25 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25NOV2011

Meteor lights up US skies
TelegraphTV
The skies above the American Midwest have been lit up by a mysterious fireball, thought to have been a falling meteor. ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Texas Meteor 23NOV2011
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
Not sure if it was a meteor or not but there was a bright white ball flying south to north over Austin Tx around 8pm 11/23/11. There was no tail, it was a brighter and larger then any stars in the sky but did not have enough glow to illuminate the ...
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A Thanksgiving predawn meteor?
Fayetteville Observer (blog)
Around 4:30 AM today Ty in Grimesland, NC between Greenville and Washington saw a brightmeteor low in the sky…heading south to north. He writes, “It appeared to be really low, bright and with a long tail lasted for about 3 sec“. ...




NY / NJ Green Meteor Fireball 24NOV2011

Glen Cove ,New York Meteor ~11:40 pm EST 24NOV2011
Thursday, November 24th, 2011, (thanksgiving evening) about 11:40 pm
Glen Cove ,New York Observed in the north east sky .....stating at about one o'clock to about two o'clock in the sky...large pronounced green fireball lasted about two and a half seconds, short sloppy tail, you could see it was burning. *If you held a dime at arms legnth, that is how big it appeared to be. I'll never forget it!! Thanks for the web site!
andrew* from glen cove  Thank you Andrew!

Normandy Beach, NJ Meteor 11:55pm EST24NOV2011
Looking West, over the ocean, saw a bright white streak traveling South to North which ended in a bright green ball of light. Thank you. Maureen.  Thank you Maureen!


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Nashua, NH Meteor? 24NOV2011

Nashua, NH Meteor? 18:30 EST 24NOV2011
Noticed a small dimly lit but discernable to naked eye, object traveling slowly from east towards west. At first I thought it was a satellite, then it accelerated towards the western horizon through Cygnus at a VERY high rate of speed! The object never illuminated any brighter and did not have a tail/plasma. Bolide? Near Earth Object? -DLT  Thank you!


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Belleville, Ontario, Canada Bolide Meteor 24NOV2011

Belleville, Ontario, Canada Bolide Meteor 02:30 am 24NOV2011
I saw this bolide on November 24th, 2011 at 0230 exactly.
I was in the City of Belleville in Ontario, Canada. At the time of the sighting I was traveling northbound on Sidney Street in a car, so I am unsure if there had been any noises or sounds during the sighting.
I have seen quite a few bolides before, as I work nights and am in a car driving all around constantly, but this one was quite alarming as it seemed to be traveling faster than any I have seen before. It was about 30-40 degrees above the horizon directly in front of me as I traveled straight north. The bolide started out at the top left of my view, it remained as what looked like a plane in the sky, a small-ish dot, but larger than a normal plane (Belleville is located 15 minutes away from Trenton, Ontario where our major air base is, there are all kinds of military aircrafts in the air all the time.). I for about half of it's travel distance it remained a tiny, bright light that slowly grew brighter before it burst into a bright cobalt blue shade and seemed to break into at least three, if not five pieces.
The entire thing may have lasted five or eight seconds, it was over quite quickly, though I have seen bolides burn out much quicker than this one did.
As for brightness, while it was still tiny and looked like a plane, it was as bright, or possibly a tiny bit brighter than Venus, but it seemed to lose a lot of the brightness after the initial combustion into the blue flames.
I was unable to take video or pictures of this, though I would suggest looking into the sky cameras Ottawa's Colleges have. I have seen many bolides around Belleville, and they are always captured on the cameras the universities use for study.
All in all, it was pretty darn cool! Forgot to make a wish though, rats. -Emily Thank you Emily!


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24 November 2011

Western Queensland, Australia Bolide Meteor? 23NOV2011

Western Queensland, Australia Bolide Meteor? 0450 Local Queensland Time 23NOV2011
I was airborne flying over Western Queensland last night, at approximately 1850 UTS or 0450 Local Queensland Time on the morning of the 23/11/11. I and several other aircraft in the area observed a very bright series of lights descending in the sky in a cluster at the time. The brightest light was leading the cluster, and there were maybe 10 or 12 smaller lights following. We were facing south east at the time, and the object seemed to be descending from a higher altitude overhead our position to a point directly in front of us at a lower altitude. The object was moving very slow, significantly slower than any shooting star I have ever seen. The lights were visible for about two or three minutes. Several minutes later as the sun began to rise, a smoke trail could be seen that followed the path of the object. It extended from a position just south of Mount Isa and continued south east for several hundred miles towards Charleville, although the trail had dissipated by the time our aircraft had passed Charleville. We were at an altitude of 37000ft and the trail was significantly higher than us. I hope this helps!-Mat Thank you Mat!


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24NOV2011

Baffling fireball reported overhead
Mansfield News Journal
He thinks the fireball may have landed there. Lt. Michael Vinson, of the Mansfield post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, said several agencies, including the Lexington Police Department, Troy Township Fire Department, the Richland County Sheriff's Office ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Toronto, Ontario, Canada ...
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? ...
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Newburg, Maryland Green Meteor 23NOV2011

Newburg, Maryland Green Meteor ~8:13 pm EST 23NOV2011
I saw a green meteor go across the sky when i was out letting my dog out at about 8:13 pm . It streaked across the sky for a good 3-4 seconds before it disappeared.. I live in Newburg, Maryland. Vinny D.  Thank you Vinny!

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Texas Meteor 23NOV2011

Austin, TX Meteor 8pm cst -6GMT  23NOV2011
Not sure if it was a meteor or not but there was a bright white ball flying south to north over Austin Tx around 8pm 11/23/11. There was no tail, it was a brighter and larger then any stars in the sky but did not have enough glow to illuminate the sky. It took less then a second from horizon to horizon.- Ryan O. Thank you Ryan!

Coppell, Texas Meteor 8:15 pm 23NOV2011
walking southward, noticed a bright object streaking across the sky very quickly, disappeared into the distance beyond tree lines and my line of sight. Streaking or tail was not visible. -Michael M.  Thank you Michael!


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Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts Meteor 23NOV2011

Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts Meteor 11:50 p.m. 23NOV2011
Saw a very bright, long meteorite, looked like it was heading just about straight down when viewed from West Somerville, Mass. looking East-Southeast. I'm colorblind but it looked to be bluish with a long tail and a bright finish. It was silent, as far as I could tell, and grew brighter as it reached its conclusion.-A  Thank you Andy!


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23 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23NOV2011

Geminid meteors will "shower" WNC in December
Mountain Xpress
This is a bit unusual since most meteor showers are caused by debris from comets, not asteroids. Nevertheless, as Phaethon orbits the Sun, it sheds dust particles that remain as a trail of debris in its path. Since the Earth encounters this trail of ...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Qrendi, Malta Bright ...
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
Qrendi, Malta Bright Green Meteor 22NOV2011. Qrendi, Malta Bright Green Meteor ~21:40 22NOV2011 Massive meteor sighted over Maqluba in Qrendi Malta. date: Nov 22 2011 Time : approximate 21.40. Colour: bright green. Traveling from ...
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APOD 2011 November 22 Leonid Fireball over Tenerife
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111122.html

Qrendi, Malta Bright Green Meteor 22NOV2011

Qrendi, Malta Bright Green Meteor ~21:40 22NOV2011
Massive meteor sighted over Maqluba in Qrendi Malta. date: Nov 22 2011 Time : approximate 21.40. Colour: bright green. The meteor dropped for about 2 seconds or a little more – and as it dropped it got brighter. It was quite spectacular.
Traveling from over head to the south (from 85 degrees overhead to 25 degrees south) approximate across a quarter of the sky. brightness 100 times the brightness of Jupiter, looked like a firework. Really amazing was not sure what it was but based on similar images realized it was a meteor Regards, Matina  Thank you Matina!


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NEOs Close Approach - Meteors, Fireballs, Bolides Watch from 18NOV-27NOV

NEO Asteroids Close Approach -Meteors, Fireballs, Bolides 
Watch from 18NOV-27NOV
These two just slipped by: 

(2011 WJ15) 2011-Nov-200.00672.624 m - 54 m25.226.33

(2011 WQ4) 2011-Nov-210.00512.09.1 m - 20 m27.37.57

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
175706 (1996 FG3) 2011-Nov-230.101439.5670 m - 1.5 km18.08.13
(2011 WP4) 2011-Nov-240.00381.511 m - 25 m26.910.86
(2011 WN2) 2011-Nov-250.02108.224 m - 53 m25.38.71
(2011 SR69) 2011-Nov-260.114344.5270 m - 590 m20.06.63
(2011 WR2) 2011-Nov-260.050019.524 m - 53 m25.312.50
(2010 RJ43) 2011-Nov-260.193075.159 m - 130 m23.310.66
(2008 KT) 2011-Nov-270.067426.26.0 m - 14 m28.24.97
(1994 XL1) 2011-Nov-280.118246.0180 m - 400 m20.816.36
289315 (2005 AN26) 2011-Nov-290.091835.7550 m - 1.2 km18.412.51
(2002 TZ66) 2011-Nov-300.147157.318 m - 39 m25.94.30

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/


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22 November 2011

Hemsedal, Norway Meteor 21NOV2011

Hemsedal, Norway Meteor ~17:00 Local  21NOV2011
I live in Hemsedal, Norway. Yesterday around 17.00 a clock I saw a object flying over the sky. It lokked like a shooting star but it seemed to be very close to earth with a long, bright, fire looking tail. I was looking west when I saw the object. I was not looking at the sky at first, but the big "tail" took my attention. The date was 21/11 - 2011. At, 17.00 (5.00 in the afternoon, Stockholm time) After it got my attention I could look at it for about 3 seconds... So maybe all together for 5-6 seconds. It was travelig at less speed then a shooting star. What could this be? Do you have any information about this? Thank you =) Lisa N   Thank you Lisa!

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22NOV2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. The addition of strong sporadic rates make ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...



Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 | American ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will be a nuisance in the late morning sky but will not inhibitmeteor watching. If the moon is above the horizon simple ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-novembe...



Katherine Cruse interns for NASA
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
While at NASA, Cruse analyzed, compared and evaluated two different meteor detection systems in order to determine which system is better suited for portable meteor observing stations, which will be used by NASA to monitor meteor showers from remote ...



Little hut on the prairie protects telescope investment
DL-Online
Want to watch a meteor shower at 3 am? Set the alarm near your comfy warm bed, then go outside at 3 am, open the doors of the DobHut and you're watching the cosmos in a minute flat. Reed, a lifelong astronomy buff, saw a need and built his prototype, ...

Wayne County, Michigan Meteor 21NOV2011

Wayne County, Michigan Meteor between 715-730pm 21NOV2011
Driving West on Interstate Highway 94. Saw a bright object (brighter and larger than Venus) moving almost directly west from about 45 degrees above horizon straight down. Lasted a out a second and a half. Bright enough to see through windscreen with lots of lights of civilization around.  Fifteen minutes later saw another similar object moving in a similar direction as I was approaching Ann Arbor.... -Steve W.

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Upton, MA Meteor 21NOV2011

Upton, MA Meteor ~11:28 pm EST 21NOV2011
On 11/21/11 approximately 11:28 pm I saw a low meteor. It was
going east to west with a 1/4 moon magnitude (very bright) green and
yellow. I think this is copper and sodium so perhaps it was satellite
or booster rocket debris burning up on reentry. It lasted 2 to 2.5
seconds and I wish I had my camera or cell phone. It was very wide so
I think it was low and no sound. I am in Upton, MA 42.17 N -71.61 W. Regards,
Dennis Kloepping  Thank you Dennis!

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meteor 21NOV2011

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meteor ~19:00 EST 21NOV2011
It was Monday November 21st sometime between 19:00 and 19:02 Eastern Standard Time.
It was really bright with a long tail and appeared very close, lasting for a few seconds before disappearing into pieces when it reached the atmosphere.
I am in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hope this helps! -Celeste  Thank you Celeste!

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Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Four Meteors 21NOV2011

Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Four Meteors ~8:30 pm CST 21NOV2011
Last night around 8:30 pm central time, November 21, 2011 my husband and I witnessed four meteors about 10 miles south of Carberry, Manitoba, Canada on the number 5 highway. They were very bright heading southeast. These meteors very extremely bright. The first two appeared then
after 5 minutes two more appeared. These are the brightest we have ever seen. They burned out or landed before they reached us. We could not determine how far they were.
Theresa C
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Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor Fireball 21NOV2011

Nova Scotia, Canada Meteor Fireball 7:30 pm Atlantic Time 21NOV2011
FIREBALL REPORT...eastern canada over nova scotia, 7:30 pm atlantic time nov 21 2011
-George Green  Thank you George!

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Las Vegas, Nevada Green Meteor 21NOV2011

Las Vegas, NV. Green Luminous Meteor 3-4 second Duration between 7:15-7:20 pm 21NOV2011
It's now 7:32pm PST in Las Vegas, NV. I was out back on my patio, facing east when I saw a pale green luminous ball shoot across the sky, west to east. It was larger than all bodies visible in the night sky, except the moon. My best estimation would be approximately 1/10 size of a full moon, perhaps slightly larger. I was visible for about 3 or 4 seconds before it vanished in the eastern horizon. There was little or no visible "tail" which seemed immediately odd to me. There was no flashing, twinkling or other fluctuation in it's luminosity or intensity. This likely happened between 7:15 & 7:20pm. Well wishes,~Kim C. Harper  Thank you Kim!
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