Current +/- 30-days NEO asteroids with less than 5LD close-approach
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Comments, questions and reports/sightings to: meteordetective AT gmail DOT com. ** I thought it might be helpful to provide an updated list of all ...
Asteroid Could Fly Within Earth's Satellites Next Week
IFLScience
First things first: There's no cause for alarm. Asteroid TX68 poses no threat to Earth at the moment. But this asteroid, due to fly past Earth on March 8, ...
Asteroid set to whiz past Earth sometime this month
Fox News
Related: Fireball meteor exploded over the Atlantic earlier this month. “Should this asteroid come closer than the geostationary satellites, it would be a ...
Lasers Could Steer Asteroids Away From Earth
Sky News
An unmanned space-travelling craft could use lasers to heat up asteroids which are heading towards Earth, physicists say. 09:24, UK, Thursday 03
Rogue killer comet could be heading for EARTH after mystery meteor shower seen
Extra News
A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN meteor shower which could be a sign of a “potentially dangerous” comet is orbiting the Earth, astronomers have warned. ...
The hunt is on for remains of meteorite in the north of Scotland
Press and Journal
It also pinpoints where the meteor was seen exploding – over Glenlivet. Shortly after the flash was seen, people took to social media with speculation ...
Watch as meteorite hurtles towards Earth in a fireballbefore disintegrating over southern Spain
The Sun
A METEORITE burned in the sky as it hurtled towards Earth and disintegrated into tiny pieces over southern Spain. An awe-inspiring video of the ...
Meteor 'fireball' seen in skies over Scotland (Video)
Canada News
The spectacle on Monday evening was witnessed across the country and prompted many to report a violent bang and a “fireball” in the sky to police.
Dazzling meteor lights up skies over Scotland
The Watchers
A dazzling meteor lit up skies over Scotland at 18:49 UTC on February 29, 2016, turning night into day for several seconds. The white light, seen ...
Meteor falling in Scotland Frame by Frame
YouTube
Amazing footage of Meteor falling in Scotland Frame by Frame.
Video: Meteor lights up Scottish skyline
Belfast Telegraph
A meteor 'bright flash' lights up Scottish skyline prompting social media users to pronounce it 'the end of the world'.
Bright fireball over Scotland was likely a meteor
Examiner Gazette
The unexpected fireball shocked those who witnessed it. Resident Jenni Morrison summed it up with a shout of: "What the hell was that?" in dashcam ...
Fireball lights up Scottish skies, believed to be meteor
Q13 FOX
LONDON -- A bright glowing object, believed to be a meteor, flashed through the atmosphere above northeast Scotland on Monday night, lighting the ...
Meteor Explodes in Scotland
YouTube
Subscribe for more http://goo.gl/bY5w6 --- A large meteor lit up the Scottish sky on Monday, before it exploded into a fiery streak. Scientists estimate ...
Meteor in Scotland Lights Up Sky, Police Phones, Internet
Newsmax
A meteor over Scotland on Monday evening caught many by surprise, with numerous residents calling police to report a bright flash and a fireball in ...
Is it a bird? White flash illuminates Scottish night sky
Irish Times
... to police after 'fireball' seen in sky over Scotland · March 1, 2016 Suspected meteor shower witnessed across country, people report houses shaking ...
A Bright Fireball Meteor Just Lit Up the Sky Over Scotland — Here Are the Videos
Mic
A bright fireball blazed over Scotland on Monday, according to witnesses who reported the sighting to the American Meteor Society. Fireballs are stray ...
Meteor flashes in sky over Scotland
MSN.com
Meteor flashes in sky over Scotland. CBC. Duration: 00:37 7 hrs ago. SHARE · TWEET · SHARE · EMAIL. Giant blue fireball seen across the north.
Giant 'fireball' lights up Scotland's sky
Washington Post
March 1, 2016 1:12 PM EST - This video captured by a car's dashcam shows the flash caused by a “fireball” during a suspected meteor shower over ...
Mystery blue flash across Scottish night sky laid to meteor, or space junk
The Japan Times
LONDON – Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England. Police Scotland ...
Meteor Caught on Camera in Scotland Creates Spectacular Flash, Loud Bang | The Weather ...
The Weather Channel
A “fireball”, spotted over Scotland on February 29, reportedly caused homes to shake and prompted a large number of phone calls to the police.
Fireball Lights Up the Sky in Scotland
WCTV
Driving instructor Bill Addison caught a fireball shooting to earth at nearly a 90-degree angle on video with his dashcam at around 6:45 pm local time.
Bright flash
The Independent
Lee Schofield, from the Highland and Islands weather group, told The Independent: "It was most probably a meteorite which came into the earth's ...
Meteor lights up night sky over Scotland
9news.com.au
A suspected meteor over Scotland turned night to day as it burned up entering Earth's atmosphere, an expert has said. On Monday night, hundreds of ...
Great balls of fire: the truth about Scotland's mysterious flash of light
The Conversation UK
Most common are the small specks up to the size of a grain of sand that produce brief flashes of light – a shooting star or meteor – when they ...
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
02 March 2016
Current +/- 30-days NEO asteroids with less than 5LD close-approach
Current +/- 30-days NEO asteroids with less than 5LD close-approach
reported by meteordetective
** Comments, questions and reports/sightings to: meteordetective AT gmail DOT com. **
I thought it might be helpful to provide an updated list of all **known**/announced NEO asteroids which have their close-approach within +/- 30 days of Wed-02-Mar-2016.
Note that this list only indicates asteroids with a close-approach of less than 5LD. Items with a yellow background indicate a close-approach of less than 1LD. (1 LD = the average distance from Earth to the Moon).
Click the image to enlarge.
You are welcome to download/save and/or embed (unedited/unchanged) copies of this image for your own websites/blogs etc. Please credit, and link to, the LunarMeteoriteHunters blog/website if you do so AND please accompany the image with an explanation of what people are looking at. Data Source: NASA JPL.
Thank you.
You can select your own search parameters and get the very latest updates for yourself from the NASA JPL NEO Program website.
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
reported by meteordetective
** Comments, questions and reports/sightings to: meteordetective AT gmail DOT com. **
I thought it might be helpful to provide an updated list of all **known**/announced NEO asteroids which have their close-approach within +/- 30 days of Wed-02-Mar-2016.
Note that this list only indicates asteroids with a close-approach of less than 5LD. Items with a yellow background indicate a close-approach of less than 1LD. (1 LD = the average distance from Earth to the Moon).
Click the image to enlarge.
You are welcome to download/save and/or embed (unedited/unchanged) copies of this image for your own websites/blogs etc. Please credit, and link to, the LunarMeteoriteHunters blog/website if you do so AND please accompany the image with an explanation of what people are looking at. Data Source: NASA JPL.
Thank you.
You can select your own search parameters and get the very latest updates for yourself from the NASA JPL NEO Program website.
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02MAR2016
Fireball meteor lights the night sky over Scotland
UPI.com
Bill Addison was driving near Portgordon when his dash cam captured the bright flashing as well as what looked like a meteor streaking through the ...
Rogue killer comet could be heading for EARTH after mystery meteor shower seen
Daily Express
A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN meteor shower could be a sign that a “potentially dangerous” comet poses a threat to the Earth, astronomers have warned.
Map of where meteor fragments are reported to have landed over Scotland
Press and Journal
A huge flash of bright light that illuminated the skies over the north of Scotland on Monday night was probably an “exploding meteor”. Thousands of ...
Dashcam captures 'meteor' over Scotland
MSN.com
++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN LOOPED++ Footage shows the moment a suspected meteor, described as a "fireball" passed ...
Sky fireball baffles Scotland, England residents
International Business Times AU
Besides the light, there was a loud bang, leading people to speculate if it was a meteor shower, fireball or other celestial event. At 6:55 pm, Police ...
Fireball seen in skies over Scotland
Ten Eyewitness News
Footage has emerged of what appears to be a large meteor flying through the sky over north-east Scotland. Police in Scotland received a number of ...
Fireball spotted, sonic boom heard in skies above Scotland
RedOrbit
A bright flash over the skies of northeastern Scotland, and the rumbling sound that followed, were most likely caused by a meteor approximately 10 ...
The hunt is on for remains of meteorite in the north of Scotland
Press and Journal
And now astronomers have confirmed it was a “fireball or bolide” which would have been travelling at anything between 25,000mph-160,000mph.
Fireball 'probably not' a UFO or manmade says astronomer
BBC News
Steve Owens, who runs the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre, said the meteor was about the size of a tennis ball and was one of an estimated ...
Meteor 'bright flash' seen in skies over Scotland
BBC News
Footage has been recorded of a large meteor in the sky over north-east Scotland. Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' ...
Video: Meteor spotted in Scotland's skies
Belfast Telegraph
A suspected meteor lit up the skies of north east Scotland, weather forecaster Lucy Verasamy explains how the phenomenon isn't as rare as we think.
WATCH: Exploding meteor seen in skies above Edinburgh
Forth 1
A suspected exploding meteor triggered calls to police from the Scottish Borders to Inverness - with some people even claiming their homes shook.
Scotland 'Meteor' Fireball Causes Minor Panic And Calls To Police
Huffington Post UK
A suspected meteor lit up the skies of the Scottish Highlands on Monday, prompting calls to the police from worried witnesses. A loud boom that shook ...
Fireball lights up Scottish skies, believed to bemeteor
CNN.com
A bright glowing object, believed to be a meteor, flashed above northeast Scotland on Monday night, lighting the night sky and startling residents.
Suspected meteor shower triggers calls to police
The Guardian
Suspected meteor shower triggers calls to police. Spectacle on Monday night was seen across Scotland and prompted many to report sight of 'fireball' ...
WATCH: Suspected meteor lights up Scottish sky
Greensboro News & Record
LONDON — Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England.
Huge Flash Seen Over Scotland Caused by Exploding Meteor
YouTube
www.undergroundworldnews.com Police received a large number of calls on Monday evening - with many people reporting that the sky had been lit ...
'Fireball' reported amid suspected meteor shower
Times of Malta
A suspected meteor shower in Scotland triggered calls to police from people claiming their homes shook. The spectacle yesterday evening was ...
Meteor lights up Scottish skyline
Yahoo Finance UK
A meteor 'bright flash' lights up Scottish skyline prompting social media users to pronounce it 'the end of the world.'.
Meteor 'flash' lights up skies above Scotland
International Business Times, India Edition
Scottish residents reported seeing a bright flash of light streaking across the night sky on 29 February. The phenomenon was captured on CCTV and ...
WATCH: Huge flash and loud boom lights up the sky as asteroid
Daily Star
THIS is the incredible moment an asteroid lit up the sky and exploded above the UK.
Bright fireball meteor lights up the sky over Scotland (Video)
Washington Post
A super bright fireball lit up the sky as it roared through the atmosphere over Scotland on Monday night. Witnesses said they heard the sonic boom ...
Giant 'Fireball' Spotted Over Scotland
LiveLeak.com
A “fireball”, spotted over Scotland on February 29, reportedly caused homes to shake and prompted a large number of phone calls to the police.
Meteor Suspected as Mystery Flash Lights up Scottish Sky
ABC News
Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England. Police Scotland said the ...
Amazing moment meteorite fireball five times brighter than a full moon hurtles to earth from space
Daily Mirror
Burning meteorite weighing an estimated 63 stone caught on camera over Spain.
Meteor, asteroid, comet: What's the difference?
Mother Nature Network
A meteor is a light phenomenon caused by a meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes as the air's friction makes it rapidly heat up.
Meteor caught on video found weeks later in Florida
KOKI FOX 23
A group of meteorite hunters found six pieces of galactic rock they believe came from a fireball that streaked across the sky above North Florida last ...
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
UPI.com
Bill Addison was driving near Portgordon when his dash cam captured the bright flashing as well as what looked like a meteor streaking through the ...
Rogue killer comet could be heading for EARTH after mystery meteor shower seen
Daily Express
A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN meteor shower could be a sign that a “potentially dangerous” comet poses a threat to the Earth, astronomers have warned.
Map of where meteor fragments are reported to have landed over Scotland
Press and Journal
A huge flash of bright light that illuminated the skies over the north of Scotland on Monday night was probably an “exploding meteor”. Thousands of ...
Dashcam captures 'meteor' over Scotland
MSN.com
++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN LOOPED++ Footage shows the moment a suspected meteor, described as a "fireball" passed ...
Sky fireball baffles Scotland, England residents
International Business Times AU
Besides the light, there was a loud bang, leading people to speculate if it was a meteor shower, fireball or other celestial event. At 6:55 pm, Police ...
Fireball seen in skies over Scotland
Ten Eyewitness News
Footage has emerged of what appears to be a large meteor flying through the sky over north-east Scotland. Police in Scotland received a number of ...
Fireball spotted, sonic boom heard in skies above Scotland
RedOrbit
A bright flash over the skies of northeastern Scotland, and the rumbling sound that followed, were most likely caused by a meteor approximately 10 ...
The hunt is on for remains of meteorite in the north of Scotland
Press and Journal
And now astronomers have confirmed it was a “fireball or bolide” which would have been travelling at anything between 25,000mph-160,000mph.
Fireball 'probably not' a UFO or manmade says astronomer
BBC News
Steve Owens, who runs the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre, said the meteor was about the size of a tennis ball and was one of an estimated ...
Meteor 'bright flash' seen in skies over Scotland
BBC News
Footage has been recorded of a large meteor in the sky over north-east Scotland. Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' ...
Video: Meteor spotted in Scotland's skies
Belfast Telegraph
A suspected meteor lit up the skies of north east Scotland, weather forecaster Lucy Verasamy explains how the phenomenon isn't as rare as we think.
WATCH: Exploding meteor seen in skies above Edinburgh
Forth 1
A suspected exploding meteor triggered calls to police from the Scottish Borders to Inverness - with some people even claiming their homes shook.
Scotland 'Meteor' Fireball Causes Minor Panic And Calls To Police
Huffington Post UK
A suspected meteor lit up the skies of the Scottish Highlands on Monday, prompting calls to the police from worried witnesses. A loud boom that shook ...
Fireball lights up Scottish skies, believed to bemeteor
CNN.com
A bright glowing object, believed to be a meteor, flashed above northeast Scotland on Monday night, lighting the night sky and startling residents.
Suspected meteor shower triggers calls to police
The Guardian
Suspected meteor shower triggers calls to police. Spectacle on Monday night was seen across Scotland and prompted many to report sight of 'fireball' ...
WATCH: Suspected meteor lights up Scottish sky
Greensboro News & Record
LONDON — Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England.
Huge Flash Seen Over Scotland Caused by Exploding Meteor
YouTube
www.undergroundworldnews.com Police received a large number of calls on Monday evening - with many people reporting that the sky had been lit ...
'Fireball' reported amid suspected meteor shower
Times of Malta
A suspected meteor shower in Scotland triggered calls to police from people claiming their homes shook. The spectacle yesterday evening was ...
Meteor lights up Scottish skyline
Yahoo Finance UK
A meteor 'bright flash' lights up Scottish skyline prompting social media users to pronounce it 'the end of the world.'.
Meteor 'flash' lights up skies above Scotland
International Business Times, India Edition
Scottish residents reported seeing a bright flash of light streaking across the night sky on 29 February. The phenomenon was captured on CCTV and ...
WATCH: Huge flash and loud boom lights up the sky as asteroid
Daily Star
THIS is the incredible moment an asteroid lit up the sky and exploded above the UK.
Bright fireball meteor lights up the sky over Scotland (Video)
Washington Post
A super bright fireball lit up the sky as it roared through the atmosphere over Scotland on Monday night. Witnesses said they heard the sonic boom ...
Giant 'Fireball' Spotted Over Scotland
LiveLeak.com
A “fireball”, spotted over Scotland on February 29, reportedly caused homes to shake and prompted a large number of phone calls to the police.
Meteor Suspected as Mystery Flash Lights up Scottish Sky
ABC News
Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England. Police Scotland said the ...
Amazing moment meteorite fireball five times brighter than a full moon hurtles to earth from space
Daily Mirror
Burning meteorite weighing an estimated 63 stone caught on camera over Spain.
Meteor, asteroid, comet: What's the difference?
Mother Nature Network
A meteor is a light phenomenon caused by a meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes as the air's friction makes it rapidly heat up.
Meteor caught on video found weeks later in Florida
KOKI FOX 23
A group of meteorite hunters found six pieces of galactic rock they believe came from a fireball that streaked across the sky above North Florida last ...
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
01 March 2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01MAR2016
'Meteor shower' caught on camera in skies over Scotland – video
The Guardian
The bright light of a suspected meteor shower over Scotland is caught on camera.
The mystery 'meteor' that turned night into day
Daily Mail
This is the moment a suspected meteor lit up the sky over Scotland last night and terrified the population below. People from Inverness to Edinburgh ...
The Guardian
The bright light of a suspected meteor shower over Scotland is caught on camera.
The mystery 'meteor' that turned night into day
Daily Mail
This is the moment a suspected meteor lit up the sky over Scotland last night and terrified the population below. People from Inverness to Edinburgh ...
Flash in sky over Scotland triggers meteor speculation
The Telegraph
Looks as if the flash has come from a meteor burning up in the atmosphere, lighting up the full sheet of cloud sitting at around 2,000ft. — Sean Batty ...
Meteor 'bright flash' seen in skies over Scotland
BBC News
Footage has been recorded of a large meteor in the sky over north-east Scotland. Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' ...
Meteor thought to have caused bright flash in sky over Scotland
South Wales Evening Post
A METEOR has been blamed by some for a bright flash in the sky over Scotland which sparked a large number of calls to police last night. The bright ...
Fireball lights up Scottish skies, believed to be meteor
CNN International
Footage captured on a dashboard camera by Scottish man Bill Addison showed a bright blue fireball hurtling through the cloudy sky, briefly ...
Meteor fireball explodes over Scotland, emitting a powerful rumble and lighting up the night sky
Signs of the Times
A large white light and rumbling "bang" have been reported in the skies over the north east of Scotland, prompting speculation on social media about ...
Mysterious 'meteor' lights up Scottish sky, rumbles dramatically (VIDEO)
RT
A mysterious fireball made a dramatic entrance into the Scottish sky, lighting up the night and making a loud rumbling noise, which left residents ...
Meteor? over Scotland (Frame by Frame/ Slow Mo) - 29/02/2016
YouTube
Meteor? over Scotland (Frame by Frame/ Slow Mo) - 29/02/2016 .... Perseids Meteor Shower in 4K (Night lapse GoPro 4 footage) August 12, 2015 ...
'Meteor' sightings caught on camera over Aberdeenshire
BBC News
The event has yet to be confirmed as a meteor but eyewitnesses reported seeing a blue, white or green light, with some saying they also heard a ...
Five meteors across the world you may not have heard about
Evening Telegraph
After the stunning 'meteor shower' was spotted above Tayside last night, we've taken a look back at similar incidents to have happened that you might ...
Loud bang and white lights reported in skies over Scotland
STV News
Dashcam footage captures a 'meteor' which lit up the sky over Scotland. February Sky: Dashcam footage captured the moment the sky lit up.
Une pluie de météorites en Écosse
YouTube
Aberdeenshire, Scotland: a meteor shower lights up the night sky on Feb 29, 2016. An amateur dash cam footage, 0:12. Europe, UK. Écosse: une ...
Video: Suspected meteor shower caught on camera
Belfast Telegraph
The flash coincided with a suspected meteor shower which triggered calls to police from people claiming their homes shook. The spectacle on ...
A Huge Meteor Hit Earth and You Probably Didn't Even Hear About It
The Science Explorer
In February 2013, a meteor caused by a near earth asteroid lit up the skies over Russia. You probably heard about the Chelyabinsk meteor because it ..
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
The Telegraph
Looks as if the flash has come from a meteor burning up in the atmosphere, lighting up the full sheet of cloud sitting at around 2,000ft. — Sean Batty ...
Meteor 'bright flash' seen in skies over Scotland
BBC News
Footage has been recorded of a large meteor in the sky over north-east Scotland. Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' ...
Meteor thought to have caused bright flash in sky over Scotland
South Wales Evening Post
A METEOR has been blamed by some for a bright flash in the sky over Scotland which sparked a large number of calls to police last night. The bright ...
Fireball lights up Scottish skies, believed to be meteor
CNN International
Footage captured on a dashboard camera by Scottish man Bill Addison showed a bright blue fireball hurtling through the cloudy sky, briefly ...
Meteor fireball explodes over Scotland, emitting a powerful rumble and lighting up the night sky
Signs of the Times
A large white light and rumbling "bang" have been reported in the skies over the north east of Scotland, prompting speculation on social media about ...
Mysterious 'meteor' lights up Scottish sky, rumbles dramatically (VIDEO)
RT
A mysterious fireball made a dramatic entrance into the Scottish sky, lighting up the night and making a loud rumbling noise, which left residents ...
Meteor? over Scotland (Frame by Frame/ Slow Mo) - 29/02/2016
YouTube
Meteor? over Scotland (Frame by Frame/ Slow Mo) - 29/02/2016 .... Perseids Meteor Shower in 4K (Night lapse GoPro 4 footage) August 12, 2015 ...
'Meteor' sightings caught on camera over Aberdeenshire
BBC News
The event has yet to be confirmed as a meteor but eyewitnesses reported seeing a blue, white or green light, with some saying they also heard a ...
Five meteors across the world you may not have heard about
Evening Telegraph
After the stunning 'meteor shower' was spotted above Tayside last night, we've taken a look back at similar incidents to have happened that you might ...
Loud bang and white lights reported in skies over Scotland
STV News
Dashcam footage captures a 'meteor' which lit up the sky over Scotland. February Sky: Dashcam footage captured the moment the sky lit up.
Une pluie de météorites en Écosse
YouTube
Aberdeenshire, Scotland: a meteor shower lights up the night sky on Feb 29, 2016. An amateur dash cam footage, 0:12. Europe, UK. Écosse: une ...
Video: Suspected meteor shower caught on camera
Belfast Telegraph
The flash coincided with a suspected meteor shower which triggered calls to police from people claiming their homes shook. The spectacle on ...
A Huge Meteor Hit Earth and You Probably Didn't Even Hear About It
The Science Explorer
In February 2013, a meteor caused by a near earth asteroid lit up the skies over Russia. You probably heard about the Chelyabinsk meteor because it ..
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Major bolide over North Scotland, 29-Feb-2016!
Major bolide over North Scotland, 29-Feb-2016!
reported by meteordetective
** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 23:24Z.
Well, it seems that the excitement and news coverage of this event were equally high. All data, reports and first-hand sightings which I've seen in the 24 hours since the meteor buzzed the Scottish highlands - point towards a near-miss (for a surface impact).
According to a report which was included in the Independent's coverage, people could smell burning afterwards: "Here in Carrbridge we saw it very clearly as a bright blue light for three or four seconds at 6.45pm followed by a distinct burning smell in the air for a few minutes after." (Carrbridge is 33km / 20mi SE of Inverness). If it's true that you could smell burning and that burning was a direct result of the meteor and nothing else, it seems to me that Scotland just had a close-call.
Mark Dammer's update on the Highland Weather Facebook page gave additional clues:
"Looking south from our living room I noticed the sky suddenly lighting up extremely bright for a few seconds. The light was flickering and in a blue / green color. After about 3-5 minutes I could hear two explosions. It sounded like a very low frequency rumble coming from a great distance. (Estimated distance for 3-5 minutes would be between 60 - 100 Km.)" Unfortunately, he didn't mention where he lives.
Professor Keith Horne, from St Andrews University, on the BBC's NE Scotland website, stated:
"..this one would have been about 10cm (4in) across." and "...it probably burnt up at an altitude of 20 miles (32km) without any pieces reaching Earth."
I'm not so sure that I agree with his analysis. Something which burns-up at 20 miles in the sky is unlikely to leave a burning smell on the ground just minutes after the event. What I saw looked significantly larger than 10cm across, too.
Kudos and thanks to Ian Sample (Science Editor of The Guardian) for being on-the-ball and for being helpful, and likewise to the senders of the report I received from Seaham Harbour, County Durham.
For those of you whom are already familiar with Genesis, here's a little something on the sky-watching theme to enjoy. For those of you unfamiliar with Genesis, this was "prog(ressive) rock" at its finest.
Keep your eyes on the skies.
** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 07:54Z.
Many people have reported a major bolide sighting over Northern Scotland during the evening of Mon 29-Feb-2016. I'm still collating/determining all the information, but it looks to have tracked ESE->WNW at around 18:45Z. The bolide turned night in to day for a few seconds.
This appears to be an unknown/undetected meteor/meteorite. Of the latest 3 discoveries, the closest (by time/date proximity) is 2016 DL1 with a close-approach of 4.68LD at 01-March at 18:22Z, but I don't think the Scottish bolide and 2016 DL1 are related, at the moment.
There are several dashcam and security camera recordings of the event. The best, so far, was by Dee Scholes, whom caught the meteor whilst driving near Glenlivet, Scotland.
A second, HD, video which shows the meteor itself has been published to Youtube by the owner of the dashcam and has allowed a track of East-to-West (at an approximate latitude of 57.2º) west of Aberdeen to be established (and coordinated with the Glenlivet sighting). (Click thumbnail to enlarge screenshot, below).
The meteor appears to have produced one or more sonic booms and disintegrated during descent, so there *may* be meteorites on the ground on a track of, roughly, Aberdeen-Aviemore-Fort Augustus...but likely further west than this, too.
Links:
If you have any other details, information, photos, videos etc, please contact meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.
Thank you.
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
reported by meteordetective
** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 23:24Z.
Well, it seems that the excitement and news coverage of this event were equally high. All data, reports and first-hand sightings which I've seen in the 24 hours since the meteor buzzed the Scottish highlands - point towards a near-miss (for a surface impact).
According to a report which was included in the Independent's coverage, people could smell burning afterwards: "Here in Carrbridge we saw it very clearly as a bright blue light for three or four seconds at 6.45pm followed by a distinct burning smell in the air for a few minutes after." (Carrbridge is 33km / 20mi SE of Inverness). If it's true that you could smell burning and that burning was a direct result of the meteor and nothing else, it seems to me that Scotland just had a close-call.
Mark Dammer's update on the Highland Weather Facebook page gave additional clues:
"Looking south from our living room I noticed the sky suddenly lighting up extremely bright for a few seconds. The light was flickering and in a blue / green color. After about 3-5 minutes I could hear two explosions. It sounded like a very low frequency rumble coming from a great distance. (Estimated distance for 3-5 minutes would be between 60 - 100 Km.)" Unfortunately, he didn't mention where he lives.
Professor Keith Horne, from St Andrews University, on the BBC's NE Scotland website, stated:
"..this one would have been about 10cm (4in) across." and "...it probably burnt up at an altitude of 20 miles (32km) without any pieces reaching Earth."
I'm not so sure that I agree with his analysis. Something which burns-up at 20 miles in the sky is unlikely to leave a burning smell on the ground just minutes after the event. What I saw looked significantly larger than 10cm across, too.
Kudos and thanks to Ian Sample (Science Editor of The Guardian) for being on-the-ball and for being helpful, and likewise to the senders of the report I received from Seaham Harbour, County Durham.
For those of you whom are already familiar with Genesis, here's a little something on the sky-watching theme to enjoy. For those of you unfamiliar with Genesis, this was "prog(ressive) rock" at its finest.
Keep your eyes on the skies.
** Update: 01-Mar-2016, 07:54Z.
Many people have reported a major bolide sighting over Northern Scotland during the evening of Mon 29-Feb-2016. I'm still collating/determining all the information, but it looks to have tracked ESE->WNW at around 18:45Z. The bolide turned night in to day for a few seconds.
This appears to be an unknown/undetected meteor/meteorite. Of the latest 3 discoveries, the closest (by time/date proximity) is 2016 DL1 with a close-approach of 4.68LD at 01-March at 18:22Z, but I don't think the Scottish bolide and 2016 DL1 are related, at the moment.
There are several dashcam and security camera recordings of the event. The best, so far, was by Dee Scholes, whom caught the meteor whilst driving near Glenlivet, Scotland.
A second, HD, video which shows the meteor itself has been published to Youtube by the owner of the dashcam and has allowed a track of East-to-West (at an approximate latitude of 57.2º) west of Aberdeen to be established (and coordinated with the Glenlivet sighting). (Click thumbnail to enlarge screenshot, below).
The meteor appears to have produced one or more sonic booms and disintegrated during descent, so there *may* be meteorites on the ground on a track of, roughly, Aberdeen-Aviemore-Fort Augustus...but likely further west than this, too.
Links:
- Telegraph article
- Highlands & Islands Weather page on Facebook
- Herald Scotland article
- Sauchen Aberdeenshire sighting
If you have any other details, information, photos, videos etc, please contact meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.
Thank you.
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reported by meteordetective
Link to article which was updated on Thu 25-Feb-2016 at 14:40 Pacific Time (22:40Z) and was originally posted on Tue 02-Feb-2016.
NASA have refined their "earlier flyby and distance predictions, reconfirming that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth."
But, the 'plot' thickens, as NASA has additionally "..identified an extremely remote chance that this small asteroid could impact on Sep. 28, 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million. Flybys in 2046 and 2097 have an even lower probability of impact."
I thought I'd investigate further and used Telnet to 'talk' to JPL's "Horizons" system. However, as you can see (from the copy/paste below), there is no close-approach listed for 2017. To be clear and specific, I instructed Horizons to show me all the known approaches from 01-Jan-2000 to 01-Jan-2200.
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
---------------------- ----- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
A.D. 2001 Feb 12.30797 Venus .075550 .029997 .430225 10.352 95321. 27737. .000000
A.D. 2013 Oct 13.34047 Earth .013900 .013840 .013959 14.066 0.34 505.63 .000000
A.D. 2016 Mar 08.00436 Earth .033383 .000207 .115301 15.324 8719.4 463.31 .000000
A.D. 2024 May 21.93046 Mars .051950 .039661 .181328 15.950 8218.6 83319. .000000
A.D. 2028 Oct 22.29797 Earth .092654 .010847 .254975 11.643 36290. 37681. .000000
reported by meteordetective
Link to article which was updated on Thu 25-Feb-2016 at 14:40 Pacific Time (22:40Z) and was originally posted on Tue 02-Feb-2016.
NASA have refined their "earlier flyby and distance predictions, reconfirming that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth."
But, the 'plot' thickens, as NASA has additionally "..identified an extremely remote chance that this small asteroid could impact on Sep. 28, 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million. Flybys in 2046 and 2097 have an even lower probability of impact."
I thought I'd investigate further and used Telnet to 'talk' to JPL's "Horizons" system. However, as you can see (from the copy/paste below), there is no close-approach listed for 2017. To be clear and specific, I instructed Horizons to show me all the known approaches from 01-Jan-2000 to 01-Jan-2200.
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
---------------------- ----- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
A.D. 2001 Feb 12.30797 Venus .075550 .029997 .430225 10.352 95321. 27737. .000000
A.D. 2013 Oct 13.34047 Earth .013900 .013840 .013959 14.066 0.34 505.63 .000000
A.D. 2016 Mar 08.00436 Earth .033383 .000207 .115301 15.324 8719.4 463.31 .000000
A.D. 2024 May 21.93046 Mars .051950 .039661 .181328 15.950 8218.6 83319. .000000
A.D. 2028 Oct 22.29797 Earth .092654 .010847 .254975 11.643 36290. 37681. .000000
If you access the asteroid's entry in JPL's SBDB, you'll see the following Close-Approach dates & times listed, which barely correspond to the Telnet session results (above).
2016-Mar-08 00:06, 2056-Sep-18 13:29, 2071-Sep-30 14:02, 2074-Feb-17 05:44, 2084-Oct-20 19:33, 2086-Oct-16 07:11, 2089-Feb-07 09:03, 2089-Mar-14 21:35.
Is something out of sync?
I'd initially intended to comment on the wide variance of 2013 TX68's potential close-approach distances (all relative to Earth's surface), which are remarkable and summarised below:
Nominal (the expected or 'should be' distance): 13.06 LD = 3,099,296.455 miles
Minimum: 0.08LD = 15,282.762 miles
Maxium: 45.09LD = 10,714,428.346 miles
(For reference, 1 LD --aka 1 Lunar Distance-- is equivalent to 382,500 kilometers / 239,062.5 miles (NASA)).
The difference between minimum and maximum values is 7,615,132 miles or 8.19% of the distance from Earth to the Sun...or also equivalent to 3,185.42% the distance from Earth to the Moon....which is a rather large value.
To add a further variable in to this situation, MPC have assigned 2013 TX68 a condition code of 8 for its orbit uncertainty (10=highly uncertain and 0 = "good"), which is due to the fact that 2013 TX68 was only tracked for 3 days when it was initially discovered/observed - before it was 'lost' again.
Let me make myself perfectly clear: I'm not suggesting 2013 TX68 will hit Earth, inferring it or stirring-up 'fear-porn'. I'm just a little perplexed by the apparent of confusion --regarding when it will make its close-approaches to Earth-- and mentioning that there's a very wide margin of 'error' between the distances NASA are reporting for its 08-March-2016 close-approach.
Stay tuned!
Write to:
meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.
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Daytime fireball seen over Luxembourg, Saarland & Rheinland-Pfalz (SW Germany)
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reported by meteordetective
UPDATE: FRI-26-FEB-2016 12:54Z
American Meteor Society received 208 reports about this event, which can be viewed at the link below. This was a major event.
http://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2016/732
2 x sources:
http://www.lessentiel.lu/de/news/story/18615313
http://www.sr.de/sr/home/nachrichten/panorama/mysterioese_himmelsphaenomene100.html
Basic translation of articles via https://translate.google.com/
Summary:
Fireball was observed at lunchtime by several people who called the local authorities, reported it to radio stations and posted on Facebook about their sightings. Approximate location: 45°49'N,06°38'E. Time: +/-11:30 CET/10:30Z. Possibility of meteorites being found.
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reported by meteordetective
UPDATE: FRI-26-FEB-2016 12:54Z
American Meteor Society received 208 reports about this event, which can be viewed at the link below. This was a major event.
http://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2016/732
2 x sources:
http://www.lessentiel.lu/de/news/story/18615313
http://www.sr.de/sr/home/nachrichten/panorama/mysterioese_himmelsphaenomene100.html
Basic translation of articles via https://translate.google.com/
Summary:
Fireball was observed at lunchtime by several people who called the local authorities, reported it to radio stations and posted on Facebook about their sightings. Approximate location: 45°49'N,06°38'E. Time: +/-11:30 CET/10:30Z. Possibility of meteorites being found.
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reported by meteordetective
NASA have updated their Fireball & Bolide webpage with an entry for 21-Feb.
The space-rock in question was reported at 36.5N,37.2W (1,033km WSW of Ponta Delgada), at an altitude of 32.0km.
The Calculated Total Impact Energy was just under 1 kiloton, with Total Radiated Energy of 36.9E10 Joules (369,000,000,000 Joules).
Contact: meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.
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reported by meteordetective
NASA have updated their Fireball & Bolide webpage with an entry for 21-Feb.
The space-rock in question was reported at 36.5N,37.2W (1,033km WSW of Ponta Delgada), at an altitude of 32.0km.
The Calculated Total Impact Energy was just under 1 kiloton, with Total Radiated Energy of 36.9E10 Joules (369,000,000,000 Joules).
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SETI Warns Of Parent Body That Caused Recent Meteor Shower
silveristhenew
Researchers at the SETI Institute spotted something odd on New Year's Eve over New Zealand. A stream of meteor showers appeared out of nowhere ...
Fireball meteor exploded over the Atlantic earlier this month
Fox News
A fireball meteor shot across the sky over the Atlantic ocean earlier this month, according to NASA, which describes the fiery object as the largest since ...
Ancient Earth was pummelled with meteors 790000 years ago
Daily Mail
The event took place on February 6 at 14:00 UTC when a meteor exploded in the air 620 miles (1,000km) off the coast of Brazil. It released energy ...
Very bright meteor fireball seen over Spain, exhibiting several explosions
Signs of the Times
... than the full Moon and exhibited several explosions. This footage was recorded by the meteor observing station operated by the University of...
Is a rogue comet on a collision course with Earth?
Daily Mail
Astronomers at the SETI Institute in California and the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, say the meteor shower appeared over New Zealand on ...
NASA Says A Fireball Crashed Into The Atlantic, But No One Noticed
MSN.com
According to a report from NASA, an exceptionally bright meteor likely exploded over the South Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.
A Meteor Blew Up Over the Atlantic Ocean 3 Weeks Ago Nearly Unnoticed
University Herald
Ron Baalke, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, first reported the meteor impact and noted it was the "largest since Cheylabinsk." But whereas the ...
Largest meteor since Chelyabinsk burns up over Atlantic Ocean
NEOShield-2
The biggest fireball since the Chelyabinsk event plunged through the atmosphere just off the Brazilian coast earlier this month, releasing energy ...
Giant meteor hits Earth. Why no one saw it.
Christian Science Monitor
The largest meteor to impact Earth since 2013 went unnoticed when it landed on Feb. 6, as tracking near-Earth objects is improving but still notoriously ...
Biggest fireball since Chelyabinsk streaks over Atlantic Ocean
CBC.ca
The largest fireball to streak through the Earth's atmosphere since the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 was detected over the Southern Atlantic Ocean on ...
Meteor explodes in the atmosphere over Atlantic, But Nobody Noticed
Canada News
So why isn't YouTube flooded with videos of the meteor? Because the event happened so far out over the ocean it's likely no one saw it, about 620 ...
Thursday morning: Meteor spotted over Luxembourg & France
Luxemburger Wort - English Edition
If you thought you spotted an meteor above Luxembourg on Thursday morning, you probably did. The French Meteor Observation Network confirmed ...
Meteor explodes off the coast of Brazil
UPI.com
The largest meteoroid to pierce Earth's atmosphere in three years exploded earlier this month over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil, NASA ...
Meteor Explosion Over Atlantic Ocean
Headlines News
The Chelyabinsk Meteor, one of the largest meteor impacts on Earth, in terms of size and energy occurred on 15.
Meteor Strikes in Australia | Real or Fake?
MSN.com
While this guy was cruising along the beach, a "meteor" came crashing down to Earth making a bright flash and a loud boom. I'm sure most of the ...
Radio Meteor
Software download, software downloads
reviews for Radio Meteor, Radio Meteor download freely, full Radio Meteor software download in softwaretide.net.
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
February 25 at 7:00pm
EL METEORITO ARDÓN: Hace algo más de un año publicábamos con mi doctorando Carles Eduard Moyano Cambero este artículo divulgativo sobre la curiosa aventura de una condrita ordinaria de poco más de 5 gramos vista caer en frente de Rosa González Pérez en 1931. Para grata sorpresa de todos, fue preservada intacta por esa niña de 11 años durante 83 años. Quede nuestro trabajo de caracterización y nombrado internacional del meteorito como homenaje a su persona (D.E.P.) y a su familia, todo un ejemplo de humildad y buen hacer por su legado desinteresado a la ciencia: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/articulo/Ardon_Astro.pdf
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Space.com
Fries regularly keeps his eye on the American Meteor Society's (AMS) home page as well as social media, with the hope of hearing about a recent ...
A meteor that exploded over the Atlantic on Feb. 6 had more force than the Hiroshima bomb
Yahoo News
Earlier this month, folks detecting atmospheric explosions for the United States government noticed something a bit out of the ordinary off the coast of ...
SETI Warns Of Parent Body That Caused Recent Meteor Shower
silveristhenew
Researchers at the SETI Institute spotted something odd on New Year's Eve over New Zealand. A stream of meteor showers appeared out of nowhere ...
Fireball meteor exploded over the Atlantic earlier this month
Fox News
A fireball meteor shot across the sky over the Atlantic ocean earlier this month, according to NASA, which describes the fiery object as the largest since ...
Ancient Earth was pummelled with meteors 790000 years ago
Daily Mail
The event took place on February 6 at 14:00 UTC when a meteor exploded in the air 620 miles (1,000km) off the coast of Brazil. It released energy ...
Very bright meteor fireball seen over Spain, exhibiting several explosions
Signs of the Times
... than the full Moon and exhibited several explosions. This footage was recorded by the meteor observing station operated by the University of...
Is a rogue comet on a collision course with Earth?
Daily Mail
Astronomers at the SETI Institute in California and the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, say the meteor shower appeared over New Zealand on ...
NASA Says A Fireball Crashed Into The Atlantic, But No One Noticed
MSN.com
According to a report from NASA, an exceptionally bright meteor likely exploded over the South Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.
A Meteor Blew Up Over the Atlantic Ocean 3 Weeks Ago Nearly Unnoticed
University Herald
Ron Baalke, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, first reported the meteor impact and noted it was the "largest since Cheylabinsk." But whereas the ...
Largest meteor since Chelyabinsk burns up over Atlantic Ocean
NEOShield-2
The biggest fireball since the Chelyabinsk event plunged through the atmosphere just off the Brazilian coast earlier this month, releasing energy ...
Giant meteor hits Earth. Why no one saw it.
Christian Science Monitor
The largest meteor to impact Earth since 2013 went unnoticed when it landed on Feb. 6, as tracking near-Earth objects is improving but still notoriously ...
Biggest fireball since Chelyabinsk streaks over Atlantic Ocean
CBC.ca
The largest fireball to streak through the Earth's atmosphere since the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 was detected over the Southern Atlantic Ocean on ...
Meteor explodes in the atmosphere over Atlantic, But Nobody Noticed
Canada News
So why isn't YouTube flooded with videos of the meteor? Because the event happened so far out over the ocean it's likely no one saw it, about 620 ...
Thursday morning: Meteor spotted over Luxembourg & France
Luxemburger Wort - English Edition
If you thought you spotted an meteor above Luxembourg on Thursday morning, you probably did. The French Meteor Observation Network confirmed ...
Meteor explodes off the coast of Brazil
UPI.com
The largest meteoroid to pierce Earth's atmosphere in three years exploded earlier this month over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil, NASA ...
Meteor Explosion Over Atlantic Ocean
Headlines News
The Chelyabinsk Meteor, one of the largest meteor impacts on Earth, in terms of size and energy occurred on 15.
Meteor Strikes in Australia | Real or Fake?
MSN.com
While this guy was cruising along the beach, a "meteor" came crashing down to Earth making a bright flash and a loud boom. I'm sure most of the ...
Radio Meteor
Software download, software downloads
reviews for Radio Meteor, Radio Meteor download freely, full Radio Meteor software download in softwaretide.net.
-----
Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
February 25 at 7:00pm
EL METEORITO ARDÓN: Hace algo más de un año publicábamos con mi doctorando Carles Eduard Moyano Cambero este artículo divulgativo sobre la curiosa aventura de una condrita ordinaria de poco más de 5 gramos vista caer en frente de Rosa González Pérez en 1931. Para grata sorpresa de todos, fue preservada intacta por esa niña de 11 años durante 83 años. Quede nuestro trabajo de caracterización y nombrado internacional del meteorito como homenaje a su persona (D.E.P.) y a su familia, todo un ejemplo de humildad y buen hacer por su legado desinteresado a la ciencia: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/articulo/Ardon_Astro.pdf
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Another bolide over South-East Spain, Tuesday 23 Feb, 05:54Z/06:54L
Another bolide over South-East Spain, Tuesday 23 Feb, 05:54Z/06:54L
reported by meteordetective
"Very bright fireball over Spain on 23 Feb. 2016 at 5h54m UT (6h54m local time). The event was brighter than the full Moon and exhibited several explosions. This footage was recorded by the meteor observing station operated by the University of Huelva at La Hita astronomical observatory (Toledo)."
The video (with 1064 views at the time of writing), posted to Youtube by Meteors suggests that the bolide may have fragmented and produced meteorites during the final seconds of its descent. Approximate location of event: 40.0N, 2.0W. Apparent direction of travel: ESE (Along a line from Madrid towards Gandia on the coast). Descent angle: +/-45°.
For more information, visit www.meteoroides.net (Universidad de Huelva).
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
reported by meteordetective
"Very bright fireball over Spain on 23 Feb. 2016 at 5h54m UT (6h54m local time). The event was brighter than the full Moon and exhibited several explosions. This footage was recorded by the meteor observing station operated by the University of Huelva at La Hita astronomical observatory (Toledo)."
The video (with 1064 views at the time of writing), posted to Youtube by Meteors suggests that the bolide may have fragmented and produced meteorites during the final seconds of its descent. Approximate location of event: 40.0N, 2.0W. Apparent direction of travel: ESE (Along a line from Madrid towards Gandia on the coast). Descent angle: +/-45°.
For more information, visit www.meteoroides.net (Universidad de Huelva).
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
24 February 2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24FEB2016
Is a rogue comet on a collision course with Earth? Surprise meteor shower sparks hunt for ...
Daily Mail
Revellers in New Zealand were treated to a New Year's bonus during the first hours of 2016 with a meteor shower that lit up the sky, but there was one ...
"Fireball '2nd only to Chelyabinsk meteor' explodes unseen over Atlantic" - REDUX
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Reporting carefully and comprehensively on a meteor event which occurred 17 days ago, with publicly available data which was seen 3 days ago but, ...
Largest Fireball Since Chelyabinsk Falls Over the Atlantic
Slate.com By Phil Plait- February 20, 2016
On Feb. 6, at about 14:00 UTC, a tiny chunk of interplanetary material plunged into Earth's atmosphere and burned up - likely exploding - about 30 kilometers above the Atlantic Ocean....
Multiple meteors hit Earth causing devastation including tsunamis and huge earthquakes
Express.co.uk
By gathering tektites – a natural glass which is found in meteor and asteroid debris – the experts from the Heidelberg University were able to pinpoint ...
Largest fireball since Chelyabinsk plunges through atmosphere over Atlantic
Telegraph.co.uk
Nasa employee Ron Baalke tweeted the incident after it appeared on the space agency's Fireball and Bolide Reports web page, which records all ...
NASA Records Huge Meteor Explosion That Produced Same Force As Atomic Bomb
Huffington Post UK
NASA has revealed that a massive meteor crashed into the Atlantic ocean earlier this month with the force equivalent to an atomic bomb. However ...
Large-ish Meteor Hits Earth... But No One Noticed
Discovery News
If a space rock hits the atmosphere, and no one is around to hear it, does the tabloid press still report it as an Earth-shattering event? Of course!
Huge meteor explodes in the atmosphere over Atlantic
The Daily Star
A full view of the smoke trail with the bulbous section corresponding to a mushroom cloud's cap during the meteor explosion in Chelyabinsk, Russia ...
Fireball explodes over the Atlantic Ocean with the same force as Hiroshimsa
9news.com.au
A fiery meteor which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean exploded with the same energy of the atomic bomb that decimated Hiroshima. On February 6 a ...
Asteroid impact sparks fireball with power of a nuclear bomb - why hasn't NASA raised the alarm?
Mirror.co.uk
A massive fireball with the power of a nuclear bomb exploded in Earth's atmosphere two weeks ago - and the world almost failed to notice it.
West Island residents say they hear 'strange trumpets in the sky'
Montreal Gazette
A meteor streaks across the sky against a field of stars during a meteorite shower early August 13, 2010 near Grazalema, southern Spain. JORGE ...
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Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD] topics this month:
Iron Meteorites Just Below the Ice Surface
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/Antarctic-irons.html
ANSMET 2015-2016 North to South in the Miller Range, Antarctica
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/ANSMET-2015-2016.html
Space Weathering on the Moon--By Degrees Latitude
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/LunarLatitudeSpaceWeathering.html
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
February 23 at 10:39pm
BÓLIDO SPMN230216: Un fantástico bólido capturado esta mañana a las 6h55m hora local por Estefania Blanch (CSIC-URLl) desintegrándose sobre el centro peninsular en el marco de las cámaras CSIC-IEEC que tenemos instaladas en el Observatorio del Ebro (CSIC-URLl) para el registro de bólidos. Más detalles en el listado Red SPMN: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/SPMNlist.html
ÚLTIMOS BÓLIDOS REGISTRADOS POR LA RED DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE BÓLIDOS Y METEORITOS
www.spmn.uji.es
Se denomina a las estrellas fugaces más luminosas, aquellas que igualan o superan el planeta Venus (...
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Luis T Escudeiro
February 24 at 10:07pm
'Bola de fogo' explode sobre Atlântico a mil quilômetros da costa do Brasil - BBC Brasil
www.bbc.com
Bola de fogo é a maior desde queda de rocha espacial na Rússia em 2013.
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Daily Mail
Revellers in New Zealand were treated to a New Year's bonus during the first hours of 2016 with a meteor shower that lit up the sky, but there was one ...
"Fireball '2nd only to Chelyabinsk meteor' explodes unseen over Atlantic" - REDUX
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Reporting carefully and comprehensively on a meteor event which occurred 17 days ago, with publicly available data which was seen 3 days ago but, ...
Largest Fireball Since Chelyabinsk Falls Over the Atlantic
Slate.com By Phil Plait- February 20, 2016
On Feb. 6, at about 14:00 UTC, a tiny chunk of interplanetary material plunged into Earth's atmosphere and burned up - likely exploding - about 30 kilometers above the Atlantic Ocean....
Multiple meteors hit Earth causing devastation including tsunamis and huge earthquakes
Express.co.uk
By gathering tektites – a natural glass which is found in meteor and asteroid debris – the experts from the Heidelberg University were able to pinpoint ...
Largest fireball since Chelyabinsk plunges through atmosphere over Atlantic
Telegraph.co.uk
Nasa employee Ron Baalke tweeted the incident after it appeared on the space agency's Fireball and Bolide Reports web page, which records all ...
NASA Records Huge Meteor Explosion That Produced Same Force As Atomic Bomb
Huffington Post UK
NASA has revealed that a massive meteor crashed into the Atlantic ocean earlier this month with the force equivalent to an atomic bomb. However ...
Large-ish Meteor Hits Earth... But No One Noticed
Discovery News
If a space rock hits the atmosphere, and no one is around to hear it, does the tabloid press still report it as an Earth-shattering event? Of course!
Huge meteor explodes in the atmosphere over Atlantic
The Daily Star
A full view of the smoke trail with the bulbous section corresponding to a mushroom cloud's cap during the meteor explosion in Chelyabinsk, Russia ...
Fireball explodes over the Atlantic Ocean with the same force as Hiroshimsa
9news.com.au
A fiery meteor which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean exploded with the same energy of the atomic bomb that decimated Hiroshima. On February 6 a ...
Asteroid impact sparks fireball with power of a nuclear bomb - why hasn't NASA raised the alarm?
Mirror.co.uk
A massive fireball with the power of a nuclear bomb exploded in Earth's atmosphere two weeks ago - and the world almost failed to notice it.
West Island residents say they hear 'strange trumpets in the sky'
Montreal Gazette
A meteor streaks across the sky against a field of stars during a meteorite shower early August 13, 2010 near Grazalema, southern Spain. JORGE ...
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Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD] topics this month:
Iron Meteorites Just Below the Ice Surface
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/Antarctic-irons.html
ANSMET 2015-2016 North to South in the Miller Range, Antarctica
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/ANSMET-2015-2016.html
Space Weathering on the Moon--By Degrees Latitude
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/CosmoSparks/Feb16/LunarLatitudeSpaceWeathering.html
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
February 23 at 10:39pm
BÓLIDO SPMN230216: Un fantástico bólido capturado esta mañana a las 6h55m hora local por Estefania Blanch (CSIC-URLl) desintegrándose sobre el centro peninsular en el marco de las cámaras CSIC-IEEC que tenemos instaladas en el Observatorio del Ebro (CSIC-URLl) para el registro de bólidos. Más detalles en el listado Red SPMN: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/SPMNlist.html
ÚLTIMOS BÓLIDOS REGISTRADOS POR LA RED DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE BÓLIDOS Y METEORITOS
www.spmn.uji.es
Se denomina a las estrellas fugaces más luminosas, aquellas que igualan o superan el planeta Venus (...
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Luis T Escudeiro
February 24 at 10:07pm
'Bola de fogo' explode sobre Atlântico a mil quilômetros da costa do Brasil - BBC Brasilwww.bbc.com
Bola de fogo é a maior desde queda de rocha espacial na Rússia em 2013.
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
"Fireball '2nd only to Chelyabinsk meteor' explodes unseen over Atlantic" - REDUX
"Fireball '2nd only to Chelyabinsk meteor' explodes unseen over Atlantic" - REDUX
reported by meteordetective
Reporting carefully and comprehensively on a meteor event which occurred 17 days ago, with publicly available data which was seen 3 days ago but, thus far, had not been brought to the attention of the wider public audience.
Small excerpt from the RT article:
"The largest meteor since the one that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013 burned up over the open ocean some 1,000 kilometers from the Brazilian coast on February 6, NASA reports. An extraterrestrial body allegedly the size of a large living room, about 5 to 7 meters across, released energy equivalent to 13,000 tons of TNT, which is 40 times less than the Chelyabinsk phenomenon.
The object entered the atmosphere before exploding at approximately 30km above the Atlantic. It couldn`t be observed from the ground as it fell too far away from any populated area unlike the Chelyabinsk meteor, which hit the city with over 1 million dwellers, damaging nearly 3,000 building and causing multiple injuries."
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Reference / Need-To-Know
From the data which NASA decided to publish on their "Fireballs" page, this event involved a relatively small chunk of space rock - however, the physics transforms a piece of space rock in to a potentially destructive 'space-bomb' of sorts...but let's put this incident in context.
Some, like the UK Mirror, are asking why NASA did not produce a major news-release, blog-post or even Tweet about it on the official NASA Twitter account? It is the author's opinion that their main reason for not doing so is simple; They do not wish to 'scare the chickens' or even confuse them with the technical details.
If you've observed NASA and their 'data practices' for any length of time, you might be forgiven for thinking that they have a 'conservative' policy in this respect. To be fair to NASA, and other government agencies, too, the wider public are, more often than not, unable, uninterested or lacking in the technical knowledge, background or 'space knowledge' and/or scientific 'aptitude'...to have NASA giving them the occasional fright by way of a bite from the 'Space Rock Reality Burger'.
Sometimes 'they' simply don't want the public to know...although the public is aware of this long-standing, well-documented and prolific behaviour. Still, this is often the case and this blog post is not an entry point - in to the discussion about 'right to know', classified projects/documents/incidents etc.
Mr Plait, in his blog post article about the 'Atlantic' fireball, may have committed a minor 'sin' against NASA - by writing about a one-line table-entry on a relatively obscure NASA page, which had the potential to be transformed in to a headline article. His blog-post has since been picked-up by countless 'news' agencies. Many of them have, arguably, sensationalised this event and have introduced words like "bomb" and "Hiroshima" to their headlines. NASA's way of 'announcing' this event seems more appropriate and discrete...don't you think, or not??
For those 'in the know' and for those capable of viewing / translating 'dry' science data in to something meaningful, there was no need to 'go public' (although the data was publicly available) with this event. The public, at large, can easily be unsettled or even potentially frightened by what's out there (in the world as a whole) and by introducing, without context/background, a subject which is unfamiliar to them.
There is little, if any, purpose in causing an informational stampede or fear-mongering at large. More harm can sometimes be caused by 'going public' with information...and this remains true...even when it comes to space-rocks.
Yes, there was a small meteor which had substantial (potential) for destruction, but our atmosphere shielded us from this particular episode of doom and handled this small meteoroid without fuss.
There are much larger asteroids out there - along with Comets, and an almost incomprehensible number of planets and stars. (Allegedly, Charlie the Unicorn is out there, somewhere, too).
The reality is that Earth's atmosphere is tested by the occasional asteroid or, much more frequently, the much smaller meteoroids. Some make it down, through the atmosphere, to the surface, they strike the ground (astronomers apparently call it an "impact" when a meteor/meteoroid hits the atmosphere??), and become meteorites.
It's a numbers 'game' of probability - in the same way that winning the lottery is also a numbers game. Chance or probability favours, very strongly, that there will be a large number (you'd need to find and analyse this data for yourself) of space-rocks which do not pose a threat - versus a handful which occasionally penetrate our atmosphere and have the correct composition, size, velocities, trajectory and geographical location to present any form of threat to our planet or the life upon it.
Again, the chances are small of even seeing such a thing - however The Lunar Meteorite Hunter blog is a popular website which facilitates and encourages people to both report their meteor sightings and view other people's reports - from around the world.
Sometimes (very occasionally) things are seen which are not reported or published - usually from a geopolitical/military secrecy perspective. It is appropriate to be conservative and responsible most, if not all, of the time. This policy/practice also deals with, and censors, the many hoaxes which are, unfortunately, played on the public and is successful most of the time in this respect.
So, getting back to the 'South Atlantic Fireball of February 2016'...
Yes, there was a small meteor which exploded high in the atmosphere with considerable force. NASA reported it, quietly, and then the 'newspapers' got hold of it. Enough said.
Please address any comments and/or questions, to meteordetective@gmail.com. If you'd like your comment posted/included in any further updates - please state your preference, along with your preference for anonymity (or not) and send them to the e-mail address above.
Thanks for reading.
(The right to publish/not publish is retained, as you would expect from any reasonable individual).
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reported by meteordetective
Reporting carefully and comprehensively on a meteor event which occurred 17 days ago, with publicly available data which was seen 3 days ago but, thus far, had not been brought to the attention of the wider public audience.
Small excerpt from the RT article:
"The largest meteor since the one that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013 burned up over the open ocean some 1,000 kilometers from the Brazilian coast on February 6, NASA reports. An extraterrestrial body allegedly the size of a large living room, about 5 to 7 meters across, released energy equivalent to 13,000 tons of TNT, which is 40 times less than the Chelyabinsk phenomenon.
The object entered the atmosphere before exploding at approximately 30km above the Atlantic. It couldn`t be observed from the ground as it fell too far away from any populated area unlike the Chelyabinsk meteor, which hit the city with over 1 million dwellers, damaging nearly 3,000 building and causing multiple injuries."
---
Reference / Need-To-Know
- NASA Fireballs web-page
- NASA Chelyabinsk meteor tracking article
- Wikpedia article on the "Little Boy" type of Atomic Bomb
- NASA Sentry / "Risk" Table
From the data which NASA decided to publish on their "Fireballs" page, this event involved a relatively small chunk of space rock - however, the physics transforms a piece of space rock in to a potentially destructive 'space-bomb' of sorts...but let's put this incident in context.
Some, like the UK Mirror, are asking why NASA did not produce a major news-release, blog-post or even Tweet about it on the official NASA Twitter account? It is the author's opinion that their main reason for not doing so is simple; They do not wish to 'scare the chickens' or even confuse them with the technical details.
If you've observed NASA and their 'data practices' for any length of time, you might be forgiven for thinking that they have a 'conservative' policy in this respect. To be fair to NASA, and other government agencies, too, the wider public are, more often than not, unable, uninterested or lacking in the technical knowledge, background or 'space knowledge' and/or scientific 'aptitude'...to have NASA giving them the occasional fright by way of a bite from the 'Space Rock Reality Burger'.
Sometimes 'they' simply don't want the public to know...although the public is aware of this long-standing, well-documented and prolific behaviour. Still, this is often the case and this blog post is not an entry point - in to the discussion about 'right to know', classified projects/documents/incidents etc.
Mr Plait, in his blog post article about the 'Atlantic' fireball, may have committed a minor 'sin' against NASA - by writing about a one-line table-entry on a relatively obscure NASA page, which had the potential to be transformed in to a headline article. His blog-post has since been picked-up by countless 'news' agencies. Many of them have, arguably, sensationalised this event and have introduced words like "bomb" and "Hiroshima" to their headlines. NASA's way of 'announcing' this event seems more appropriate and discrete...don't you think, or not??
For those 'in the know' and for those capable of viewing / translating 'dry' science data in to something meaningful, there was no need to 'go public' (although the data was publicly available) with this event. The public, at large, can easily be unsettled or even potentially frightened by what's out there (in the world as a whole) and by introducing, without context/background, a subject which is unfamiliar to them.
There is little, if any, purpose in causing an informational stampede or fear-mongering at large. More harm can sometimes be caused by 'going public' with information...and this remains true...even when it comes to space-rocks.
Yes, there was a small meteor which had substantial (potential) for destruction, but our atmosphere shielded us from this particular episode of doom and handled this small meteoroid without fuss.
There are much larger asteroids out there - along with Comets, and an almost incomprehensible number of planets and stars. (Allegedly, Charlie the Unicorn is out there, somewhere, too).
The reality is that Earth's atmosphere is tested by the occasional asteroid or, much more frequently, the much smaller meteoroids. Some make it down, through the atmosphere, to the surface, they strike the ground (astronomers apparently call it an "impact" when a meteor/meteoroid hits the atmosphere??), and become meteorites.
It's a numbers 'game' of probability - in the same way that winning the lottery is also a numbers game. Chance or probability favours, very strongly, that there will be a large number (you'd need to find and analyse this data for yourself) of space-rocks which do not pose a threat - versus a handful which occasionally penetrate our atmosphere and have the correct composition, size, velocities, trajectory and geographical location to present any form of threat to our planet or the life upon it.
Again, the chances are small of even seeing such a thing - however The Lunar Meteorite Hunter blog is a popular website which facilitates and encourages people to both report their meteor sightings and view other people's reports - from around the world.
Sometimes (very occasionally) things are seen which are not reported or published - usually from a geopolitical/military secrecy perspective. It is appropriate to be conservative and responsible most, if not all, of the time. This policy/practice also deals with, and censors, the many hoaxes which are, unfortunately, played on the public and is successful most of the time in this respect.
So, getting back to the 'South Atlantic Fireball of February 2016'...
Yes, there was a small meteor which exploded high in the atmosphere with considerable force. NASA reported it, quietly, and then the 'newspapers' got hold of it. Enough said.
Please address any comments and/or questions, to meteordetective@gmail.com. If you'd like your comment posted/included in any further updates - please state your preference, along with your preference for anonymity (or not) and send them to the e-mail address above.
Thanks for reading.
(The right to publish/not publish is retained, as you would expect from any reasonable individual).
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
23 February 2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23FEB2016
Fireball '2nd only to Chelyabinsk meteor' explodes unseen over Atlantic
RT
The largest meteor since the one that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013 burned up over the open ocean some 1,000 kilometers ...
'Great Balls of Fire' whoosh through skies in southern Spain
The Local.es
Observatories from the University of Huelva recorded a meteor falling towards Earth at 3:42am on Sunday morning. The cosmic object entered the ...
NASA Records Huge Meteor Explosion That Produced Same Force As Atomic Bomb
Huffington Post UK
NASA has revealed that a massive meteor crashed into the Atlantic ocean earlier this month with the force equivalent to an atomic bomb. However ...
100-foot asteroid to zoom past Earth in two weeks, and 'it's gonna be close'
San Jose Mercury News
In 2013, a meteor about 50 feet across exploded in the air above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It caused a fireball and shock wave that damaged 7,000 ...
Largest fireball since Chelyabinsk falls into Earth: Nasa reports huge explosion of seven meter ...
Daily Mail
A huge fireball crashed into the Atlantic earlier this month - and went almost unseen. The event took place on February 6 at 14:00 UTC when a meteor ...
A Meteor With the Power of an Atomic Bomb Exploded Over the Atlantic and Nobody Noticed
Gizmodo UK
On the 6th February at 2pm UTC - a Saturday afternoon - a meteor with roughly the same explosive power as the nuclear bomb which hit Hiroshima ...
Large Fireball From Space Crashes Into Atlantic
Sky News
It is the largest incident of its type since February 2013 when a fireball exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, leaving more than 1,600 people injured.
The largest fireball since Chelyabinsk exploded over the Atlantic - but nobody saw it
ScienceAlert
Case in point - the largest fireball since 2013's epic Chelyabinsk explosion burned up over the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, and thanks to it ...
692a
American Meteor Society
Observer. Name, D K. Experience Level, 3/5. Remarks, Never have seen this before. Thought a satellite might have been blown out of orbit ...
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
RT
The largest meteor since the one that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013 burned up over the open ocean some 1,000 kilometers ...
'Great Balls of Fire' whoosh through skies in southern Spain
The Local.es
Observatories from the University of Huelva recorded a meteor falling towards Earth at 3:42am on Sunday morning. The cosmic object entered the ...
NASA Records Huge Meteor Explosion That Produced Same Force As Atomic Bomb
Huffington Post UK
NASA has revealed that a massive meteor crashed into the Atlantic ocean earlier this month with the force equivalent to an atomic bomb. However ...
100-foot asteroid to zoom past Earth in two weeks, and 'it's gonna be close'
San Jose Mercury News
In 2013, a meteor about 50 feet across exploded in the air above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It caused a fireball and shock wave that damaged 7,000 ...
Largest fireball since Chelyabinsk falls into Earth: Nasa reports huge explosion of seven meter ...
Daily Mail
A huge fireball crashed into the Atlantic earlier this month - and went almost unseen. The event took place on February 6 at 14:00 UTC when a meteor ...
A Meteor With the Power of an Atomic Bomb Exploded Over the Atlantic and Nobody Noticed
Gizmodo UK
On the 6th February at 2pm UTC - a Saturday afternoon - a meteor with roughly the same explosive power as the nuclear bomb which hit Hiroshima ...
Large Fireball From Space Crashes Into Atlantic
Sky News
It is the largest incident of its type since February 2013 when a fireball exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, leaving more than 1,600 people injured.
The largest fireball since Chelyabinsk exploded over the Atlantic - but nobody saw it
ScienceAlert
Case in point - the largest fireball since 2013's epic Chelyabinsk explosion burned up over the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, and thanks to it ...
692a
American Meteor Society
Observer. Name, D K. Experience Level, 3/5. Remarks, Never have seen this before. Thought a satellite might have been blown out of orbit ...
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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