The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23OCT2012

Meteor's spectacular shower - Video on NBCNews.com
Video on NBCNews.com: Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area saw a large meteor streak ...
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Orionid meteor shower
Yahoo! News (blog)
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower peaked early on Oct. 21, raining bits of the famed Halley's Comet on Earth to the delight of stargazers around the world. Show thumbnails; Hide thumbnails. View All. 1 - 8 of 10. PrevNext · Orionid Meteor Shower Wows ...

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
UPI.com
The object was confirmed as debris from the meteor that streaked over the Bay Area, offering viewers a spectacular light show, said Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif. "We can now hope to use our fireball trajectory to trace ...

Stargazers All Over the World Catch Glimpse of Orionid Meteor Shower ...
Latinos Post
At her house in Wiltshire, England, Renata Arpasova woke up at 1 a.m. in the early morning of Oct. 21 to catch a glimpse of a rare spectacle over the skies of her neighborhood. And as she found a clear patch of sky to catch sight of a few big, bright...

Video: 2012 Orionid meteor showers delight stargazers around the world
Examiner.com
Saturday night and early Sunday morning, the 2012 Orionid meteor showers delighted stargazers all over the world as they watched one of the most beautiful meteorshowers of the year; the meteors come from Halley's Comet and as many as 25 per hour and ...

Meteorite From Wednesday's Fireball Strikes Roof ...
A NASA scientist says that the small meteorite found by a Novato resident is indeed a piece of ...
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California fireball fragment hits pastor's home in Novato | Astro Bob
Call it a message from heaven, but the first meteorite reported from the Oct. 17 fireball that lit up the sky over the San Francisco Bay area struck the roof of the ...
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Orionid meteor shower wows weekend stargazers
Fox News
Photographer Tommy Eliassen captured this spectacular view of an Orionid meteor streaking through the dazzling northern lights and Milky Way from his camp in Korgfjellet, Hemnes, Norway, on Oct. 20, 2012, during the peak of the 2012 Orionid metTommy ...

Photos: Orionid meteor shower lights up night skies over weekend
Fox 31 KDVR.com
(CNN) – Silver fireballs soared over the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday and Sunday. The much-anticipated Orionid meteor shower peaked over the weekend with a bit of the shower still visible Monday morning. The Orionid meteor shower peaked at about...

Meteor sheds light on watery solar system
ABC Science Online
... want to examine other meteorites to see if they find similar characteristics. One candidate is a meteorite detected in 2010 by a network of meteor spotting cameras set up across the Nullarbor Plain in outback southern Australia. Tags: planets-and ...

Meteor Chunk Found – Hit Novato Pastor's Home
Patch.com
A NASA-affiliated astronomer confirmed Sunday that a golf ball-sized rock that struck a Novato house is the first confirmed piece from the meteor that exploded over the Bay Area Wednesday night. The 2.2-ounce meteorite hit the roof of Rev. Kent and ..

Orionid Meteor Shower pictures ignite Web
Examiner.com
Last night saw the peak of the annual Orionid Meteor Shower, which typically produces around 20 meteors per hour. In terms of magnitude, while the Orionids are not one of three major showers (August's Perseids, November's Leonids, and December's...

Meteorite lands in Calif. neighborhood - CBS News ...
CBS News video:Meteorite lands in Calif. neighborhood - The usually quiet neighborhood of
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NASA Scientist: Meteorite Hits Bay Area Home ...
The fireball that streaked over Palo Alto deposited a golf-ball-sized rock on a home.
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Meteorite Impacts Earth at Louisiana Ammunition ...
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News report on what the media claims was an explosion at Louisiana ammo dump. The ...
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What was that fireball? Maybe the Orionid meteor shower -- or not
Los Angeles Times
By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger. October 18, 2012, 9:58 a.m.. The bright fireball in the sky Wednesday night that surprised Bay Area residents may or may not be part of the Orionid meteor shower that will peak this weekend.

Update: meteorite from California fireball recovered | Bad Astronomy
Discover Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:18 PM PDT
This is exciting: a meteorite from last weekâs fireball over northern California has been found! NBC is reporting a small chunk, 4-5 centimeters across and weighing about 60 grams, struck a house in Novato, California shortly after the fireball was seen. Theyâre reporting Peter Jenniskens, a SETI astronomer and meteorite expert, confirmed the find. Thatâs critical: a lot of rocks are mistaken ...

Meteorite from Recent Fireball Hit Roof of N. California Home
Scientific American Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:11 PM PDT
A meteorite from a fireball that lit up the night sky over Northern California last week hit the roof of a Novato house and landed in the backyard, scientists say. [More]

Video: Meteorite lands in Calif. neighborhood
CBS News Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:09 PM PDT
The usually quiet neighborhood of Novato, Calif., is getting lots of media attention after an alien visitor dropped in. KPIX-TV's John Ramos reports.

California Orionids Meteorite Lands On Preacher's Roof
redOrbit Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:05 PM PDT
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The meteoritewhich exploded over the San Francisco Bay area last week did not only strike attention as it fired across the sky, but it also struck the home of resident Lisa Webber. The meteorite erupted through the sky last week in San Francisco and was witnessed by several residents in the area. While this was going on, Webber, unaware of the ...

Meteorite that hit Calif. home was part of Wednesday's fireball
KSBW Salinas Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT
A 2-inch rock that hit a home in Novato is a chunk of the fireball meteor that lit up the Central Coast's skies on Wednesday. Scientist Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute in Mountain View said it's the first confirmed meteorite after a fireball stunned stargazers from Santa Cruz to Carmel Valley. The meteor was as big as a car when it crashed through the Earth's atmosphere, astronomers said ...

Fragment of California Fireball Hit House
Discovery News Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:08 AM PDT
A meteorite that lit up the Northern California night sky last week smacked the roof of a Novato house.

California Woman Finds Meteorite in Backyard
KSEE 24 Fresno Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT
A chunk of meteorite struck the house of a San Francisco Bay Area resident, landing in her backyard, after a meteor streaked through the sky on Wednesday evening.

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KGO AM 810 San Francisco Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:33 AM PDT
Meteorite Found! Fragment of California Fireball Hit House NOVATO, Calif. -- A fragment of the meteor that streaked across the skies over the Bay Area last Wednesday has been found in Marin. KGO's Mel Baker has the story.

California meteor hit suburban house
CBS News Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:07 AM PDT
Fragment from meteorite over Northern California dented roof of nearby home

meteorite from California fireball recovered
Discover Magazine (blog)
This chunk is small, though, and given how bright the fireball was and how it was seen to fragment, I'd think bigger pieces must have fallen. That area is fairly well-populated – I used to live not far from there and cursed traffic every time I had to ...

Camp Minden 911, Calif. meteor explosions, methane links
Examiner.com
A meteor the size of a small car that hit Earth's upper atmosphere, exploded, and left debris over California Wednesday evening might link to ten explosions in north Louisiana two nights before that eye witnesses described as a meteor shower but ...

Capturing The Orionid Meteor Shower
FOX2now.com
(CNN) — The Orionid meteor shower put on a cosmic light show for the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend. The Orionids peaked early Sunday morning as more than 25 meteors an hour streaked the night sky. The astronomical event caught the attention ...

Rock from meteor shower found in Novato
Marin Independent-Journal
A small rock that slammed into a Novato home Wednesday night has been confirmed as the first identified piece from the meteor shower that flamed over the Bay Area last week, according to a NASA-affiliated astronomer. The meteorite, smaller than a fist ...

Look Out Below! Meteor Chunk Lands on California Home
Indiana's NewsCenter
A California home had a house crasher last week. Literally. According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, a small meteor chunk landed on the roof of a California home last week. A woman then found the meteor chunk in the home's yard ...

Meteorite Found! Fragment of California Fireball Hit House
Space.com
A meteorite from a fireball that lit up the night sky over Northern California last week hit the roof of a Novato house and landed in the backyard, scientists say. Homeowner Lisa Webber, a nurse at the University of California, San Francisco Medical ...

Meteorite hit suburban Calif. house
CBS News
A meteorite from a fireball that lit up the night sky over Northern California last week hit the roof of a Novato house and landed in the backyard, scientists say. Homeowner Lisa Webber, a nurse at the University of California, San Francisco Medical ...

Capturing the Orionid meteor shower - CNN.com
The Orionid meteor shower put on a cosmic light show for the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend.
www.cnn.com/2012/10/22/living/irpt-orionid.../index.html

Meteor fragment found in Novato
abc7news.com
Lisa Webber says she remembers because the house was quiet, she had just turned off the TV after the Giants game was in a rain delay. She found the meteor fragment in her backyard a couple days later. Webber contacted scientists with the SETI Institute...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22OCT2012

Fireball Meteorite Falls on Calif. Home
NBC Chicago
The first chunk of meteorite from the fireball that streaked across California skies last week was found this weekend, after it slammed into a woman's roof and landed on her lawn. The find came after days of searching by scientists from the SETI ...

Heavens above, we're in a meteor shower right now
NEWS.com.au
"The Orionid meteor shower isn't the strongest, but it is one of the most beautiful showers of the year," Bill Cooke, the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, said. Sydney Observatory's spokesperson Melissa Hulbert said the spectacular show was ...

Novato Woman Finds Piece of Meteorite in Her Yard ...
A woman found a piece of a meteorite and she didn't have to go very far – it landed in her ...
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Wednesday's Meteor Falls on North Bay Home
NBC Bay Area
Wednesday's Meteor Falls on North Bay Home. Woman found meteorite after reading the Chronicle and then remembering she heard something strange the night the meteor came to earth. By Lori Preuitt. | Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 | Updated 2:11 PM PDT ...

Rock from meteor shower found in Novato
Marin Independent-Journal
A small rock that slammed into a Novato home Thursday night has been confirmed as a piece from the meteor shower that flamed over the Bay Area during the past few days, a NASA-affiliated astronomer said. The meteorite, smaller than a fist, was ...

Tiny meteorite fragment hits Novato home
San Francisco Chronicle
Tiny meteorite fragment hits Novato home. NOVATO. Henry K. Lee. Updated 8:58 p.m., Sunday, October 21, 2012. View: Larger | Hide. A gray, 2-inch rock that hit a Novato home is the first confirmed chunk of the meteor that dramatically exploded over the ...

EKU acquires 33 lb. meteorite from Tennessee
Richmond Register
“It” is a 33-pound meteorite discovered in a cow pasture near Tazewell, Tenn., in the 1930s by Tilmon Brooks, the late grandfather of Donna Lewis, a school secretary in Pineville. It wasn't until Lewis' husband, George, received a strong signal from ...

Orionid meteor shower lights up the sky with spectacular show of shooting stars
Examiner.com
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower, which was forecasted to produce up to 25 meteors an hour, peaked early Sunday (Oct. 21) over the heads of patient stargazers and did not disappoint. The Orionid meteor shower which occurs every year in mid to late ...

Orionid meteor shower captured on social media sites
Los Angeles Times
The Orionid meteor shower overnight was difficult to see in many parts of urban Southern California, but those away from the city lights captured images of the event. The shower, which occurs each October and was at peak visibility from Saturday after ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Greatly Understood Combining Astronomy with ...
Guardian Express
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower was cleared for safety by members of the scientific community, but if diviners are correct, the May 24, 2014 predicted celestial display of “shooting stars” could produce as many as 1,000 meteorites per hour to fill the ...

Meteor Shower Spawned By Halley's Comet Will Peak Over The Weekend
Maboot
A big celestial light show is underway as the Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak over the weekend. The Orionids are named after their source of origin in the constellation Orion (The Hunter). Historically, the Orinoid meteor shower has produced...

Orionid meteor shower dazzles observers
The Bell Jar
The Orionid meteor shower dazzled observers overnight from Saturday to Sunday as Earth made its way though the debris shed by Halley's Comet on its trip around the sun. Halley's debris hit our atmosphere at speeds of approximately 148,000 miles per...

'Meteor storm' from newfound comet expected in 2014
Newstrack India
Washington, October 21 (ANI): While Orionid meteor shower from Halley's Comet will illuminate the sky this weekend, recent calculations made by meteor experts suggest there's a far-greater celestial fireworks display coming to in 2014. A new, and very ...

Meteorite From Wednesday's Fireball Found In Novato
CBS Local
Sure enough, Lisa found a small rock that Dr. Peter Jenniskens, with NASA's SETI institute, says is indeed a piece from the flaming fireball. He helped track the path of the meteor, capturing the image on an array of video cameras. He says this is only ...

Tiny piece of heavens hits pastor's home
San Francisco Chronicle
She had heard a strange sound at the time but didn't think twice about it until she read a Chronicle story saying debris from the meteor would be found in a band stretching east of San Rafael toward Napa and Sonoma. Some have marveled at the potential ...

Meteor Shower October 2012: Peak Times and Live Streaming for Oct. 20-21 ...
Latinos Post
The meteor shower is expected to peak Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The best viewing places will be locations that are away from a lot of light pollution, and with a clear view of the sky. The Orionids are remnants of Hailey's Comet. Every ...

Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend under ideal weather conditions
Examiner.com
Star gazers will want to keep their eyes sealed to the skies this weekend as the Orionid meteorshower is expected to take place. The Orionid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year. This is the time of year (mid to late October ...

Meteor shower visible tonight as Earth passes debris of Halley's Comet
ITV News
Stargazers will be treated to a meteor shower tonight as the Earth passes near the debris of Halley's Comet. The so-called Orionid Meteor Shower happens every October, but this year it will be most visible between Midnight and dawn on the 20th, 21st ...

NASA scientist confirms meteorite discovered in Novato
KTVU Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:00 PM PDT
A local NASA-affiliated scientist announced Sunday that a golf ball-sizedmeteorite had been recovered in Novato days after a massive fireball was seen over the Bay Area. Peter Jenniskens, principal investigator for NASAâs CAMS Project (Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance), told reporters Sunday morning that Novato homeowner Lisa Webber had discovered a 63-gram meteorite in her yard the day ...

Meteorite Discovered in Novato Yard
NBC Bay Area Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:13 PM PDT
At least 63 grams of the meteorite that streaked through the sky Wednesday night has been discovered. Photo Credit: P. Jenniskens SETI Institute/NASA ARC

Itâs a rare event, but meteorites do fall in Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:20 AM PDT
The rusty hunk of something that a farmer plucked out of his Crawford County cornfield could be a rare meteorite, a monumental find, one of about a dozen space rocks ever picked up in Ohio. Or it could be junk.

Meteor breaks up over San Jose - video | Science | guardian.co.uk
A meteor is captured breaking up over San Jose's city skyline by a security camera at the ...
www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/.../meteor-san-jose-video

Orionid meteor shower wows weekend stargazers
NBCNews.com
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower peaked early Sunday, with forecasters predicting up to 25 meteors an hour for patient stargazers with clear skies well away from city lights. Based on accounts sent into SPACE.com, the meteor shower did not disappoint.

Small Rock That Hit Novato House is Confirmed Chunk of Meteor
Patch.com
new_asset_attachment_attributes. A golf-ball-sized rock that struck a Novato house Thursday night is the first confirmed piece from the meteor shower that has taken place over the Bay Area sky in the past few days, according to a NASA-affiliated ...

Best Place to See Orionid Meteor Shower, Learn About its Meaning and the ...
Guardian Express
Nevertheless, scientist have given safe clearance for tonight's meteor shower spawned by Halley's comet, but if diviners are correct, the May 24, 2014 predicted celestial display of “shooting stars” could produce as many as 1,000 meteorites per hour to ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Wows Weekend Stargazers
Space.com
The Orionid meteor shower is raining bits of the famed Halley's Comet on Earth this weekend to the delight of stargazers around the world. The 2012 Orionid meteor shower peaked early Sunday (Oct. 21), with forecasters predicting up to 25 meteors an ...

Moonbow, Milky Way, meteor
Discover Magazine (blog)
While the Milky Way shone down, a meteor zipped past, adding to the drama. But what's that at the bottom? A rainbow? At night? Yup. Well, kinda. It's a Moonbow, the same thing as a rainbow but with the Moon as the light source. Well, and it's not ...

Orionid Meteor Shower set to shine in Philadelphia skies Tonight
iradiophilly.com
The annual October Orionid Meteor Shower is set to peak tonight across the Philadelphia region's skies. Tonight's forecast is for clear skies and cool temperatures making perfect weather to catch the meteors streaking across the sky. The waxing ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21OCT2012

Meteorite man wants to appeal conviction
Montrose Daily Press Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:09 AM PDT
Montrose meteorite enthusiast Steve Curry had one basic reaction Friday to the outcome of a Grand Junction case in which he was charged with fraudulently passing off a piece of iron as a meteorite.

Fireball caught on video so loud it shook houses blazing across the sky
Examiner.com
On the night of October 17, a fireball lit up the skies over the San Francisco Bay area. But not only was the meteor streaking across the sky seen by many in the central California region, it was also heard, because a loud sonic boom heralded its ...

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Ashland City Times Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:13 AM PDT
Eastern Kentucky University has acquired a 33-pound meteorite from an eastern Tennessee family that... - 1:46 am

EKU gets meteorite from TN family
Ashland City Times Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:12 AM PDT
RICHMOND, KY. â Eastern Kentucky University has acquired a 33-pound meteorite from an eastern Tennessee family that used the space rock as a doorstop and flower bed ornament over the years.

4 Billion Year Old, Extremely Valuable Meteorite Used As Doorstop By ...
Huffington Post
According to Arizona State University's Center for Meteorite Studies, a meteorite is a solid body from outer space that has fallen to the Earth's surface. The Lewis meteorite is classified as a "find" by the center, since it was not observed falling to ...

Dramatic fireball seen in Bay Area likely not part of Orionid ...
Don t fret if you missed Wednesday s fireball, because this weekend will be a prime time to view other shooting stars as Earth passes Halley s comet.
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Orionid meteor shower comes from Halley's Comet dust
Los Angeles Times
Orionid meteor shower comes from Halley's Comet dust. October 20, 2012 | 9:28 am. increase text size decrease text size. Orionid meteor shower. Experts said the best chance of seeing the annual Orionid meteor shower is to get out of the Los Angeles area.

"Beautiful" Orionid meteor shower to peak early Sunday
Examiner.com
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Clear skies overhead on Sunday will set the stage for some celestial fireworks thanks in part to Halley's Comet. The Orionid meteor shower will create nearly 25 shooting stars per hour during the predawn hours of October 21 as Earth's ...

Look At The Sky: Meteor Shower Passing Over NY Tonight!
Gothamist
If you were thinking about staying up late tonight to enjoy the acting and musical stylings of raconteur Bruno Mars on Saturday Night Live, we have an alternative suggestion: Saturday night into Sunday, you'll be able to see the peak of the Orionids...

Meteor Mystery Spreads – Where Did the Pieces Fall?
Patch.com
If pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Bay Area Wednesday fell to the ground, they may be found in a band of land shaped like an ice cream cone stretching north from southern Marin County through Fairfax and Novato up to Sonoma, an astronomer ...

Orionids meteor shower will peak overnight
Tribune-Review
The meteor shower probably wasn't the source of the large fireball seen Wednesday night over the San Francisco Bay area. The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland said that fireball was a car-sized piece of rock and metal from the asteroid belt.

Orionids Meteor Shower 2012
Patch.com
Get ready for a spectacular light show in the skies. The offspring of Halley's Comet are about to put on quite a show in the skies over East Atlanta Patch. Earth began passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet on Oct. 15, which gives us ...

Eyes to the sky: Meteor shower peaks tonight
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- You're in for a show tonight if you can sneak away from the metro area: The annual Orionid meteor shower will light up the sky. Keep your eyes peeled late Saturday night and early Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of the meteors at ...

Orionid Meteor shower tonight
Today's THV
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV, Sarah Fortner) - Tonight across the mostly clear Arkansas sky there will be an Orionid Meteor Shower. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky so the best way to watch ameteor shower is laying flat on the ground looking straight ...

Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight; NASA is live-streaming video
Los Angeles Times
For those who cannot see the Orionid meteor shower in person, NASA has images streaming on the Internet. The live feed is being filmed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Officials have warned the shower will be hard to see in urban ...

Orionid meteor shower: Wake the kids, make a memory
Christian Science Monitor
This weekend astronomers at NASA have promised Americans a rare glimpse of a heavenly event – the Orionid meteor shower – and with it, the opportunity for parents to join their children in a sense of wonder they may not have experienced since their own...

Meteor Shower, Atlanta
WXIA-TV
We will have great visibility for tonight's Orionid meteor shower. Don't be surprised if you see some glowing fireballs, falling stars, or meteors falling through the sky overnight! It is called the "Orionid" meteor shower because many of the meteors ...

Orionid meteor shower tonight as earth passes through debris from Halley's Comet
Examiner.com
According to NASA Chats on Oct. 20, there is something pretty spectacular appearing in the night sky this weekend. If you look up at just the right time, you will see an Orionid meteor shower, caused by the earth passing through debris from Halley's Comet.

Meteor Shower October 2012: Orionids Peak Tonight, Watch Live Stream Video ...
TravelersToday
The Orionid meteor shower will peak at about 12:00 a.m. PST on Sunday morning, but one of the best times to watch the show is about an hour or two before the sun rises, because Orion will be high in the sky. To find the best times to watch near you ...

Orionid meteor shower highlights weekend skywatching
Examiner.com
If you can get outside and beneath a dark night sky in the wee hours of Sunday morning, the reward might be a chance to see remnants of Halley's comet. The annual Orionid meteor shower will peak at 10 pm MDT, but the best viewing of the spectacle will ...

Look up! Meteor showers over North America this weekend
WBIR-TV
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY. A big meteor shower this weekend could produce as many as 60 falling stars an hour as the Earth passes through the trail of Halley's comet. The yearly shower, called the Orionids, will have peak visibility over North ...

Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekend, may produce 25 meteors per hour
Examiner.com
The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend with a radiant point from the constellation Orion the Hunter. Forecasters predict that the best period of viewing will be late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. According to Earthsky.org ...

Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight
NBC 10 Philadelphia
Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight. The Orionid meteor shower, which occurs every October, will be at peak visibility beginning just after midnight until dawn. By Dave Warren and David Chang. | Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 | Updated 12:07 AM EDT. View Comments (. ) ...

Orionids Meteor Shower 2012: How to Watch Tonight's Meteors
Patch.com
The Orionids Meteor Shower, the offspring of Halley's Comet, began putting on a show Monday in the skies over Southern California, but in the early morning hours before dawn Sunday, the shooting stars are expected to put on a more dazzling display.

Newfound Meteor Shower May Spawn Meteor ...
The new meteor shower is caused by the comet 209P/LINEAR, scientists say.
livescience.com

Meteor showers light up Bay Area skies - San Jose Mercury News
Reports of bright fireballs streaking across the skies were reported from as far north as Mendocino County. A cloud-free sky and the warm temperatures that are ...
www.mercurynews.com/.../meteor-showers-light-up-bay-area-...

When and where meteor shower will peak on weekend - MarketWatch
Orionid meteor shower will be visible in U.S. rural areas in the southern sky.
www.marketwatch.com/.../meteor-shower-from-tail-of-halleys...

Meteor shower on Jaws. There also seems to be a fast-moving ...
"When the three guys are out on the boat in the dark looking for the shark, a meteor shoots past Roy's right shoulder - this meteor was a real one. In the next few ...
www.reddit.com/.../meteor_shower_on_jaws_there_also_seem...

Meteor Streaks, Strong Winds, Storm Chances
CBS 11
After a cool morning temperatures in the low 50′s temperatures leaped into the upper 80′s this afternoon thanks to very strong south winds. The dewpoint at 6am at DFW was 40°, by 4pm it was at 63°. This warm moist air will be in place now until next ...

Orionid meteor shower time, schedule: How to watch the Orionid meteor shower
WPTV
(CNN) -- Silver fireballs will streak over the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday and Sunday. The much-anticipated Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak over the weekend, greeting October skies and stargazers with a brilliant show. The Orionidmeteor ...

Orionid meteor show reaches its climax
NBCNews.com
The Orionids can best be described as a junior version of the famous Perseid meteorshower and is scheduled to reach its maximum before sunrise on Sunday morning. Patient night sky observers with clear, dark skies could see dozens of meteors an hour, ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to ...
The annual Orionid meteor shower created by Halley's Comet will peak overnight tonight and
space.com

Newfound Meteor Shower May Spawn Meteor ...
A newly discovered meteor shower created by the comet 209B/LINEAR is expected to light up
space.com

'Beetlejuice' sparks? Meteor shower brings 'shooting stars' and 'earthgrazers'
Christian Science Monitor
Projected clear skies and low moonlight across much of the country Saturday night and Sunday morning will help fans of celestial phenomena witness a peak of whizzing visitors across the sky as part of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Skip to next ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch Online
Space.com
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower will peak early Sunday (Oct. 21), but should still be an impressive sight throughout the overnight hours of late Saturday, NASA scientists say. The space agency will stream live meteor shower views from an all-sky camera ...

Newfound Meteor Shower May Spawn Meteor Storm in 2014
Space.com
While the Orionid meteor shower from Halley's Comet has our full attention this weekend, recent calculations made by meteor experts suggest there's a far-greater celestial fireworks display coming to in 2014. In May 2014 there appears to be a ...

Meteor debris spread over wine country
San Francisco Chronicle
The meteor that exploded in a brilliant burst of flame above the Bay Area on Wednesday was a lonely remnant from the birth of the solar system, and may have left its rocky debris in a band stretching east of San Rafael toward Napa and Sonoma, the...

Orionids annual meteor shower this weekend; peak times Saturday night and ...
God Discussion (blog)
For those of you who love sky shows, this weekend ought to be a good one. The Orionids meteor shower, an annual event, is set to peak on Saturday night between 11:00pm and Sunday morning at 5:40am. You ought to be able to see 25 meteors per hour ...

Shades of Halley: Watch Orionids Meteor Shower
Patch.com
In a sense, though, we still see Halley's Comet—or fragments of it—at least once a year, in the form of the Orionids meteor shower, which peaks this weekend. Like all comets, Halley's Comet thaws out and begins to shed tiny particles of dust, ice ...

Clouds to Clear for 2012 Orionids Meteor Shower
Patch.com
If you're looking up and worried about your chances of catching the Orionids meteor shower tonight, don't fret. Everything will be OK. At least the National Weather Service says it will. The meteorshower is set to peak before dawn on Saturday and Sunday.

Let the fireballs begin as Orion meteor shower set to peak this ...
The bright fireball in the sky Wednesday night that surprised Bay Area residents may or may not be part of the Orionid meteor shower that will peak this ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-trb-orionid-meteor-showers-20121018...

NASA video of California fireball helps narrow fall zone | Astro Bob
San Mateo College student Paola-Castilla photographed the fireball on a cell phone while ...
astrobob.areavoices.com/.../nasa-video-of-california-fireball-h...

Orinoid Meteor Shower 2012: When and Where to Watch
PolicyMic
It's October. While many associate this month with Halloween, it is also the month of the annual appearance of the Orionid Meteor shower. If you step outside early Sunday morning, expect to see about 25 meteors per hour exploding through the sky. Kind ...

Orionid meteor shower promises a weekend treat
CNET
The Orionid meteor shower's peak -- expected to last from 10:30 p.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday across most of the U.S. -- could produce up to 25 meteors per hour, says Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. Check in with ...

Orionid meteor shower: Q & A
Los Angeles Times
If you've been looking to the skies this week, you may have seen the bright flashes of light indicating the arrival of the annual Orionid meteor shower. While some of the meteors were visible as early as Wednesday, experts say Saturday night and early ...

Meteor Shower Tonight: How to Watch
ABC News
Little bits of sky will fall tonight, and if you're lucky and blessed with clear weather, you may be treated to a pleasant, quiet show. The Orionid meteor shower peaks after midnight, and it's best seen in the hours before dawn on Sunday. The Orionids ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch
Discovery News
The Orionid meteor shower will rain bits of Halley's Comet on Earth tonight in a promising weekend "shooting star" display. You can even watch the celestial fireworks online if bad weather spoils your local view. The 2012 Orionid meteor shower will ...

Pattern of Quiet Weather; Great Meteor Shower Skies Saturday Night
WNCT
Dry weather will hold in place through the weekend as high pressure builds in from the Gulf of Mexico. Expect afternoon highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s for part-two of the weekend. There will be no cloud battle tonight if a meteor shower party is ...

Meteor Shower October 2012: Stargazers Get Ready to See Orionid Meteor ...
Latinos Post
Mother Nature is expected to treat us with the spectacle of its natural fireworks show as millions get ready tonight to bask at the skies looking for the expected Orionid metor shower. The meteor shower, as Fox News reports, is expected to reach its ...

Halley's Comet meteor shower expected to light the sky tonight
GlobalPost
A meteor shower from pieces of Halley's comet will light up the sky tonight in what promises to be a dazzling show. The Orionid meteor shower occurs annually and is said to produce about 20 meteors per hour, reported DiscoveryNews. Space.com said that ...

Orionid meteor shower to peak Saturday night
CTV News
Canadians will want to cast their gaze skyward this Saturday night, as fragments from the most famous comet in the solar system will put on a show in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Our planet will be making its annual pass through the debris trail of ...

A night at the stargazer's theater this weekend, starring Orionid meteor shower
Examiner.com
Some things never change. No matter how technologically-oriented we become, mankind still loves to look upward into the night sky and witness the spectacular array of cosmic shows that the celestial bodies perform from time to time. Show times for one ...

What is the modern and ancient meaning behind the 2012 Orionid meteor shower?
Guardian Express
By D. Chandler. Scientist have been looking at the sky in an effort glean some meaning from the behavior of the stars and planets since time memorable. This week life on earth will be the audience for the brilliant and spectacular Orionid Meteor Shower ...

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Clear Alaska skies beckon great views of Orionid's shooting fireballs
Alaska Dispatch
Good news, Alaskan skywatchers: Clear skies over much of the state should make for ideal (if chilly) conditions to watch as Earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet, delivering the annual Orionid meteor shower. Orionid will peak for 2012 this ...

Orionid Meteor Shower Promises Pretty Show
WNYC (blog)
The peak of the Orionid meteor shower promises a dazzling Saturday night display of dusty ice and rock fragments as the earth passes through the trail of Comet Halley, but those hoping to see it will have to stay up late—or get up early. Jason Kendall ...

Catch weekend Orionid meteor shower
Arizona Republic
Earth will move through debris from Halley's Comet this weekend, resulting in a meteor shower that will peak Saturday night and Sunday morning. The 2012 Orionid meteor shower, so called because most of the shooting stars appear to originate in the ...

Loud 'boom' may have been caused by meteor
This is Plymouth
A SUSPECTED asteroid caused panic across parts of Devon and Cornwall after a sonic boom and tremor hit residents. People inundated police with calls saying they had experienced the bizarre phenomenon. Officers from across the region said they ...

Orionid Meteor Shower 2012: Live Stream of October Meteor Shower - Where to ...
Christian Post
The meteor shower is actually visible over a longer period but as the shower is more visible when the night sky is darker there is a certain period in which it is better to view. So this year, as the darkest night in October is during the New Moon ...

'Meteorite man' wants to appeal conviction
Montrose Daily Press
Montrose meteorite enthusiast Steve Curry had one basic reaction Friday to the outcome of a Grand Junction case in which he was charged with fraudulently passing off a piece of iron as a meteorite. “I will be seeking an appeal,” he said. Curry was ...

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Raw footage of meteor breaking up over San Jose captured by our security camera from the ...
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Meteorite Men: Behind the Scenes : Videos ...
See what meteorite experts Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin are doing when they think the ...
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Table Talk: The Orionid Meteor Shower
Huffington Post
This particular meteor shower is one of two that come from Halley's Comet, which passes by Earth every 75-76 years. Why exactly does the meteor shower occur? NASA's website explains that “Orionids appear every year around this time when Earth orbits ...

Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: See "Postcard" From Halley's Comet
National Geographic
Our annual sky show from Halley's comet, the Orionid meteor shower, will peak overnight Saturday, with as many as 20 shooting stars an hour expected to be visible

Orionids Meteor Shower set to light up weekend skies
KATU (blog)
Saturday and Sunday mark the peak of the Orionids Meteor Shower, which is the annual shower caused when Earth passes through the dust debris left over from Halley's Comet's earlier visits. The best to see the comets will be in the very early morning ...

How to Watch the Orionid Meteor Shower This Weekend
Wired (blog)
One of the most spectacular night-sky shows will kick into high gear this weekend when the Orionid meteor shower peaks early in the morning on Oct. 20. It will continue to dazzle until just before dawn on the 21st. The Orionids are cosmic leftovers ...

Orionid Meteor Shower to Light Up Weekend Skies
NBC Southern California
Stargazers, this weekend you must get yourselves to prime viewing areas, far from city lights and above the clouds. Overnight Saturday and into dawn Sunday, the annual Orionid meteor shower will be at peak, and, for your viewing pleasure, the crescent ...

Orionid meteor shower to light up the weekend night sky
Summit County Citizens Voice
By Summit Voice. FRISCO — After its 1986 appearance, many of us will probably not have an other chance to see Halley's Comet during its next rendezvous with Earth in 2061, but we can enjoy meteors generated by remnant pieces of the comet during the ...

Conditions Mostly Clear for Orionid Meteor Shower Sunday
AccuWeather.com
The Orionid Meteor Shower will peak during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 21,2012. Many U.S. locations will have good viewing conditions, but a few may be battling the clouds. Each year during mid-to-late October, Earth passes through a stream ...

Shooting Stars Over Southampton: Orionids Meteor Shower 2012
Patch.com
The Earth started passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet beginning Monday, but the best part of the annual Orionids meteor shower is expected this weekend. The shower should peak the night of Saturday, Oct. 20, until just before dawn on ...

Great Fireball In The Sky Still Talk of Town
KIONrightnow.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.- We can't seem to shake the image or quell the excitement even days later of seeing, what to many looked like a spaceship, a meteor in the clear skies Wednesday night. NASA confirms it was a large meteor and the video proves it, ...

Catch the Orionid meteor shower this weekend | The Sideshow ...
From the blog The Sideshow: Star gazers will want to be looking upward this weekend: The Orionidmeteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year ...
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The Great Meteor Grab - Slashdot
RocketAcademy writes "New regulations by the Federal government define asteroidal material to be an antiquity, like arrowheads and pottery, rather than a ...
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NASA captures video of meteor over California - CBS News Video
CBS News video: NASA captures video of meteor over California - The largemeteor that cut ...
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Meteor Lights Up Northern California Skies | Local News - Home
NorthstatePeople from Redding to San Luis Obispo reported seeing a huge meteor over Northern California.
www.krcrtv.com/news/local/Meteor...Up.../-/index.html

Orionid meteor shower: Best places to watch in the LA region
Los Angeles Times
The annual Orionid meteor shower is expected to light up the sky this weekend, but the question that may plague the minds of hopeful meteor-gazers is: Will I even be able to see it? The shower, which occurs each October and will be at peak visibility ...

Astronomy Apocalypse
Huffington Post
If you want to help save all life on Earth, get out to a national park and see the Orionid meteorshower this weekend. Perhaps I should explain. Unless you've been avoiding all media for the last three years, you are probably aware that the world is ...

Meteor shower, Orionids, will peak Saturday night
Journal and Courier
Most years, the meteor shower produces about 20 to 25 shooting stars an hour that are visible, but Cooke expects this to be a good year with as many as 60 an hour that can be seen. (Page 2 of 2). "The good news is we've already seen a fair number of ...

Saturday night's just right for meteor showers over Alabama
al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- This year's Orionid meteor shower peaks Saturday night, and the almost-new moon should make for a dark sky and a very good show, NASA says. Even if you don't spot a meteor, Venus will be brilliant, and the sky will also be full ...

Everything you need to know to catch this weekend's Orionid meteor shower
io9
Everything you need to know to catch this weekend's Orionid meteor shower The Orionid meteorshower — one of the year's most spectacular natural light shows — is upon us. This weekend, Earth will plow through a dense stream of celestial debris given ...

Orionid Meteor Shower: Saturday Meteor Shower to Light Up the Night
PolicyMic
Big plans for Saturday night? Cancel them. Find a rooftop, get a party started, look east, and watch bits of Halley's Comet explode in our atmosphere. It's the annual Orionid meteor shower. Between 10 p.m. EST Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday hundreds of ...

Orionid meteor shower to reach peak this weekend
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Wednesday's light streak comes as astronomers expect a more dramatic light display this weekend that is part of the large, fast Orionid meteor shower, so-named because it has the Orion constellation as a backdrop. According to CNN's Light Years blog ...

REDLANDS: Saturday's a good night for meteor watching
Press-Enterprise (blog)
I did a bit of reading on the show and learned that these meteors move really fast, which adds to the chance of seeing a fireball, which happens when the meteorexplodes when it hits the atmosphere. Your best bet for viewing is probably a couple of...

Meteor's spectacular shower - Video on NBCNews.com
Video on NBCNews.com: Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area saw a large meteor streak ...
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Meteorite found in Claiborne County to be on display
WBIR-TV Knoxville Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:03 AM PDT
An East Tennessee family that used the space rock as a doorstop and flower bed ornament over the years.

EKU acquires meteorite from Tenn. family
WDEF Chattanooga Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:28 AM PDT
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) â Eastern Kentucky University has acquired a 33-pound meteorite from an eastern Tennessee family that used the space rock as a doorstop and flower bed ornament over the years. Themeteorite was initially found in a cow pasture near Tazewell, Tenn., in the 1930s by Tilmon Brooks, the late grandfather of Donna Lewis, a school secretary in Pineville, Ky. Tests at the University ...

Family used meteorite as doorstop for years
Fox News Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:21 AM PDT
Donna Lewis, left, with Dr. Jerry Cook and the meteorite. Eastern Kentucky University

Close encounter with space rock
BBC News Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:54 AM PDT
Devon 'meteorite' brings back memories of 1991 discovery

Suspected Louisiana meteorite turns out to be an Earthly issue
Beaumont Enterprise Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:36 AM PDT
Suspected Louisiana meteorite turns out to be an Earthly issue Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2012 Beaumont Enterprise. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:45Â p.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Authorities initially speculated a meteorite may have shook the ground for miles in portions of northwest Louisiana late Monday night ...

Tremor reports after 'meteorite'
BBC News Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:30 PM PDT
Police are inundated with reports of an earth tremor, which may have been a sonic boom from a meteorite the British Geological Survey says.

Family's Odd Rock Is Really A Meteorite
ABC 36 Lexington Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:20 PM PDT

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower
CNN (blog)
The Orionid meteor shower will peak about 12:00 a.m. PST Sunday, although there may be meteorsightings before and after, says Karen Randall, director of special projects at SETI Institute. The “shooting stars” will be even more visually prominent ...

Bits of Comet Halley: This year's Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend
Washington Post (blog)
In this photo, a shooting star above the Montebello Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif. Streaking fireballs lighting up California skies and stunning stargazers are part of a major meteorshower, and the show is just getting started, professional ...

The Orionid Meteor Shower Will Light Up the Skies This Weekend
Smithsonian (blog)
Halley's Comet last visited us in 1986, and it isn't scheduled to pass by earth again until 2061. This weekend, though, you might get to see debris from the legendary comet light up the night sky. The Orionid meteor shower will peak early Sunday ...

Meteor magic coming soon to sky near you
Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Do you believe wishing on shooting star makes it comes true? Or are you just an astronomy buff interested in celestial phenomenon? From October 20 to November 18 prepare for a feast of 'shooting stars' or meteor showers. Four back-to-back ...

Shoot for the stars: How & where to photograph the Orionid meteor shower near ...
89.3 KPCC (blog)
The Orionid meteor shower will be on full display over Los Angeles this Saturday night and early Sunday morning. And if you can't leave the bright lights of the big city, look at the map below for some areas in L.A. where you should be able to see ...

2012 Orionid Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet
WJLA (blog)
Above is a great video from NASA that talks about the meteor shower and different aspects that you may or may not have known. The best viewing conditions will be in the predawn hours on Sunday the 21st away from the city lights. You can also check out ...

The Return of a Great 19th-Century Meteor Shower
Scientific American
Each year as Earth journeys around the sun, it slams into streams of particles that comets have spewed into space. When these particles, known as meteoroids, smash into the atmosphere, they generate streaks of light called meteors. The most reliable ...

The Orionids: How to photograph a meteor shower
ExtremeTech
Until recently it required expensive hardware, but now it is within the reach of most photo hobbyists. This weekend is a great time to get started. The annual Orionidmeteor shower — often called the Orionids — will peak before dawn on Sunday ...

Meteor pass will make for sky-high light show
KTAR.com
PHOENIX -- Watch the skies this weekend -- the Orionid meteor shower will pass through and a telescope won't be necessary to see the show. "You can really at any part of the sky but they seem to be coming from the constellation Orion which will be in ...

Orionids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak Over Ames
Patch.com
Weekend skies should be clear for at least a little while providing an opportunity to view the Orionidsmeteor shower over Ames. Bill Gallus, a graduate student at Iowa State University's meteorology department, said it looks like Saturday night would ...

Devon 'meteorite' brings memories of close encounter
BBC News
Police in Devon and Cornwall have been inundated with calls after what is thought to have been the sonic boom from a meteorite falling to earth. The chances of finding any remains are very slim say experts, but in 1991 one pensioner came a bit too ...

Meteorite found in Claiborne County to be on display
WBIR-TV
Eastern Kentucky University has acquired a 33-pound meteorite from an East Tennessee family that used the space rock as a doorstop and flower bed ornament over the years. The meteorite was initially found in a cow pasture near Tazewell, Tenn., in the ...

Meteor shower from Halley's comet peaks this weekend
CBS News
The Orionid meteor shower can best be described as a junior version of the famous Perseid meteorshower and is scheduled to reach its maximum before sunrise on Sunday morning (Oct. 21). Patient night sky observers with clear, dark skies could see ...

Meteor Shower: Scientists and Treasure Hunters Look in California for Debris
ABC News (blog)
So where did it come down? People in the San Francisco Bay area are still puzzling over the fireball that went shooting across the sky Wednesday evening, making an audible boom and, perhaps, spreading debris across the suburbs and vineyards north of...

Orionid meteor shower: Best times to watch
Los Angeles Times
Alert sky watchers may already be spotting signs that the annual Orionid meteor shower is back, but experts say the best time to see the streaking meteors won't be until this weekend. In Los Angeles, the Griffith Observatory said the brightest meteors ...

Stunning Meteor Lights up California Sky
ABC News
A streaking fireball lit up California skies and stunned stargazers Wednesday night, and professional observers say more meteors are on the way. The exploding streak was visible over the San Francisco Bay area and other parts of Northern California ...

Meteor shower may be visible this weekend
WHIO Dayton
Some parts of Southwest Ohio will see rain throughout Friday evening, but for the most part it will be light. Temperatures will drop into the low 40s. Saturday will start off in the low 40s and reach the mid-50s in the afternoon. Sunshine is expected ...

Dazzling meteor shower this weekend
Asbury Park Press
A big meteor shower this weekend could produce as many as 60 falling stars an hour as the Earth passes through the trail of Halley's comet. The yearly shower, called the Orionids, will have peak visibility over North America from midnight Saturday to ...

Orionids Meteor Shower 2012: Shrewsbury Not Ideal for Viewing, But Try
Patch.com
It makes it less than ideal to truly appreciate, well, a meteor shower, for instance. "This light prohibits our ability to see dimmer objects in the night sky," said Dave Hruskoci, science and technology education department director at Shrewsbury High ...

Orionid Meteor Shower To Light Up California Sky
Daily Gossip
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to light up the sky of California on the night between October 20 and October 21. The meteor shower is caused by bits of Halley's Comet which enter the Earth's atmosphere and flare up in fiery display, according to ...

Orionids Meteor Shower Peaks Early Sunday Morning (October 21, 2012)
PlanetSave.com
The Orionid meteor shower is going to peak this year late on Saturday night / early Sunday morning, October 20-21 2012. The peak of the display will be a few hours before dawn Sunday — that's when the Earth will hit the densest part of the debris left ...

Meteor shower tonight
Oman Daily Observer
MUSCAT — The annual astronomical phenomenon of Geminids Meteor showers will occur in Sultanate's skies this night and last until Sunday dawn. According to Ali bin Amir al Shaibani from the Oman Astronomical Society, “The Geminids Meteor Showers ...

Radiant point for this weekend's Orionid meteor shower
EarthSky (blog)
The 2012 Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend! Look for the greatest numbers of meteors to streak the sky in the dark hours before dawn on Saturday, October 20, and Sunday, October 21, with forecasters giving the nod to Sunday. Fortunately, the ...

Meteor Falls to Earth, Lands in Martinez Hills
Patch.com
The meteor was unrelated to the Orionids meteor shower, said experts, which will be passing through Bay Area skies all week and culminating in a potentially glorious show Saturday evening. Did you see or hear the large meteor? Share your experience in ...

Orionid meteor shower: Watch for fireballs during weekend peak
Christian Science Monitor
As if on cue, a fireball visible throughout much of central and southern California streaked across the sky Oct. 17, shortly before 8 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Observers reported three sonic booms tied to the fireball after it disappeared. However...

Streaking fireball explodes over California with Orionid meteor shower expected
NEWS.com.au
A STREAKING fireball lit up California skies and stunned stargazers, and professional observers say more meteors are on the way. The exploding streak was visible over the San Francisco Bay area and other parts of Northern California, and there were ...

Sky watchers have good weekend to catch falling stars
USA TODAY
Astronomers observe the night sky for the Perseid meteor shower at an observatory near the village of Avren east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Up to 60 falling stars an hour may be visible in the Orionids meteor shower over North America. (Photo ...

Did You See or Hear the Meteor?
Patch.com
If you caught a glimpse of this event — made all the more astonishing by the fact that astronomers say the meteor was not part of the current Orionids meteor shower — tell us in the comments. For more about what's been happening in our skies, please ...

Meteor shower at peak this weekend: Will weather cooperate?
KEPR 19
Occasionally, Orionid fireballs will leave incandescent streams of debris in their wake that linger for minutes. Such filaments of meteor smoke twisted by upper atmospheric winds into convoluted shapes can be even prettier than the meteors themselves.

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
Patch.com
Make a wish upon a falling star? That will be an easy task this weekend as the annual Orionidmeteor shower brings a dazzling display of shooting stars. If skies are clear, Orange County residents will be treated to one of the year's most beautiful ...

NASA captures video of meteor over California - CBS ...
CBS News video: NASA captures video of meteor over California - The largemeteor that cut ...
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Fireball Complete With Sonic Boom Captured Streaking Across Calif. Sky
TheBlaze.com
In this photo taken Oct. 17, 2012 and provided by Phil Terzian is a shooting star above the Montebello Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif. Streaking fireballs lighting up California skies and stunning stargazers are part of a major meteor shower ...

Tenn. family used meteorite as doorstop for years
Fox News
EKU's Department of Physics and Astronomy Chairman, Jerry Cook, says the meteorite will be at the Kentucky Academy of Science annual conference on campus Friday and Saturday. Cook said the meteorite, which the university purchased from the Lewises, ...

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