926.29

reported 20AUG2015
(2015 QK) 2015-Aug-190.01204.715 m - 34 m26.28.35
(2015 QH3) 2015-Aug-210.01134.411 m - 25 m26.97.10

reported 14AUG2015
(2015 PT227) 2015-Aug-290.02489.745 m - 100 m23.89.37

reported and added 11AUG2015 - late discovery
(2015 PL9) 2015-Aug-080.00321.210.0 m - 22 m27.111.23
(2015 PK9) 2015-Aug-070.01485.849 m - 110 m23.78.69

reported and added 08AUG2015 - late discovery
(2015 PK) 2015-Aug-060.00050.26.2 m - 14 m28.216.33


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 LG2) 2015-Aug-020.075329.3200 m - 450 m20.611.86
(2015 KK122) 2015-Aug-020.166064.680 m - 180 m22.65.43
(2015 NV13) 2015-Aug-030.102339.846 m - 100 m23.88.50
(2015 NZ13) 2015-Aug-030.088334.4200 m - 460 m20.624.52
(2012 KA4) 2015-Aug-040.147957.6150 m - 340 m21.229.03
(2015 CV13) 2015-Aug-050.115044.8230 m - 520 m20.311.94
(2015 LE21) 2015-Aug-050.081231.631 m - 68 m24.73.49
242643 (2005 NZ6) 2015-Aug-060.196776.5880 m - 2.0 km17.434.64
(2015 MX53) 2015-Aug-060.043516.956 m - 120 m23.47.30
(2003 PN5) 2015-Aug-070.137453.561 m - 140 m23.29.72
(2015 MM116) 2015-Aug-080.176668.785 m - 190 m22.54.78
434154 (2002 SL) 2015-Aug-080.180670.3330 m - 750 m19.59.86
438105 (2005 GO22) 2015-Aug-090.131151.0510 m - 1.1 km18.631.74
(2009 DB1) 2015-Aug-100.046618.170 m - 160 m22.912.44
(2014 BT8) 2015-Aug-110.148257.727 m - 59 m25.06.73
(2011 QG21) 2015-Aug-110.052120.3110 m - 250 m21.916.50
(2008 WK96) 2015-Aug-110.145756.764 m - 140 m23.112.21
(2012 NP) 2015-Aug-120.101339.4150 m - 330 m21.36.81
(2004 AS1) 2015-Aug-120.078130.4210 m - 470 m20.511.34
(2007 RO17) 2015-Aug-120.109642.618 m - 41 m25.88.68
(2014 WE6) 2015-Aug-130.173167.42.2 m - 4.9 m30.45.17
(2015 EK7) 2015-Aug-130.127649.7110 m - 240 m22.011.44
(2014 SD224) 2015-Aug-130.158961.897 m - 220 m22.26.34
232691 (2004 AR1) 2015-Aug-130.074829.1290 m - 650 m19.814.07
(2011 AK5) 2015-Aug-130.070927.6140 m - 310 m21.45.73
277475 (2005 WK4) 2015-Aug-160.168865.7250 m - 570 m20.113.30
348400 (2005 JF21) 2015-Aug-160.051720.11.0 km - 2.3 km17.19.20
369057 (2008 DK5) 2015-Aug-160.184871.9140 m - 310 m21.423.72
(2015 KB19) 2015-Aug-170.121447.2120 m - 270 m21.78.70
(2012 TM139) 2015-Aug-180.185172.0330 m - 750 m19.53.96
(2015 CU13) 2015-Aug-180.147557.451 m - 110 m23.623.56
350713 (2001 XP88) 2015-Aug-190.144156.1200 m - 450 m20.62.96
(2015 OF26) 2015-Aug-190.098738.4130 m - 290 m21.516.61
(2007 WZ4) 2015-Aug-210.141154.937 m - 82 m24.38.91
206378 (2003 RB) 2015-Aug-220.053120.7480 m - 1.1 km18.78.47
385252 (2001 EB18) 2015-Aug-230.168165.4370 m - 820 m19.325.36
(2010 RJ43) 2015-Aug-230.130951.061 m - 140 m23.211.59
(2015 OV) 2015-Aug-240.075229.350 m - 110 m23.66.91
(2005 QQ87) 2015-Aug-250.084532.977 m - 170 m22.718.99
(2013 RZ5) 2015-Aug-260.157461.35.6 m - 12 m28.421.73
250458 (2004 BO41) 2015-Aug-310.147357.3730 m - 1.6 km17.821.39
Source Table- NASA/JPL
-- for the most current version check- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
Self search parameters - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Source Wikipedia-
---  FYI
Stony asteroids that impact sedimentary rock and create a crater[6]
Impactor
diameter
Kinetic energy at
atmospheric entry
Impact
energy
Crater
diameter
Average
frequency
100 m (330 ft)47 Mt38 Mt1.2 km (0.75 mi)5200 years
130 m (430 ft)103 Mt64.8 Mt2 km (1.2 mi)11000 years
150 m (490 ft)159 Mt71.5 Mt2.4 km (1.5 mi)16000 years
200 m (660 ft)376 Mt261 Mt3 km (1.9 mi)36000 years
250 m (820 ft)734 Mt598 Mt3.8 km (2.4 mi)59000 years
300 m (980 ft)1270 Mt1110 Mt4.6 km (2.9 mi)73000 years
400 m (1,300 ft)3010 Mt2800 Mt6 km (3.7 mi)100000 years
700 m (2,300 ft)16100 Mt15700 Mt10 km (6.2 mi)190000 years
1,000 m (3,300 ft)47000 Mt46300 Mt13.6 km (8.5 mi)440000 years
"6 Robert Marcus, H. Jay Melosh, and Gareth Collins (2010). "Earth Impact Effects Program". Imperial College London / Purdue University. Retrieved 2013-02-04.(solution using 2600kg/m^3, 17km/s, 45 degrees)
Stony asteroid impacts that generate an airburst[6]
Impactor
diameter
Kinetic energy at
atmospheric entry
Airburst
energy
Airburst
altitude
Average
frequency
m (13 ft)kt0.75 kt42.5 km (139,000 ft)1.3 years
7 m (23 ft)16 kt5 kt36.3 km (119,000 ft)4.6 years
10 m (33 ft)47 kt19 kt31.9 km (105,000 ft)10.4 years
15 m (49 ft)159 kt82 kt26.4 km (87,000 ft)27 years
20 m (66 ft)376 kt230 kt22.4 km (73,000 ft)60 years
30 m (98 ft)1.3 Mt930 kt16.5 km (54,000 ft)185 years
50 m (160 ft)5.9 Mt5.2 Mt8.7 km (29,000 ft)764 years
70 m (230 ft)16 Mt15.2 Mt3.6 km (12,000 ft)1900 years
85 m (279 ft)29 Mt28 Mt0.58 km (1,900 ft)3300 years
"6 Robert Marcus, H. Jay Melosh, and Gareth Collins (2010). "Earth Impact Effects Program". Imperial College London / Purdue University. Retrieved 2013-02-04.(solution using 2600kg/m^3, 17km/s, 45 degrees)

reposted / updated reported 20AUG2015
reposted and added 12AUG2015 - late discoveries
reeposted and updated 08AUG2015
re-post 01AUG2015
original post 22JUL2015 

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20AUG2015

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19 August 2015

Norway Bolide Meteor 12AUG2015 w/ Video

Norway Bolide Meteor 12AUG2015 w/ Video
Likely Produced Meteorites!

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Norway Bolide Meteor 12AUG2015
c2015 Norway Meteor Network
Norsk meteornettverk / Solobservatoriet
Large bolide under Perseid night
Published 13 August 2015 11:26 by Steinar Midtskogen
The activity of meteor swarm Perseids is at its greatest in those days and several in Eastern Norway were up in the night to see meteors, got a great experience. A large bolide appeared 1:50:39 and lit up the night. It shone like the brightest full moon, was yellow-green in color, some also described it as blue and white, and was visible for 8-9 seconds. ... Use Google Translate Norweigian - English- 

Stor bolide under perseidenatta
Publisert 13. august 2015 11:26 av Steinar Midtskogen
Aktiviteten til meteorsvermen perseidene er på sitt største i disse dager og flere på Østlandet som var oppe i natt for å se meteorene, fikk en flott opplevelse. En stor bolide kom til syne 01:50:39 og lyste opp natta. Den lyste som den klareste fullmåne, var gulgrønn i fargen, noen har også beskrevet den som blå og hvit, og var synlig i 8-9 sekund. ...  more - http://norskmeteornettverk.no/wordpress/?p=2112

Aurora, NLC and Bolide
Posted to YouTube by Fotograf Göran Strand 4,549 views

Video Link-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KS28TiyqQI
Thank you Steinar Midtskogen for the additional links!

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http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.04116

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Send Your Name to Mars! - Mars NASA InSight Mission

Mars NASA InSight - Send Your Name to Mars!

  Be one of the first to send your name to Mars on the InSight Mars lander scheduled for launch March 2016! . Deadline for joining is 08SEP2015.
-LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Send Your Name to Mars on NASA InSight Lander Mission-
http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/insight/

Mars enthusiasts around the world can participate in NASA's journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch next year.

"Our next step in the journey to Mars is another fantastic mission to the surface," said Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "By participating in this opportunity to send your name aboard InSight to the Red Planet, you're showing that you're part of that journey and the future of space exploration."

Submissions will be accepted until Sept. 8. To send your name to Mars aboard InSight, go to:

http://go.usa.gov/3Aj3G

The fly-your-name opportunity comes with "frequent-flier" points to reflect an individual's personal participation in NASA's journey to Mars, which will span multiple missions and multiple decades. The InSight mission offers the second such opportunity for space exploration fans to collect points by flying their names aboard a NASA mission, with more opportunities to follow.

Last December, the names of 1.38 million people flew on a chip aboard the first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to deep space destinations including Mars and an asteroid. After InSight, the next opportunity to earn frequent flier points will be NASA's Exploration Mission-1, the first planned test flight bringing together the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule in preparation for human missions to Mars and beyond.

InSight will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, in March 2016 and land on Mars Sept. 28, 2016. The mission is the first dedicated to the investigation of the deep interior of the planet. It will place the first seismometer directly on the surface of Mars to measure Martian quakes and use seismic waves to learn about the planet's interior. It also will deploy a self-hammering heat probe that will burrow deeper into the ground than any previous device on the Red Planet. These and other InSight investigations will improve our understanding about the formation and evolution of all rocky planets, including Earth.

For additional information about the InSight mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/insight/main/index.html

You can follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter at:

https://www.facebook.com/NASAInSight

and

https://twitter.com/nasainsight

Press Release by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109 - 18AUG2015

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15 August 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2015

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Millions of people witness Perseid meteor shower
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Perseid Meteor Shower from Korea
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Celestial Fireworks – Perseids Meteor Shower
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Event 1923-2015
Fireball event
ID, UT Date & Time, Local Date & Time, City, State, Dur. Magn. D. Sound, C. Sound, Frag. Observer, Exp. a, 2015-08-13 04:35 UT, 2015-08-12 21:35 ...

Perseid meteor shower
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Perseid meteor shower offers a spectacular show
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Stunning time-lapse of Perseid meteor shower
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(CNN) —Freelance photographer Ben Adkison stayed up long into the night last night to catch this time-lapse video of the Perseid Meteor Shower.

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A Southeast Portland man thinks a meteor might have caused a mystery fire in his front yard. Patrick Story says he heard a loud boom outside his ... Nothing to do with a meteor! - LunarMeteoriteHunter

Great Perseid photos here.
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View larger. John Entwistle provides a photo of a brilliant Perseid meteor streaking down next to the Milky Way Galaxy, Jersey Shore, NJ. Thank you ...

Perseids Meteor Shower Lights Up the Sky
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This year's spectacle was especially dazzling since it coincided with the new moon, creating the perfect dark background for watching meteors zoom ...

Oregon residents wonder if meteor caused fire in Portland neighborhood
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Was it a fire from outer space? A group of residents in Portland are wondering if a meteor fell from the sky and started a mysterious blaze, but an expert ... Nothing to do with a meteor! - LunarMeteoriteHunter

PHOTOS: The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower
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A Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain, during the "Perseids" meteor ...

Perseid Meteor Shower in Pictures
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Across the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseid meteor shower has been lighting up the night sky all week. Check out some of our favorite shooting star ...

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

14 August 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2015

Perseid meteor shower: Timelapse shows fireballs over Wales
The Independent
Timelapse footage from Wales shows the Perseid Meteor shower on Wednesday night across the skies of Rhossili, Swansea.

37 amazing images of the Perseid meteor shower
The Independent
You can see the train hanging there glowing in the sky for a few seconds - sometimes for several minutes - after the meteor has gone," he added.

Perseids Meteor Shower 2015 Pictures Show Hundreds Of Spectacular Shooting Stars Lighting Up ...
Huffington Post UK
A meteor passes across the sky during the peak in activity of the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of Rievaulx, near Helmsley, northern ...

Video shows fireball that lit up sky over London, Ont.
CTV News
Video released by Western University shows a bright fireball that quickly lit up the sky over London, Ont., on Thursday night during a Perseid event.

Meteor Showers and Shooting Stars: Facts and Discovery
Space.com
When meteorites do hit the ground, their speed roughly half what it was upon entry, they blast out craters 12 to 20 times their size. Craters on Earth ...

Perseid meteor shower: Meteor shower captured across UK skies
BBC News
Stargazers captured the dazzling display of the annual Perseidmeteor shower as it reached its peak on Wednesday night. The display is a big deal ...

Photos: It's not too late to view the amazing Perseid light show
PBS NewsHour (blog)
The annual Perseid meteor shower lit up the sky Wednesday night even brighter than previous years since 2007, with “no moonlight to upstage the ...

Photos: Perseid meteor shower blazes across sky in brilliant cosmic show
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Considered one of the best cosmic light shows of the year, the Perseid meteor shower is living up to its reputation, delighting people all over the world ...

Perseid meteor shower to be a star-studded event in the Northern Hemisphere, astronomers say
ABC Online
While people in the Northern Hemisphere enjoyed the stunning sight of the Perseid meteor shower, those in the South of the Equator may not be so ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Up Night Sky
NBC News
Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Up Night Sky. Thu, Aug 13. The annual shower is particularly vivid this year because it's so close to the new moon.

Skies sparkle as annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak
International Business Times India
Meteors streaked across the sky around the world as the annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak on 12-13 August in Europe, according to ...

"Best meteor shower in years" not done yet
CBS News
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked Wednesday night into Thursday morning, sending hundreds of meteors streaking majestically through the ...

Oklahoma Woman Captures Spectacular Photo Of Perseid Meteor
News On 6
An Oklahoma woman was rewarded when she stayed up late to watch the Perseid meteor shower Wednesday night. LaGena Gamble said she

See the Most Dazzling Photos of the Perseid MeteorShower
TIME
... shower at Bamburgh in Northumberland in August 2015. MORE. SHARE. 1 of 15. Read next: Watch Highlights From the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Timelapse of Perseid Meteor Shower
The New York Times
Last night's Perseid meteor shower was billed as the most spectacular since 2008.

See stunning time-lapse of Perseid meteor shower
CNN.com
Photographer Ben Adkison stayed up long into the night to catch this time-lapse video of the Perseid Meteor Shower in Montana's remote Blackfoot ...

Perseid meteor shower highlights from around the world
The Globe and Mail
1:28. Perseid meteor shower highlights from around the world. 0:56.

Perseid meteor shower flies through dark sky
USA Today
Skywatchers caught the Perseid meteor shower in one of its brightest displays in years thanks to a coinciding new moon. Watch as the bits of dust and ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: Photos
Newsweek
The annual Perseid meteor shower, photographed here above Stonehenge in 2013, takes place every August. ...

Perseids meteor shower: Incredible pictures show how hundreds of shooting stars lit up British sky
Mirror.co.uk
Star-gazers have caught sight of hundreds of shooting stars in the night skies above the UK as the annual Perseids meteor shower peaked. Onlookers ...

Perseids meteor shower: Watch NASA's incredible footage of a 'fireball' scorching through the sky
Mirror.co.uk
NASA has released incredible footage of a "Perseid fireball" soaring ... The space agency's "All Sky Fireball Network" spotted the overhead inferno last ...
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

13 August 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13AUG2015

Sonic boom stuns Tamworth residents after meteor shower fireball
Sydney Morning Herald
The meteor shower that caused an almighty sonic boom and shattered the peace in Tamworth on Wednesday morning was just a dress rehearsal for ...

Sonic boom stuns Australian residents after meteor shower fireball
Stuff.co.nz
Sonic boom stuns Australian residents after meteor shower fireball ... Amid the dust of the meteor cloud a fireball is a large chunk of rock and ice that ...

Year's best meteor show: Weather allows Perseid to light up skies tonight
RT.com
Astronomers hope that the meteor shower, which falls in the middle of the week this year, is going to be really special. The celestial conditions will ...

Watch Highlights From the Perseid Meteor Shower
Time
The Perseid meteor shower lit up the night sky Wednesday as up to 100 meteors per hour flew by the Earth. Astronomers say the view this year will be ...

Perseid Meteor Showers in 30 Seconds
Wall Street Journal
The Perseid meteor shower is active every year around July and August and reached their peak Wednesday night in skies across the Northern ...

Sternschnuppen-Spektakel am Himmel | Perseiden so schön wie nie
BILD
Berlin – Ihr Auftritt ist immer nur kurz, dafür aber glänzend: Heute Nacht erreicht der Meteoriten-Schwarm der Perseiden wieder die Erde. Dieses Jahr ...

Video: Perseids - Timelapse shows full beauty ofmeteor shower
Belfast Telegraph
Hundreds of shooting stars have been visible from across the UK as the annual Perseids meteor shower begins to peak. Star-gazers in the Midlands ...

Where, When, And How To Watch The Perseid MeteorShower In 2015
Popular Science
The annual Perseid Meteor Shower is reaching its peak, and the best time to see up to 100 meteors streak through the sky every hour will be starting ...

Perseid meteor shower video: Watch Nasa video offireball over New Mexico
The Independent
Video observed by the Nasa All Sky Fireball Network shows the Perseid fireball over the skies of New Mexico on the morning of August 12. August 12 ...

Look To The Skies, Perseid Meteor Shower Expected To Be Good
CBS Local
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Want to wish upon a shooting star? The skies over the Pittsburgh area are likely to cooperate for a meteorshower ...

Live Sky Watch Perseids Meteor Shower August 12,13th 2015.
YouTube
Live from Upstate NY. Go to www.ufonightvision.info for all 3 Cams....

LIVE: NASA to broadcast one of the most amazingmeteor showers in years
YouTube
The Perseid Meteor Shower of 2015 is due to reach its peak on Wednesday night. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Alabama, will ...

12 Reports
Fireball event
IMO received 12 reports about a fireball seen over MI, Ontario, NY, OH, MA, IL and South Carolina on Wednesday, August 12th 2015 around 01:33 UT ...

Perseid meteor shower lights up Britain's skies
Telegraph.co.uk
But visibility of the meteor shower, which was best spotted between 10pm on Wednesday and dawn on Thursday in the best stargazing night in nearly ...

Meteor Moment: How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
YouTube
Rhiannon Blaauw, of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office -- located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama -- shares some ...

Meteor shower to sparkle Cyprus night sky
Cyprus Weekly
People across Cyprus will get the chance to witness a cosmic marvel on Wednesday night during the height of the Perseid meteor shower.

How to Photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower
PCMag UK - PC Magazine
The Perseid meteor shower is at its best Wednesday into Thursday. Here are 5 tips for photographing the spectacle.

Dark skies make for prime viewing of Perseid meteorshower
Boston Globe
With a new moon coming Friday, the next two nights should offer a dark background for spectacular meteor viewing, assuming the clouds stay away.

On the age and formation mechanism of the core of the Quadrantid meteoroid stream
arxiv.org
http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.02418

Where to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower in the New York Area
New York Times
A harmonic convergence of cosmic dust, lunar phase and fair weather on Wednesday is shaping up to make the Perseid meteor shower this year the ...

Perseid Meteor Shower to Shine in Summer Sky
NBC 7 San Diego
In this long exposure photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above a roadside silhouette of a Spanish fighting ...

Spanish skies to see best meteor shower in years tonight
Majorca Daily Bulletin
Look up to the night skies as this year's Perseid meteor shower promises to be quite a show. The shower has been active since the 13 July and will ...

Promising Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
Space.com
The potentially dazzling meteor shower will reach its peak in the overnight hours tonight, and you can watch it live online - courtesy of NASA - if bad ...

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

12 August 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2015

Milky Way and Exploding Meteor
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Nasa
Explanation: Tonight the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its maximum. Grains of icy rock will streak across the sky as they evaporate during entry into ...

What you need to know about watching the biggest meteor shower of the year the next few nights
WLKY Louisville
It's time for the biggest meteor shower of the year the next several nights. I have seen various reports on the internet talking about "the best show ever" ...

Meteor light show set to dazzle
BBC News
Skywatchers around the world are in for a dazzling display as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on Wednesday night. Viewing is ...

Perseids meteor shower - Professor Monica Grady
YouTube
Professor in Planetary Sciences Monica Grady gives the lowdown on what the Perseid Meteor Shower is all about and how to watch it. Free learning ...

Perseid meteor shower to put on a spectacular show in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
... a belt of comet debris known as the Perseids, astronomers say. The meteor shower will peak on the night of Aug 12 to the morning of Aug 13. While.

Annual, brilliant Perseid Meteor Shower to light up Wyoming skies this week
Reboot
(Wyoming) – Starting tonight, the annual Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky giving stargazers the ability to view 60-100 shooting stars per ...

How to view the 2015 Perseid meteor shower
WRAL.com
Amy Sayle from the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center explains how you can see the Perseid meteor shower.

Brilliant meteor shower likely for late Wednesday, early Thursday
Bangor Daily News
If you need a good excuse to stay up late this week, stargazing could be at the top of your list, as a meteor shower promises to light up the sky with as ...

How to take photographs of this week's Perseidmeteor shower
AL.com
A meteor streaks across the sky over Japan during one Perseidmeteor shower. Perseids tend to be faster and brighter than most meteors, ...

Here's what you'll actually see when you watch this week's meteor shower
Business Insider
Meteor showers are nature's nocturnal entertainment. During large showers, like the Perseids and Geminids, you can see as many as a hundred ...

Perseid Meteor Shower
CBC
This year's Perseid meteor shower is shaping up to be more spectacular than usual. To explain why, and how you can see it, David Common was ...

Perseids 2015: View The Perseid Meteor Shower In NYC, LA And More; Best Spots And Tips
International Business Times
The annual meteor shower always puts on a good show, with anywhere from 60 to 100 meteors per hour, and it's relatively easy to observe. Living in a ...

08/11/2015 – Ephemeris – Perseid meteor shower is tomorrow night
Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog - WordPress.com
The Perseid meteor shower is growing in numbers of meteors seen per hour. The expected peak is Thursday morning about a quarter after 2.

Rosetta Comet Outburst Captured
NASA / JPL
A dramatic outburst from Rosetta's target comet is recorded by several instruments, including the Double Focusing Mass Spectrometer, which uses NASA-built electronics.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 12-13
NASA / JPL
Look to the northeast Wednesday night, August 12, into Thursday morning, August 13, for what could be the best show of shooting stars all year.

Watch the Perseid meteor shower peak this week
Baltimore Sun (blog)
The Perseids, one of the year's best meteor showers, peak this week. And they could be even more brilliant than usual, thanks to some good timing.

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower
Washington Post
Forecasters say the Perseid meteor shower could be an especially good show this year because the Moon is nearly new when the shower peaks on ...

How to watch tomorrow night's big meteor shower
San Jose Mercury News
The Perseid meteor shower was first documented by Chinese astronomers in 36 A.D., and is visible from mid-July to mid-August each year.

Perseid meteor shower set to delight stargazers
Irish Times
Irish stargazers are set for an exciting week as one of the year's biggest meteor showers, the Perseids, peaks in activity. Wednesday night is due to ...

Pretty, prolific meteor shower to light the sky on Wednesday night
Sun Sentinel
The Perseid meteor, featuring between 50 and 100 streaks per hour, will be late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Video: Perseid meteor shower - Everything you need to know
Belfast Telegraph
The Weather Network interviews Robert Massey from The Royal Astronomical Society, who discusses the best ways to watch the Perseid meteor ...

When, where, how to see the Perseids meteor shower
azcentral.com
Sky watchers are in for a treat this week. As Matt Sampson explains, this year's Perseid meteor shower is expected to be stellar.

Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Places to See 'Shooting Stars' This Week
Live Science
The annual Perseid meteor shower is typically the most spectacular "shooting star" display for people in the Northern Hemisphere, and this week, ...

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Colorado
The Denver Post
A lone perseid meteor is captured flying over the summit of Mount Evans early in the morning on August 12, 2012. The bright area in the sky is the ...

Perseid meteor shower hits peak
MSNBC.com
The Perseid meteor shower is near its peak, and as many as 100 streaks per hour may be visible in the sky Tuesday night. Derrick Pitts, chief ...

Moonless Sky to Make for Spectacular 2015 PerseidMeteor Shower Starting Wednesday
KTLA
Sue and John Schafer wait for the Perseid meteor shower to unfold from Anzo-Borrego Desert State Park in 2013. (Credit: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles ...

Perseid Meteor Shower Gets a Boost from Dark Moon, Jupiter
Space.com
The Perseid meteor shower is the most widely observed and dependable annual meteor display of the year, and its peak this week has all the ...

Your Alberta guide to watching the Perseids MeteorShower
Globalnews.ca
EDMONTON – Astronomy buffs and amateur sky watchers alike will have their heads tilted to the heavens this week for the annual Perseids meteor ...

Live Skywatch August 11th...Perseids Meteor Shower 2015
YouTube
Live Celestial Observation of The Perseids Meteor Shower 2015 www.ufonightvision.info for all three cams ...mine, americanroadwarrior from Boston ...

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

11 August 2015

شهاب Zanjan, NW Iran Bolide Meteor 30JUL2015 video of meteorite found -uncut

شهاب - Zanjan, NW Iran Bolide Meteor 30JUL2015  video of meteorite found -uncut
  Two farmer witnesses describe to a team of YJC.IR journalists the meteor event, what they saw and heard, and the later finding of the meteorite in the farm field. Several sonic booms were heard and one witness saw and heard a rock fall and later found it in a small shallow impact pit in a crop field. - LunarMeteoriteHunter

شهاب  Iran Meteor Strike Local Report July 31, 2015- uncut full video
Posted to YouTube by psuedon name 7,895 views

Latest official Iranian Mehr News Agency report-
An incident recorded meteorite!
Mehr News AgencyMehr News Agency discusses the meteor event ..."The interesting point is that the film was published interviews with inhabitants of a village and a group of  journalists to portray the meteorite that crashed meteorite true, but not yet officially confirmed...."
  LunarMeteoriteHunter Note- It seems that there is discussion as to who owns the meteorite under Iranian law and therefore there is a sudden "lack of information" . The article discusses monetary, cultural heritage and scientific values and indirectly concludes that the rock belongs to the State.
Link to post in Farsi-