17 April 2016

Breaking News-- The Moon MAY have an Asteroid Orbiting it! - Preliminary Data Suggests Possible!

Breaking News- The Moon MAY have an Asteroid Orbiting iit!
UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ASAP! Check back.
Esko Lyytinen writes-
Looking at some of the links and some further googling, I  get the impression that XG02E65 and S509356 are two different objects, the former passing the Moon Earth system relatively close by and the second in an elliptic orbit around the Earth actually (not around Moon).
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Latest update for another expert!
It's an ordinary Near Earth Asteroid,
Period is 1.96 years, which means it's orbit around the sun take 1.96
earth years, or 715.4 days. It is not in orbit around the moon.
Richard A. Kowalski
Senior Research Specialist
Catalina Sky Survey
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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XG02E65 as possible asteroid in moon orbit!
- Preliminary Data Suggests Possible!  IF this is proven this will be the first of such ever observed!
{MPML} XG02E65 = possible radar target, needs astrometry!

Based on magnitude the object is 16-20 meters!
Spectral data indicates that this is NOT man-made object and is a rock, and a possible S-type asteroid.

Photometry-
Dogs Heaven Observatory, Brasillia, Brasil

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-- Bill Gray writes-
Just a note that I've received more astrometry for this object.
In particular, I just got PanSTARRS data via Peter Veres that
extended the arc back a month, to early February. Put that together
with new data from (Y28) OASI and (474) Mount John, and we get...

http://www.projectpluto.com/pluto/mpecs/s509356.htm

...which gives an area/mass ratio of 0.00759 +/- 0.00040. On
top of that, there are some strange trends in the data that look as
if there are some more complicated forces going on here. (Which tends
to happen when we've tracked an artsat for a couple of months. The
simple model I use, that "sunlight is pushing this object away from
the sun", becomes a little _too_ simple.)

But in any case, that AMR tells me we'll have to drop any hopes
of a "mini-moon".

I've not been very positively inclined to the idea that there might
be a "mini-moon" out there in the first place. (My major objection is
that I don't see how you'd get into this sort of orbit, nor stay in
it stably for really long time spans. Then again, Phobos got into
an orbit like this, so I may be overlooking something.)

But if this fairly bright artsat has been orbiting the earth
undetected for decades, it suggests to me that _if_ there are mini-moons
out there, we could have overlooked them, too. Even boulders a few
meters across. I do find that to be an interesting thought.

-- Bill Gray
Pseudo-MPEC for S509356
projectpluto.com

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Ephemerides (geocentric):
Date (UTC) HH   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong  mag " sig PA
---- -- -- --  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ -----  --- ---- ---
2016 04 13 23  07 30 07.573   +37 20 04.60   67037 1.0030  84.4 14.5  0.9 134
2016 04 14 00  07 56 36.662   +33 36 28.17   72692 1.0030  90.3 14.4  0.9 137
2016 04 14 01  08 17 29.183   +30 09 09.68   78180 1.0031  95.4 14.4  0.9 140
2016 04 14 02  08 34 28.473   +26 59 09.29   83475 1.0031  99.7 14.3  0.9 141
2016 04 14 03  08 48 40.722   +24 05 22.88   88564 1.0032 103.6 14.3  0.9 142
2016 04 14 04  09 00 49.604   +21 26 08.19   93441 1.0032 107.0 14.3  0.9 143
2016 04 14 05  09 11 24.872   +18 59 38.66   98108 1.0033 110.1 14.4  0.9 144
2016 04 14 06  09 20 47.420   +16 44 15.97  102568 1.0034 112.9 14.4  0.9 144
2016 04 14 07  09 29 12.338   +14 38 33.63  106825 1.0034 115.4 14.4  0.9 144
2016 04 14 08  09 36 50.794   +12 41 17.18  110884 1.0035 117.7 14.4  0.9 144
2016 04 14 09  09 43 51.240   +10 51 23.04  114751 1.0035 119.9 14.4  0.9 144
2016 04 14 10  09 50 20.199   +09 07 57.06  118431 1.0035 121.9 14.4  0.8 144
2016 04 14 11  09 56 22.797   +07 30 13.04  121931 1.0036 123.8 14.4  0.8 144
2016 04 14 12  10 02 03.123   +05 57 31.47  125254 1.0036 125.5 14.4  0.8 144
2016 04 14 13  10 07 24.489   +04 29 18.38  128406 1.0037 127.2 14.4  0.8 144
2016 04 14 14  10 12 29.613   +03 05 04.48  131391 1.0037 128.7 14.4  0.8 144
2016 04 14 15  10 17 20.753   +01 44 24.32  134215 1.0038 130.2 14.4  0.8 143
2016 04 14 16  10 21 59.806   +00 26 55.72  136880 1.0038 131.6 14.4  0.8 143
2016 04 14 17  10 26 28.381   -00 47 40.75  139390 1.0038 132.9 14.4  0.8 143
2016 04 14 18  10 30 47.861   -01 59 42.24  141749 1.0039 134.2 14.4  0.8 142
2016 04 14 19  10 34 59.443   -03 09 23.90  143960 1.0039 135.4 14.4  0.8 142
2016 04 14 20  10 39 04.174   -04 16 59.25  146026 1.0040 136.6 14.4  0.8 142
2016 04 14 21  10 43 02.978   -05 22 40.36  147950 1.0040 137.7 14.4  0.8 141
2016 04 14 22  10 46 56.679   -06 26 38.09  149733 1.0040 138.7 14.4  0.8 141
2016 04 14 23  10 50 46.020   -07 29 02.23  151378 1.0041 139.8 14.4  0.8 140
2016 04 15 00  10 54 31.672   -08 30 01.67  152888 1.0041 140.7 14.4  0.8 140
2016 04 15 01  10 58 14.252   -09 29 44.52  154263 1.0041 141.7 14.4  0.8 139
2016 04 15 02  11 01 54.333   -10 28 18.21  155505 1.0041 142.6 14.4  0.8 139
2016 04 15 03  11 05 32.447   -11 25 49.57  156617 1.0042 143.5 14.4  0.7 139
2016 04 15 04  11 09 09.099   -12 22 24.91  157598 1.0042 144.4 14.4  0.7 138
2016 04 15 05  11 12 44.769   -13 18 10.11  158450 1.0042 145.2 14.4  0.7 137
2016 04 15 06  11 16 19.921   -14 13 10.63  159175 1.0042 146.0 14.4  0.7 137
2016 04 15 07  11 19 55.005   -15 07 31.63  159773 1.0043 146.7 14.4  0.7 136
2016 04 15 08  11 23 30.466   -16 01 17.94  160244 1.0043 147.5 14.3  0.7 136
2016 04 15 09  11 27 06.744   -16 54 34.15  160589 1.0043 148.2 14.3  0.7 135
2016 04 15 10  11 30 44.282   -17 47 24.64  160809 1.0043 148.9 14.3  0.7 135
2016 04 15 11  11 34 23.528   -18 39 53.56  160903 1.0043 149.5 14.3  0.7 134
2016 04 15 12  11 38 04.943   -19 32 04.95  160873 1.0044 150.1 14.3  0.7 133
2016 04 15 13  11 41 49.000   -20 24 02.67  160717 1.0044 150.7 14.3  0.7 133
2016 04 15 14  11 45 36.194   -21 15 50.48  160435 1.0044 151.3 14.2  0.7 132
2016 04 15 15  11 49 27.044   -22 07 32.06  160028 1.0044 151.8 14.2  0.7 131
2016 04 15 16  11 53 22.103   -22 59 10.97  159494 1.0044 152.3 14.2  0.7 131
2016 04 15 17  11 57 21.959   -23 50 50.75  158834 1.0044 152.7 14.2  0.7 130
2016 04 15 18  12 01 27.243   -24 42 34.86  158046 1.0044 153.1 14.1  0.7 129
2016 04 15 19  12 05 38.642   -25 34 26.72  157129 1.0044 153.5 14.1  0.7 128
2016 04 15 20  12 09 56.903   -26 26 29.72  156083 1.0045 153.8 14.1  0.7 128
2016 04 15 21  12 14 22.847   -27 18 47.21  154906 1.0045 154.0 14.1  0.7 127
2016 04 15 22  12 18 57.379   -28 11 22.50  153597 1.0045 154.3 14.0  0.7 126
2016 04 15 23  12 23 41.504   -29 04 18.86  152155 1.0045 154.4 14.0  0.7 125
2016 04 16 00  12 28 36.347   -29 57 39.51  150577 1.0045 154.5 14.0  0.7 124
2016 04 16 01  12 33 43.170   -30 51 27.56  148862 1.0045 154.5 14.0  0.7 123
2016 04 16 02  12 39 03.399   -31 45 46.00  147007 1.0045 154.5 13.9  0.7 122
2016 04 16 03  12 44 38.654   -32 40 37.63  145010 1.0045 154.4 13.9  0.7 120
2016 04 16 04  12 50 30.787   -33 36 04.97  142869 1.0045 154.2 13.9  0.7 119
2016 04 16 05  12 56 41.924   -34 32 10.15  140581 1.0045 153.9 13.9  0.6 118
2016 04 16 06  13 03 14.523   -35 28 54.70  138143 1.0045 153.5 13.8  0.6 116
2016 04 16 07  13 10 11.440   -36 26 19.38  135551 1.0045 153.0 13.8  0.6 115
2016 04 16 08  13 17 36.012   -37 24 23.77  132802 1.0044 152.4 13.8  0.6 113
2016 04 16 09  13 25 32.159   -38 23 05.84  129893 1.0044 151.7 13.8  0.6 112
2016 04 16 10  13 34 04.517   -39 22 21.26  126817 1.0044 150.9 13.7  0.6 110
2016 04 16 11  13 43 18.591   -40 22 02.47  123573 1.0044 149.9 13.7  0.6 108
2016 04 16 12  13 53 20.956   -41 21 57.34  120153 1.0044 148.8 13.7  0.6 106
2016 04 16 13  14 04 19.496   -42 21 47.24  116554 1.0044 147.5 13.6  0.6 103
2016 04 16 14  14 16 23.693   -43 21 04.27  112769 1.0044 146.0 13.6  0.6 101
2016 04 16 15  14 29 44.971   -44 19 07.25  108794 1.0043 144.3 13.6  0.6  98
2016 04 16 16  14 44 37.066   -45 14 55.88  104622 1.0043 142.4 13.6  0.6  94
2016 04 16 17  15 01 16.404   -46 07 02.18  100248 1.0043 140.3 13.5  0.6  91
2016 04 16 18  15 20 02.370   -46 53 18.04   95667 1.0042 137.8 13.5  0.6  87
2016 04 16 19  15 41 17.286   -47 30 37.04   90875 1.0042 135.0 13.5  0.6  83
2016 04 16 20  16 05 25.768   -47 54 28.52   85869 1.0042 131.7 13.4  0.6  78
2016 04 16 21  16 32 52.922   -47 58 21.16   80650 1.0041 128.0 13.4  0.6  72
2016 04 16 22  17 04 00.788   -47 32 54.14   75228 1.0041 123.6 13.4  0.7  66
2016 04 16 23  17 39 02.800   -46 24 55.39   69620 1.0040 118.4 13.4  0.7  60
2016 04 17 00  18 17 57.373   -44 16 09.91   63864 1.0040 112.1 13.4  0.7  54
2016 04 17 01  19 00 24.316   -40 42 06.81   58033 1.0039 104.5 13.4  0.7  47
2016 04 17 02  19 45 50.075   -35 11 08.19   52257 1.0039  95.1 13.5  0.8  42
2016 04 17 03  20 33 46.678   -27 05 24.08   46768 1.0038  83.4 13.8  0.9  39
2016 04 17 04  21 24 24.083   -15 48 29.73   41955 1.0038  68.9 14.3  1.1  37
2016 04 17 05  22 19 11.143   -01 11 37.82   38402 1.0037  51.7 15??  1.4  39
2016 04 17 06  23 21 35.485   +15 33 49.55   36780 1.0037  34.5 17??  1.6  44
2016 04 17 07  00 36 50.047   +31 23 36.55   37493 1.0037  25.7 19??  1.8  54
2016 04 17 08  02 07 35.888   +42 38 27.85   40355 1.0037  32.5 17??  1.8  70
2016 04 17 09  03 44 32.361   +47 34 49.55   44748 1.0037  45.0 16??  1.7  88
2016 04 17 10  05 09 13.462   +47 25 18.34   50026 1.0038  56.8 15??  1.6 105
2016 04 17 11  06 13 08.943   +44 35 07.52   55724 1.0038  66.7 15.0  1.5 117
2016 04 17 12  06 59 22.233   +40 48 05.65   61555 1.0039  74.9 14.8  1.4 126
2016 04 17 13  07 33 21.311   +36 53 26.00   67352 1.0039  81.7 14.6  1.3 131
2016 04 17 14  07 59 14.379   +33 10 00.85   73025 1.0040  87.5 14.5  1.3 135
2016 04 17 15  08 19 40.872   +29 43 34.66   78525 1.0040  92.5 14.5  1.2 138
2016 04 17 16  08 36 20.889   +26 34 42.70   83827 1.0041  96.8 14.5  1.2 140
2016 04 17 17  08 50 18.492   +23 42 09.15   88918 1.0041 100.6 14.5  1.1 141
2016 04 17 18  09 02 15.972   +21 04 06.30   93797 1.0042 103.9 14.5  1.1 142
2016 04 17 19  09 12 42.173   +18 38 45.19   98462 1.0042 107.0 14.5  1.1 143
2016 04 17 20  09 21 57.380   +16 24 26.55  102919 1.0043 109.7 14.5  1.0 143
2016 04 17 21  09 30 16.262   +14 19 43.69  107172 1.0044 112.2 14.5  1.0 143
2016 04 17 22  09 37 49.690   +12 23 22.28  111227 1.0044 114.6 14.5  1.0 144
2016 04 17 23  09 44 45.901   +10 34 19.04  115089 1.0044 116.7 14.5  1.0 144
2016 04 18 00  09 51 11.261   +08 51 40.16  118764 1.0045 118.7 14.5  1.0 144
2016 04 18 01  09 57 10.775   +07 14 39.82  122257 1.0045 120.5 14.5  0.9 144
2016 04 18 02  10 02 48.444   +05 42 38.86  125575 1.0046 122.3 14.5  0.9 143

MORE! IMPORTANT DATA- FOR ASTRONOMERS-
http://www.projectpluto.com/pluto/mpecs/s509356.htm#eph

-- Bill Gray
Pseudo-MPEC for S509356
projectpluto.com

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S509356 -- www.minorplanetcenter.net


Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.  Elong.  V        Motion      Distance
            h m                                      "/min   P.A.       km
2016 04 16 2000   16 05 25.3 -47 54 28 131.7  14.1   259.1  093.4      85881
2016 04 16 2100   16 32 52.0 -47 58 21 128.0  14.1   293.7  088.3      80663
2016 04 16 2200   17 03 59.4 -47 32 56 123.6  14.1   337.5  082.5      75241
2016 04 16 2300   17 39 00.8 -46 25 00 118.4  14.0   394.1  076.1      69633
2016 04 17 0000   18 17 54.8 -44 16 20 112.1  14.0   468.3  069.1      63878
2016 04 17 0100   19 00 21.2 -40 42 26 104.5  14.1   567.2  062.0      58046
2016 04 17 0200   19 45 46.4 -35 11 40  95.1  14.2   699.5  055.0      52270
2016 04 17 0300   20 33 42.5 -27 06 13  83.4  14.4   873.3  048.7      46779
2016 04 17 0400   21 24 19.4 -15 49 38  68.9  15.0    1085  044.1      41964
2016 04 17 0500   22 19 05.8 -01 13 04  51.7  16.1    1295  042.0      38408
2016 04 17 0600   23 21 29.1 +15 32 18  34.5  18.1    1412  044.0      36782
2016 04 17 0700   00 36 42.1 +31 22 22  25.7  19.8    1359  051.6      37490
2016 04 17 0800   02 07 26.8 +42 37 49  32.5  18.6    1173  065.4      40348
2016 04 17 0900   03 44 23.9 +47 34 45  45.0  17.1   954.4  082.7      44738
2016 04 17 1000   05 09 07.1 +47 25 35  56.8  16.2   763.9  098.4      50015
2016 04 17 1100   06 13 04.7 +44 35 32  66.7  15.7   615.8  110.0      55712
2016 04 17 1200   06 59 19.5 +40 48 31  74.9  15.5   504.6  117.8      61541
2016 04 17 1300   07 33 19.5 +36 53 49  81.7  15.3   421.5  123.2      67338
2016 04 17 1400   07 59 13.2 +33 10 21  87.5  15.2   358.5  126.9      73011
2016 04 17 1500   08 19 40.2 +29 43 51  92.5  15.2   310.1  129.6      78511
2016 04 17 1600   08 36 20.5 +26 34 57  96.8  15.2   272.1  131.6      83812
2016 04 17 1700   08 50 18.3 +23 42 21 100.6  15.2   241.8  133.0      88903
2016 04 17 1800   09 02 16.0 +21 04 16 103.9  15.2   217.3  134.2      93782
2016 04 17 1900   09 12 42.3 +18 38 52 107.0  15.2   197.2  135.1      98447
2016 04 17 2000   09 21 57.6 +16 24 32 109.7  15.2   180.5  135.8     102905
2016 04 17 2100   09 30 16.6 +14 19 48 112.2  15.2   166.5  136.3     107158
2016 04 17 2200   09 37 50.1 +12 23 25 114.6  15.2   154.6  136.7     111212
2016 04 17 2300   09 44 46.4 +10 34 21 116.7  15.2   144.4  137.1     115074
2016 04 18 0000   09 51 11.8 +08 51 41 118.7  15.2   135.6  137.4     118749
2016 04 18 0100   09 57 11.3 +07 14 39 120.5  15.2   127.9  137.6     122243
2016 04 18 0200   10 02 49.0 +05 42 38 122.3  15.2   121.3  137.7     125561
2016 04 18 0300   10 08 08.1 +04 15 02 123.9  15.2   115.4  137.8     128707
2016 04 18 0400   10 13 11.3 +02 51 22 125.5  15.2   110.3  137.9     131687
2016 04 18 0500   10 18 00.7 +01 31 15 127.0  15.2   105.7  138.0     134505
2016 04 18 0600   10 22 38.3 +00 14 17 128.4  15.2   101.6  138.0     137165
2016 04 18 0700   10 27 05.5 -00 59 50 129.7  15.2   98.02  138.0     139671
2016 04 18 0800   10 31 23.8 -02 11 24 131.0  15.2   94.80  137.9     142026
2016 04 18 0900   10 35 34.4 -03 20 39 132.2  15.2   91.92  137.9     144233
2016 04 18 1000   10 39 38.3 -04 27 49 133.4  15.2   89.35  137.8     146296
2016 04 18 1100   10 43 36.3 -05 33 06 134.5  15.2   87.05  137.7     148217
2016 04 18 1200   10 47 29.3 -06 36 40 135.6  15.2   85.00  137.6     149998
2016 04 18 1300   10 51 18.1 -07 38 41 136.6  15.2   83.16  137.5     151641
2016 04 18 1400   10 55 03.2 -08 39 18 137.7  15.2   81.53  137.3     153150
2016 04 18 1500   10 58 45.4 -09 38 38 138.6  15.2   80.09  137.2     154524
2016 04 18 1600   11 02 25.1 -10 36 50 139.6  15.2   78.82  137.0     155767
2016 04 18 1700   11 06 02.9 -11 34 00 140.5  15.2   77.70  136.8     156880
2016 04 18 1800   11 09 39.2 -12 30 14 141.4  15.2   76.73  136.6     157863
2016 04 18 1900   11 13 14.7 -13 25 37 142.3  15.2   75.91  136.4     158718

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Other Object-
SONEAR asteroid survey discovered an object in geocentered orbit yesterday,
with PANNSTARS later providing precovery imagery from a week earlier.

The object is called S509356 and is in a weird distant orbit with apogee at half
a lunar distance, perigee near geosynchronous altitude. Inclination 48 degrees,
period 3.58 days.
- Op 9-4-2016 om 12:10 schreef Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l:

016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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Posted by Lunar Meteorite * Hunter at 2:36 am Labels: , , , ,

16 April 2016

IL KY Fireball Meteor 15APR2016

IL KY Fireball Meteor Apprx. 2215 Central Time 15APR2016
Report your meteor sightings please-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures.
If you have a video or still image please send to me @ drtanuki@gmail.com ; Thank you!

Initial Meteor Reports-
15APR2016 Tiffany Binkley CALVERT CITY, Ky 2230 3-5 N-W green moon no I was driving, and there were trees all around me, but it looked huge.

15APR2016 Bryan Schaumburg, IL, USA 22:16 PM Central Only seen the last second or two of the burn E-W travel Stopped South West of Roselle Rd, facing SW Greenish White in color / no sound high beam headlight brightness To dark to see any fragmentation 7It was already moving fairly slowly when I seen it, and fairly close to the ground, probably below 500 ft. Too short of viewing time for any better guesses or info.

15APR2016 Andrew Rukavina Mundelein, IL usa approx 2215 hour 15 seconds from east to west i was driving south multi colored and very large between the moon and venus - very bright and large not sure it was large...it was not a reflection i pulled over which i never do except once when I saw an amzing display of northern lights it was the biggest thing i've ever seen....i was heading southbound at intesection of 137 and 60 in mundelein, IL I had just made the turn onto 60 from 137 and was headed south no light pollution to create any illusions..I'm a 59 year old attorney ..was not drinking or anything else...it flamed out shotly before it went over the cornfield

15APR2016 Steve Wilson Rock Island,IL,USA 22:16 in Central Time Zone 3-4 seconds Facing South, I saw a bright white light with a tinge of blue streak from East to West bright white light with a tinge of blue As bright as Venus on a clear night I'm not sure of fragmentation but it remided me of a sparkler as opposed to a single, solid point of light. It remided me of a sparkler as opposed to a single, solid point of light.

15APR2016 Anna St.Charles, IL, USA 22:14 5-10? East to West traveling burst of light/looked like fire. I was driving South on Kautz Rd, near DuPage Airport bright ball, looked like fire, it has a tail of blue behind it. I'm not sure I don't think so, maybe behind it. It really looked like it was on fire. I wondered if it was a piece from a plane I was driving, so no photo, sorry. I know it was something, not sure what. It was not high in the sky, it came across my vision field from left to right (from East to West) as I was driving South. It was cool, but also a little scary. I wondered if it was part of a plane since we were adjacent to DuPage Airport.

15APR2016 VICTORIANO BERWYN, IL 2200 5-10SECS EAST TO WEST FACING SOUTH GREEN XEON BRIGHT FRAGMENT TRAIL GREEN FIREBALL

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

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16APR2016

Japan Earthquake- M7.0- KYUSHU, JAPAN 16APR2016
Posted: 15 Apr 2016 11:45 PM PDT
Another! Please pray for these people- Hundreds injured, massive damage , unknown dead

Green Fireball Seen in Illinois Sky
Patch.com
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Green Fireball Seen in Sky Over Illinois, Midwest
Patch.com
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Watch a green meteor streak across St. Louis
fox2now.com
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - A green meteor streaked across the St. Louis area Friday night. We received many reports about the shooting star.

Extreme universe recreated in the lab
Science Daily
Three recent studies exemplify this approach, shining light on meteor impacts, the cores of giant planets and cosmic particle accelerators a million ...

Saturn Spacecraft Samples Interstellar Dust
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Lyrid meteor shower 2016: When can stargazers see the annual show?
Telegraph.co.uk
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April Planets, Meteor Shower; Star Parties in Oregon Coast Range, Gorge
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
One sizable meteor shower reaches its peak as well, but there is some bad news there. On Saturday, April 16, OMSI, Rose City Astronomers, and ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2016. This Is Why Deep Sea Creatures Didn't Die With the Dinosaurs After the Asteroid Impact

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14APR2016
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CRATERFEST: 'Biggest thing to hit Wetumpka since the meteor' set for Saturday Wetumpka Herald Wetumpka's Craterfest is just four days away, with ...

Huge Meteorite Fireball caught on camera turning night into day in Saudi Arabia
YouTube
Huge Meteorite Fireball caught on camera turning night into day in Saudi Arabia. ... videos of this "event" are suspect!

Event 1382-2016
American Meteor Society
AMS received 206 reports about a fireball seen over IL, MO, MI, WI, OK, IN, OH, KY, MN, AL, IA and TN on Saturday, April 16th 2016 around 03:17 UT.
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Via- Sergio Sancevero
April 16 at 3:49pm
Astrônomo que é astrônomo gosta é da madrugada!!! Vídeo novo no ar!!! No dia 31 de Março de 2016 passou sobre Minas Gerais um bólido muito brilhante com magnitude -11 e que foi registrado pelas estações da BRAMON. Vamos entender tudo sobre essa história? Boa diversão!!!
https://youtu.be/TuCzxI3bEm8
Bólido Sobre Minas Gerais - Space Today TV Ep.198
No dia 31 de Março de 2016, um bólido com magnitude de -11 cruzou os céus de Minas Gerais e foi regi...
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Via- Takis Theodossiou, Greece
April 16 at 4:32am
Recoveries of more Stubenberg meteorites fully confirmed the predicted impact area
www.asu.cas.cz
http://www.asu.cas.cz/%7Emeteor/bolid/2016_04_14/index_e.html
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Via- Takis Theodossiou, Greece
April 16 at 4:17am
Meteorites Help Answer Questions About Solar System Evolution
Nearly 570 meteorite samples from asteroids, planets and other bodies of our solar system were recov...

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Japan Earthquake- M7.0- KYUSHU, JAPAN 16APR2016

Another!  Please pray for these people- Hundreds injured, massive damage , unknown dead

They had better shut down the working nuclear plant there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New update video about Japan 7.0 earthquake 16APRIL2016


Strong Quake Hits Japan, Large 'Anomalies' Presumed Energy from Unknown Source All Over Planet
A strong 7.0 earthquake hit southern Japan early on Saturday (Apr 16), the US Geological Survey said,…
YOUTUBE.COM

 NHK VIDEO SHOWING SOME OF THE DAMAGE-
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160416_04/

 video will be updated--- sorry much has happened since it was made.

M7.0 - KYUSHU, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude7.0
Date-Time
  • 15 Apr 2016 16:25:06 UTC
  • 16 Apr 2016 01:25:06 near epicenter
  • 16 Apr 2016 00:25:06 standard time in your timezone
Location32.782N 130.726E
Depth10 km
Distances
  • 1 km (0 mi) WSW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan
  • 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Uto, Japan
  • 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Ueki, Japan
  • 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Matsubase, Japan
  • 631 km (391 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 4.8 km; Vertical 1.9 km
ParametersNph = 85; Dmin = 40.5 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 39°
Version =
Event IDus 20005iis
For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Issued atObserved atRegion NameMagnitudeMaximum seismic intensity
(JMA Seismic Intensity)
02:21 JST 16 Apr 201602:18 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.94
02:09 JST 16 Apr 201602:04 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.94
02:03 JST 16 Apr 201601:56 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.74
01:58 JST 16 Apr 201601:46 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM6.06-
01:50 JST 16 Apr 201601:46 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM6.06-
01:47 JST 16 Apr 201601:44 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM5.35-
01:40 JST 16 Apr 201601:25 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM7.16+
01:37 JST 16 Apr 201601:30 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM5.44
01:30 JST 16 Apr 201601:25 JST 16 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM7.16+
23:20 JST 15 Apr 201623:17 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.64
20:51 JST 15 Apr 201620:46 JST 15 Apr 2016Sagami-wanM2.82
20:20 JST 15 Apr 201620:15 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.84
18:52 JST 15 Apr 201618:48 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.63
17:42 JST 15 Apr 201617:39 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
15:32 JST 15 Apr 201615:27 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.14
13:53 JST 15 Apr 201613:50 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.03
12:49 JST 15 Apr 201612:46 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
09:56 JST 15 Apr 201609:53 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.93
09:06 JST 15 Apr 201609:02 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.83
07:58 JST 15 Apr 201607:55 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.23
07:51 JST 15 Apr 201607:46 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.44
07:33 JST 15 Apr 201607:30 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.24
07:23 JST 15 Apr 201607:20 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
06:28 JST 15 Apr 201606:24 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.03
05:35 JST 15 Apr 201605:32 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.83
05:13 JST 15 Apr 201605:10 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.64
05:05 JST 15 Apr 201605:01 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
04:23 JST 15 Apr 201604:19 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.13
03:41 JST 15 Apr 201603:37 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.14
03:33 JST 15 Apr 201603:29 JST 15 Apr 2016Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.41
02:17 JST 15 Apr 201602:14 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.23
02:02 JST 15 Apr 201601:59 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.63
01:56 JST 15 Apr 201601:53 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.85-
01:24 JST 15 Apr 201601:21 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.03
01:08 JST 15 Apr 201601:04 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.93
00:58 JST 15 Apr 201600:53 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.84
00:53 JST 15 Apr 201600:50 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.24
00:51 JST 15 Apr 201600:47 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.33
00:38 JST 15 Apr 201600:34 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.54
00:29 JST 15 Apr 201600:26 JST 15 Apr 2016Suruga-wan Nampo-okiM4.82
00:23 JST 15 Apr 201600:20 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.03
00:17 JST 15 Apr 201600:13 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.93
00:09 JST 15 Apr 201600:03 JST 15 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM6.46+
23:47 JST 14 Apr 201623:43 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM5.04
23:32 JST 14 Apr 201623:28 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.44
23:04 JST 14 Apr 201623:00 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.33
22:54 JST 14 Apr 201622:51 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
22:51 JST 14 Apr 201622:47 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.53
22:46 JST 14 Apr 201622:43 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.34
22:43 JST 14 Apr 201622:38 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM5.05-
22:35 JST 14 Apr 201622:31 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.33
22:30 JST 14 Apr 201622:26 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.63
22:27 JST 14 Apr 201622:22 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.64
22:23 JST 14 Apr 201622:19 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.33
22:20 JST 14 Apr 201622:16 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.24
22:15 JST 14 Apr 201622:09 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.34
22:12 JST 14 Apr 201622:07 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM5.76-
22:07 JST 14 Apr 201622:03 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.32
22:04 JST 14 Apr 201622:00 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.02
21:58 JST 14 Apr 201621:53 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.04
21:48 JST 14 Apr 201621:42 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM4.94
21:44 JST 14 Apr 201621:37 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM3.94
21:36 JST 14 Apr 201621:26 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM6.47
21:32 JST 14 Apr 201621:26 JST 14 Apr 2016Kumamoto-ken Kumamoto-chihoM6.47

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/data/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/MAJO_24hr.htmlData from station MAJO (Matsushiro, Japan)

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/.../telemetry_data/MAJO_24hr.html



ASL DCC MAJO TELEMETRY DATA
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV

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15 April 2016

Spain- Fireball over the Mediterranean (14 April 2016)

Spain- Fireball over the Mediterranean (14 April 2016)
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Fireball over the Mediterranean (14 April 2016)
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2016

This Is Why Deep Sea Creatures Didn't Die With the Dinosaurs After the Asteroid Impact
Yahoo News - Claire Lampen,Mic 20 hours ago
Deep sea creatures are evolutionary question marks. They live in conditions that would be unlivable for most organisms, and still cover some "95% of Earth's living space," according to the Smithsonian....

Lyrid Meteor Shower In April 2016: How to Watch Tonight
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Lyrid meteor shower annually appears from April 16 through April 26. So it's possible to spot Lyrids every night ...

The LYRIDS are back! Meteor Activity Outlook for April 16-22
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 2 for observers located in the northern hemisphere and 3 for observers ...

Get ready for meteor shower
The Maitland Mercury
Over this coming week we're in for a 'meteor shower' called the Lyrids and it's a perfect excuse to stay up late and enjoy the show.Meteor showers are ...
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Via- Takis Theodossiou
April 15 at 9:08pm

Interstellar dust intercepted at Saturn
m.esa.int
The international Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of dust coming fr...
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Via- Ravi Jagtiani
April 15 at 5:48pm
Might interest some ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcyIWBiLkM

GROWING VEGETABLES IN METEORITE SOIL
Is it possible to grow vegetables in ground up meteorite soil? I will plant snap peas, spinach, radi...

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14 April 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14APR2016

CRATERFEST: 'Biggest thing to hit Wetumpka since the meteor' set for Saturday
Wetumpka Herald
Wetumpka's Craterfest is just four days away, with activities set to begin bright and early Saturday morning at Gold Star Park. This year's event will ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13APR2016
Portal to the Universe
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13APR2016. 13 Apr 2016, 11:24 UTC The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13APR2016.

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13 April 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13APR2016

The Tokyo Olympics are going to be out of this world
NEWS.com.au
ARTIFICIAL METEOR SHOWERS ... opening ceremony of all time, one astronomy company wants to light up the sky with an artificial meteor shower.

Meteor Scatter
RF Cafe
Meteor scatter communications is an excellent example of where hobbyists - in this case amateur radio operators - have contributed mightily to ...

We're in for a month of meteor showers as we pass through the tail of Halley's Comet
ScienceAlert
We're in for quite a show over the next few weeks as Earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet. Known as the Eta Aquarids, the month-long ...

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SUSPECTED METEOR: Unease As 'mystery Stone'falls From The Sky In Taraba - Nigeria Nairaland About 10:45 am on March 12, farmers and .

2016 Lyrid meteor shower peak time, dates: Learn what the skies would look like from April 18 to 23
Christian Daily
The annual Lyrids meteor shower continuously excite people as the sky turns more radiant with little flashes of light moving around the sky. Though it ...
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Video Observation Results - December 2015
The December 2015 report from the IMO Video Meteor Network including the
statistics for 2015 is available at
http://www.imonet.org/reports/201512.pdf
Best wishes,
Sirko Molau
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Via-Elias Junior, Brasil
April 13 at 7:41pm
Ukrania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JnZz2f-uJU
Метеорит над Херсоном 11.04.2016
В 21.35 над Херсоном пролетело что-то, горело каким-то бирюзовым огнём. Регистратор заснял, но не пе...

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12 April 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12APR2016

Rock-napping case involving $425,000 purchase of Fukang meteorite lands Massachusetts couple in court
...While in their possession, the professional rock cleaners reportedly commented to Settgast that he was selling the rock for a steal ..

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11APR2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
SUSPECTED METEOR: Unease As 'mystery Stone'falls From The Sky In Taraba - Nigeria Nairaland About 10:45 am on March 12, farmers and ...

Tokyo is planning a man-made meteor shower for the 2020 ...
The42-Apr 8, 2016
A MAN-MADE meteor shower as the center-piece of the opening ceremony is just one of the ways Tokyo is gearing up to produce the most .

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 22
SPHERICAL BOULDERS IN NORTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
by William D. Hanson and J. Michael Howard
http://www.geology.ar.gov/pdf/MP%2022%20Prim%20Boulders.pdf

growing vegetables in meteorite soil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcyIWBiLkM

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DAG- Dubai Astronomy Day 15APR2016 Free Event

DAG- Dubai Astronomy Day 15APR2016 Free Event -- Cancelled;Sorry Bad Weather...


Come and celebrate Astronomy Day with Dubai Astronomy Group at Mushrif Park (location map) April 15, 2015. The activity is FREE FOR ALL and will be from 7PM - 9PM. Join us with your family and friends to observe celestial bodies through our telescopes.
To register for the program, send us an email at astro@dubaiastronomy.com with your name and contact details and of any who will be joining you.
We look forward to seeing you there!
DAG TEAM

NOTICE! Cancelled;Sorry Bad Weather...Dear all,
Hope you are all well. Thank you for your amazing support for the Astronomy Day program, which was scheduled for Friday, 15 April, but due to bad weather conditions the event must be postponed until further notice. It is being forecasted that rain is expected on Friday and it will be cloudy nevertheless, which will cause hindrance in all stargazing activities.
We will be scheduling other programs in the coming day and will be notifying all of you so that you may attend and explore the night skies.
Wishing you Astronomical times,
DAG Team

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