20 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20NOV2012

Famous Mars meteorite's 'fossils' similar to those found in arctic
Mother Nature Network
Not only did the shapes look like bacteria, but a form of magnetite (iron oxide) was found in the meteorite that, on Earth, is produced within the bodies of certain bacteria. The study also found tiny carbonate globules in the meteorite, which the ...

Meteorite samples provide definitive evidence of water and rock types on Mars
Phys.Org
The researchers studied two meteorites that provide different samples from the Martian mantle and crust. "There are several competing theories that account for the diverse isotopic and geochemical compositions of Martian meteorites," said Tomohiro Usui ...

meteor shower may flare up again
NBCNews.com
November is the time of the Leonid meteor shower, when the meteors come swarming into our night sky view every time the Earth passes through a debris stream from an ancient comet. These ultra-swift light streaks appear to emanate from out of the ...

Leonids Meteor Shower
WKBW-TV
The Leonids meteor shower did peak early on Saturday, November 17th. However, a second peak is expected early on the 20th. Expecting mainly clear skies and a crescent moon over the next few evenings could make for quite a celestial show. You can ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Another Peak
Patch.com
If you missed the Leonid meteor shower peak over the weekend, here's good news: This meteorshower comes with an encore, and a second peak performance is due above Ames overnight tonight. Space.com reports that about 15 meteors per hour could be ...

Brighter Than the Moon: Camera Captures Brilliant Leonid Fireball
Universe Today
The Leonid Meteor shower is usually notorious for the bright fireballs it can produce, but thisfireball exploded with unexpected brilliance. Fortunately, an all-sky camera captured the event. NASA said there were numerous reports of a bright fireball ...

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19 November 2012

Leonid fireball 18NOV2012. Armagh Observatory, UK Video

Leonid fireball November 18th 2012. Armagh Observatory, UK
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GIF Photo Credit-  Armagh Observatory, UK
Apostolos Christou and James Finnegan
http://star.arm.ac.uk/movies/2012/AllSky/
You may find the following link of interest.

http://star.arm.ac.uk/movies/2012/AllSky/

`AllSky` observation from N. Ireland, 7 hour animation. Time GMT.
Especially of interest are Frames 306 to frame 330.
After the `fireball` in Orion at frame 306 the continuation and dispersal of material is clearly visible in the animation for about 15 to 20 minutes.

I have still to fully analyse and assess our simultaneous ELF recording and spectrogram for the minute corresponding to frame 306. I am waiting for other visual and radio scatter reports to better pin down an exact time for the fireball/fragmentation phase.
(Although there is one `ELF event` which has a following brief bursting `hail on a tin roof effect` just like a Sprite but much shorter in duration! Explosive distribution of material after the end flare but before long term dispersal and `disturbance` at that altitude?)

At the moment we only have one other (unconfirmed) video observation of this `fireball` (from Bayfordbury `AllSky`) a site 500 km South East of us near London, so the following estimation of its position and altitude is approximate...

"I think that the Bayfordbury frame capture that I showed you is also our `fireball`. Its observed position appears to correspond.
Using the AMS meteor meniscus graph, some basic equations and geometry and knowing the RA and DEC of the relevant nearby stars (to enable `fireball` azimuth and elevation estimation at the time of observation) my initial estimate puts the observed bolide location at approximately Galway/ North Co Clare area.
That is ~250 km from us and ~800 km from Bayfordbury if at ~80-100 km altitude.
I estimate that the ablated material, seen continuing to travel and expand and subject to dispersion, would continue for several hundred km further across the Eastern Atlantic west of Mayo".
Regards,
James Finnegan.
Armagh Observatory.

Thank you James & Apostolos!

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19NOV2012

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 Continues: Sky-gazers Can Still Catch a Glimpse
International Business Times AU
The 2012 Leonid Meteor Shower peak already arrived but sky-gazers still have a chance to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon as it continues this weekend. Ben Burress, a Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer in Oakland, declared another peak to ...

Meteor shower to peak tomorrow night
Hindu Business Line
The meteor shower gets the name “LEONIDS” because meteors in it appear to radiate from the constellation Leo, Sri N Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Society of India said. Leonids have double peak activity as the number of meteors maximise on two ...

Leonid meteor shower captured by stargazers - Technology ...
The Leonid meteor shower peaked early Saturday, and some night sky watchers caught a great view.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../amazing-leonid-meteor-shower-phot...

Amazing Leonid Meteor Shower Photos Captured By ... - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: The Leonid meteor shower peaked early Saturday (Nov. 17), and some night sky watchers caught a great view.
news.yahoo.com/amazing-leonid-meteor-shower-photos-captu...

MBIQ Detects Alabama, Georgia Meteor 18NOV2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Atlanta, Georgia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida Green Meteor Fireball 6OCT2011" by searching for what fell from the sky tonight georgia. 10:38:12 -- 6 ...
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Leonid Meteor Shower Photos Captured By Stargazers | Spacecom
The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 peaked early Saturday, Nov. 17, as delighted stargazers watched. See photos from the mild Leonid meteor shower.
www.space.com/18534-leonid-meteor-shower-stargazers-phot...

The Leonid Meteor Shower Peaked Last Night: Watch the Video
Guardian Express
The Leonid Meteor Shower is just one of many meteor showers our Earth passes through each year, the Perseid and Orionid Meteor showers being two of them, in August and October respectively. The Comet Swift-Tuttle causing the Perseid shower, and ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch in San Leandro
Patch.com
Keep your eyes on the sky during the pre-dawn hours through Tuesday morning, when the Leonidmeteor shower is expected to peak. A meteor is the streak of light we see when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere. The Leonids usually contain many ...

Leonid Meteor Shower peaks today: how to watch live online
Examiner.com
After a days-long lead-up, tonight, November 17/18, 2012, is finally the peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower, which means that tonight, more so than any before or after, should offer the most streaking through the sky. Every November, Earth passes through ...

Rare meteorites created in violent celestial collision
SpaceDaily Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:08 PM PST
The Esquel meteorite, consisting of iron-nickel and olivine, was discovered in central Argentina. Credit: Photo by Arlene Schlazer.

Leonid meteor shower peaked but peek continues
Jackson Clarion Ledger
A meteor streaks through the sky over Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The Leonid meteor storm was captured in this 30-minute time exposure from Nov. 17, 1998. / AP ...

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MBIQ Detects AL GA TN AR MS SC Meteor 18NOV2012

MBIQ Detects AL GA TN AR MS SC Meteor ~19:29 EST / ~18:30 CST 18NOV2012
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18NOV2012 Meteor Reports
Neon Aqua Markers= Sighting Report
Red Markers= Camera Capture
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18NOV2012  Meteor Captured by the ASGARD Allsky System at Huntsville, AL
credit- Dr. Bille Cooke, NASA
18NOV2012  Meteor Video Captured by the ASGARD Allsky System at Huntsville, AL
credit- Dr. Bille Cooke, NASA

Initial sighting reports:
18NOV2012 Tracey Chickamauga, GA USA 19:29 EST 4 secs E-W White Light then turned red as it burned up and disappeared Less than sun more than venus no I was headed due west on Lee Clarkson Rd. It appeared right above me traveling the same direction (toward lookout mountain)

18NOV2012 Christy Levet Brentwood, tn 18:32:00 1/2/2012 South Yellow red Moon Tail Looked like a falling firework

18NOV2012 Debbie Martin exit 102 Hwy 67 north, 2 miles going east on Hwy 226 Arkansas US 18.30,18.40 5-7 seconds east white, blue then orange/yellow largest meteor I have ever seen no no

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NASA Confirms
Confirmed fireball brighter than the Moon, seen in 5 cameras on November 19 at 00:29:24 UTC (November 18 18:29:24 CST). Trajectory solution in work.
Regards, Bill Cooke, NASA Meteoroid Environment office

MBIQ Data:
Trussville, Alabama arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor fell in ala.
10:08:39 -- 34 minutes ago

Memphis, Tennessee arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for something blue fell from the sky nov 18, 2012.
10:20:37 -- 23 minutes ago

Atlanta, Georgia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida Green Meteor Fireball 6OCT2011" by searching for what fell from the sky tonight georgia.
10:38:12 -- 6 minutes ago

Tuscaloosa, Alabama arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Green streak in sky 12NOV2011" by searching for green streak in the sky.
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18 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18NOV2012

Leonid Meteor Shower peaks tomorrow, get viewing tips now
Examiner.com
Traditionally, the Leonids are a major meteor shower, where one can expect to see, according to some estimates, 20-30 meteors per hour. The best time to view is in the pre-dawn hours as Leo is at its highest point in the sky at this time, look in the ...

Leonid meteor shower set to feature sea of shooting stars - CNN.com
Stargazers can enjoy the Leonid meteor shower, an annual astronomical event NASA expects will produce between 15 and 20 shooting stars per hour early ...
www.cnn.com/2012/11/16/world/americas/.../index.html

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 17-23, 2012 | American ...
This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the early evening hours and will pose no problems to meteor watchers. Later in the week the gibbous ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-novembe...

Leonid meteor shower expected to grace the sky tonight
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
leonid-shower.JPG Courtesy of the New Jersey Astronomical Association A 1996 photo of a meteor during the annual Leonid shower. Step outside tonight, find a dark patch of sky, and you might catch an astronomical event. The Leonid meteor shower ...

Amazing Leonid meteor shower photos captured by stargazers
NBCNews.com
The Leonids are a yearly meteor display of shooting stars that appear to radiate out of the constellation Leo. They are created when Earth crosses the path of debris from the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which swings through the inner solar system every 33 years.

Famous Mars Meteorite's 'Fossils': What Arctic Rocks Can Tell Us
SPACE.com via Yahoo! Canada News Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:26 AM PST
In 1996, a research group led by Dave McKay of NASAâs Johnson Space Center claimed to have found evidence of fossilized life in a Marsmeteorite known as Allan Hills 84001.

Calvin College museum with mineral collection
San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:51 AM PST
Calvin College museum with mineral collection (AP) â Calvin College in Grand Rapids has opened a museum displaying a mineral collection donated by alumnus Bruce Dice. Among the items are a six-ounce gold nugget, an octopus fossil that's 100 million-years old, and a piece of the Allende meteorite, which crashed to earth in 1969.
Meteor show this weekend
San Jose Mercury News
A meteor shower will be shooting across Bay Area skies early Sunday morning, although cloudy, rainy weather may diminish chances of a clear viewing, a local astronomer said. Weather permitting, Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben Burress ...

Leonid meteor will put on a show this weekend
9NEWS.com
AZRAK, JORDAN: Photo dated 18 November 1999 shows a Leonid meteor storm over the Azrak desert, 90km east of Amman. The storm packed up to some 1,500 meteros per hour visible with the eye. The Leonids - so called because they appear in the sky ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Friday Night
WETM-TV
Elmira, NY - With mostly clear skies and a small waxing crescent moon, conditions will be great to view the Leonid meteor shower Friday night into Saturday morning. The peak time will be a few hours before sunrise Saturday morning, but until then you ...

Star gazers braced for once in 33 years meteor shower blessed with ideal ...
Daily Mail
It causes the fastest meteor velocities possible: 45 miles per second. The Leonid meteors are cosmic dust and debris, shed into space by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Tempel in 1865. The comet orbits the sun once ...

Leonid Meteor Shower to Peak Nov. 17
Patch.com
They will be visible in all parts of the sky and streak through the sky at more than 50 meteors per hour, almost a meteor a minute, according to EarthSky.com. The new moon is expected to fall on Dec. 13, making for optimal dark skies—as long as you ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 starts from Nov 17
French Tribune
Explaining further about the famous Leonid Meteor shows, Astronomy. com has released few statements in which it has stated that the meteors in this year's shower are fast at about 40 miles per second speed and so they can leave trails of smoke. Viewers ...

The 2012 Leonid Meteor Shower - Observing Blog - Sky & Telescope
The annual Leonids should peak early Saturday morning. While they probably won't make a big impression this year, an absent Moon and the possibility of a ...
www.skyandtelescope.com/community/.../179662931.html

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight November 17, 2012 ...
The Leonid meteor shower is peaking tonight around 2am, November 17, 2012. The Leonids will remain highly visible throughout the weekend though, so you ...
planetsave.com/.../leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-novem...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Live Stream, Where ...
The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 will reach its peak late tonight and early tomorrow watch ...
idigitaltimes.com

Startling meteor display visible this weekend as annual Leonid meteor storm ...
Daily Mail
"The video at the bottom shows of the Leonoid meteor shower in 2002. The title of the article mentions it is a once in every 33 years. im no Einstein but that doesnt add up :/ - Chris watters, Crewe, United Kingdom, 17/11/2012 17:03"===========Not your ...

Meteor shower will light night sky this weekend
kypost.com
CINCINNATI - As the high school football season comes to a close, people across the Tri-State might be looking for a different type of Friday night lights to fill their weekend. Starting late Friday evening, the night sky will be lit up with the annual ...

Leonids meteor show awaits stargazers Saturday night
GMA News
Barring cloudy weather, stargazers can expect a treat from the skies with the Leonids meteorshower from Saturday night until early Sunday, state astronomers said. PAGASA said the Leonids is one of the most prolific meteor showers, though it has not ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 Live Stream: Where to Watch Online, Peak Times
Christian Post
The Leonid meteor shower 2012 is taking place Friday night, November 16, with the peak taking place late Friday to early morning Saturday. The meteor shower is expected to fill the night sky with bright, colorful meteors which should make for an ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch Around Roseville Area
Patch.com
The MAS lists Metcalf Nature Center as a fairly good location to try to see the Leonid meteorshower because it has only moderate light pollution from the Twin Cities. It is located about 20 miles east of St. Paul. The MAS also recommends the Onan ...

Meteor Shower November 2012: Leonids Peak Tonight, Watch Live Stream ...
TravelersToday
The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. On Saturday morning, November 17, many people around the world may be able to catch sight of one of this shows "shooting stars." For those who want to stay indoors, NASA will also provide a live stream ...

Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight!
WSBT-TV
The Leonid meteor shower will be putting on a show late tonight and into early Saturday morning. You should be able to see some meteors after midnight with the peak occurring sometime between 3 and 4:30 a.m. EST. Astronomers estimate you may be able ...

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17 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17NOV2012

Leonid meteor will put on a show this weekend
USA TODAY
The Leonid meteor shower this weekend will be less dramatic than some years, but it will still put on a good show. leonid meteor. A meteor streaks through the sky over Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The Leonid meteor ...

Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: Watch with NASA online
Los Angeles Times
Stargazers, get psyched: The Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak late Friday night and continue through the weekend. If you can find a clear, dark spot where the starry night sky is visible, you can expect to see as many as 15 to 20 shooting stars ...

Leonid meteor shower to provide heavenly light show this weekend
San Jose Mercury News
Weather permitting, Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben Burress said the best time to see the Leonid meteor shower will be Sunday morning around 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.. Burress advised getting away from city lights and facing east to see the ...

Leonid meteor shower set to feature sea of shooting stars
CNN International
(CNN) -- Mother Earth, it's shower time. The planet won't be awash in water early Saturday, but rather meteors. It's part of an annual astronomical event known as the Leonid meteor shower, falling in mid-November as the Earth passes through debris from ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Webcast: Watch Live ...
The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight and early Satuday (Nov. 17). You .
space.com

Crescent moon sets stage for brilliant Leonids ...
(Phys.org)—The 2012 Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night/morning of Nov. 16-17. If ...
phys.org

Leonid meteor shower late tonight: Stay up, bundle up, look up
Christian Science Monitor
The meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Leo – the apparent region of origin for the display. But the tiny bits of space debris that are heated to incandescence as they enter Earth's atmosphere actually come from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, a ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch Online
Space.com
Stargazers are hoping for clear, dark skies tonight when the annual Leonid meteor shower will be at its best, but if Mother Nature spoils your show, you can always catch the celestial fireworks display live online. Scientists at NASA's Marshall Space ...

Leonid meteor showers begin; peak viewing early Saturday November 17, 2012
Examiner.com
Each November, the Leonid meteor showers delight sky watchers around the world with a spectacular display of light in the sky. The peak for North American viewers of the Leonid meteor showers this year is from 1 to 3 a.m. ET Saturday morning. The Earth ...

Leonid meteor shower visible this Saturday night
The Missoulian
Each year in mid November, the Leonid meteor shower happens when the earth crashes through debris left by a passing comet – a “big, dirty snowball” flying through space, Cline said. As the bits of debris – dust, sand and pebbles – fall through Earth's ...

Get Ready: Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks at Midnight
Patch.com
Once again, as in the past, the meteor shower will be hard to see from here, but if you can get to a dark area with some elevation, perhaps the area up around the top of Pacific Island Dr. Once up there, you might be able to see a few meteors, Laguna ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peak 2012: Latest Forecast
Patch.com
The Leonid meteor shower 2012 peak will be here in a matter of hours, and the weather forecast couldn't be much better: Clear skies above with temperatures that are expected to be chilly but not brutal. What should you look for? Well, here are some ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Peak Time Early Saturday Morning; Best Ways to ...
Latinos Post
(Photo : Reuters) A Leonid meteor streaks across the sky over Valley of Fire State Park, about 65 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada in this four-minute camera exposure in the early morning hours of November 19, 2002. The Leonid meteor shower peaks ...

Fireball pictured in the sky over Chelmsford is - Signs of the Times
These photographs apparently show a large fireball in the skies above Chelmsford. The pictures are just two of a series taken by Eleanor Collop, 13, and her ...
www.sott.net/.../253688-Fireball-pictured-in-the-sky-over-Che...

Fireball pictured in the sky over Chelmsford is a burning mystery
This is Total Essex
"I shouted for my sister and then we called our dad, who told us to take a picture." Thefireball – thought to be caused by debris burning up in the earth's atmosphere – spent five minutes visible in the Chelmsford sky before it disappeared behind some ...

The 2012 Leonid Meteor Shower
Sky & Telescope
Tonight the annual Leonid meteor shower peaks. The Leonids aren't usually a spectacular show — although they did have an impressive spurt several years ago — but their predicted peak is well-timed this year in the wee hours of Saturday, so students ...

Seen a Meteor? Found a Meteorite? Meet an Expert Saturday
Patch.com
If you think you may have found one of the meteorites from the Oct. 17 fireball that disintegrated over the North Bay, or you would like to see the real deal, there's an event set up for you on Nov. 17 in Novato. Meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens ...

Maybe Mars had 'warm' water after all
The Register Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:14 PM PST
UK boffins point to meteorite evidence UK researchers have unearthed a new argument in the yes-but-no-but-yes scientific debate about Martian water, saying that meteorite samples suggest water on the red planet was once warm enough for life

At American Art: A New Look on How Artists Recorded the Civil War
Smithsonian (blog)
A stunning meteor event in 1860 inspired Walt Whitman's “Year of Meteors,” which referenced both John Brown's raid and Lincoln's presidency. The public could not help but read the skies for signs of war. Harvey says some even worried that the meteor, ...

Gem-Studded Meteorites Known As Pallasites Are Created By Asteroid Crashes ...
Huffington Post
The researchers speculated that any magnetized material within these meteorites might shed light on their formation, since asteroids would possess magnetic fields only under certain special circumstances. Magnetic meteorite mystery. The researchers ...

Spacewatch: Fireballs from Taurus
The Guardian
A fireball that blazed brighter than the full moon as it streaked across New Mexico's sky on 9 November may be related to Comet Encke and perhaps to the object that exploded over Tunguska in 1908, flattening more than 2,000 sq km of Siberian forest.

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16 November 2012

BC WA Meteor 15NOV2012

BC WA Meteor ~20:55 PST 15NOV2012

If you saw this event please kindly file a report on this site; thank you.

Initial Reports:

15NOV2012 Jamie H Vancouver, BC, Canada 2055 PST 5 seconds Facing North East, started in South East sky, traveled North West ended in North West sky Green ball, greenish whitish tail. Quite bright, similar to a flare. Couldn't see any parts falling off. I was at YVR airport, and initially thought it was a flare, but it changed to a deeper green color and was streaking across the sky. From my perspective it seemed to be travelling through the clouds, at the time there was a broken layer of cloud at 21000 feet.

15NOV2012 Erika Tacoma, WA, USA 20:55:00 5-7seconds S-E, right to left White with red spek on ball Moon No Biggest , brightest & closest I've ever seen


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Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia Meteor 15NOV2012

Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia Meteor ~06:40 am 15NOV2012

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you!
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Initial Sighting Reports-

15NOV2012 Edsel London, Ontario western sky 06:40 EST 5 seconds traveling north west looked greenish full moon could see tail with debris flared out in the sky

15NOV2012 Kevin Monumental, WV 640hrs 3 seconds SE to NW  Facing west white/green no sound enought to be seen during daylight Yes none

15NOV2012 Brian Dayton, OH, USA 6:42AM EST 5 sec Northeast to west. I was facing North east White at first then green - no sound Venus Trail of sparks It looked like a star at first but I notived it was moving very fast and then before I knew it, it was almost right above me and faded out as sparks streamed off the back and the flame turned green

15NOV2012 Meg HILLIARD,OHIO,USA 6:40 am EST 5 sec N-E BRIGHT WHITE bright moon no bright white tail and large head
15NOV2012 steve harvey Dayton ohio 642 7 sec ese  to ene right 7-up green moon no no

15NOV2012 JRG CINCINNATI, OH, USA 0645 EST ~5 SEC NNE TO N, VIEWED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHILE TRAVELING N WHITE AS BRIGHT AS VENUS; VENUS WAS TO MY RIGHT AND BEHIND ME NO FRAG NO APPARENT IONIZATION TRAIL, BUT STREETLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND RISING SUN WERE CONTAMINATING VIEW

15NOV2012 Brian Clinton, Ontario, Canada 6:40am EST 1-2 seconds East to West, facing South white / light blue bright as a full moon many small fragments coming off the tail very bright and large, easily seen against the early morning sky

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16NOV2012

Possible meteor spotted in GTA -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Toronto, Ont. - There was an unexpected sight in the sky Thursday morning for some 680News listeners, who called the newsroom to say they believe they saw ...
www.sott.net/article/253625-Possible-meteor-spotted-in-GTA

The Leonid Meteor Shower | meteorwatch.org
The Leonid Meteor shower peaks on the 16th/ 17th of November and is one of the most dramatic and famous meteor showers.
www.meteorwatch.org/2012/11/14/the-leonid-meteor-shower/

Amateur astronomer leads park's star gazing
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
On the night of Oct. 20, around 40 patrons turned out at the park to witness the Orionid MeteorShower. Brantley, with the help of local “amateur astronomer” Kay Singer, selected a different night during the months of October, November and December to ...

Rare Meteorites Born in Violent Asteroid Collisions ...
The rarest, most dazzling meteorites on Earth were born in catastrophic collisions of magnetic .
space.com

Meteorites reveal warm water existed on Mars
Space Daily
The study determined that water temperatures on the Red Planet ranged from 50C to 150C. Microbes on Earth can live in similar waters, for example in the volcanic thermal springs at Yellowstone Park, the scientists behind the research point out.

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Weather Forecast, Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The show follows some nice shows by the Taurids Meteor Shower earlier this month, and the spectacular Perseids Meteor Shower, which wowed gazers in August. The famous Leonids are expected to peak on Saturday, Nov. 17, in the pre-dawn hours, and ...

Meteorites reveal warm water existed on Mars
Phys.Org
This is an Electron Microscope image of the Lafayette meteorite (NHM sample BM 1959, 755). It shows the hydrous vein with carbonate and clay deposited by water at up to 150 oC on Mars due to an ancient impact. The field of view is 50 microns. Credit: ...

Rare meteorites created in violent celestial collision
Phys.Org
A tiny fraction of meteorites on earth contain strikingly beautiful, translucent, olive-green crystals embedded in an iron-nickel matrix. Called pallasites, these "space gems" have fascinated scientists since they were first identified as originating ...

Large fireball seen from Florida to North Carolina - Signs of the Times
Initial Sighting Reports 08 November 2012 Dawn, Kissimmee, Florida 21:00:00 5 -10 seconds duration - Facing north, [it passed overhead] on my right. Primarily ...
www.sott.net/.../253446-Large-fireball-seen-from-Florida-to-...

Found a Meteorite? Want to See One? Meet an Expert Saturday
Patch.com
If you think you may have found one of the Novato meteorites from the Oct. 17 fireball that disintegrated over the North Bay, or you would like to see the real deal, there's an event set up for you on Nov. 17. Meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens of ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Before Dawn Saturday
Space.com
This weekend brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that has brought great anticipation and excitement to night sky watchers around the world. This will be a favorable year to look for the Leonid meteor shower because ...

Leonid Meteor Shower on 11-13-2012
YouTube
Even though the peak is not until Friday Night into Early Saturday Morning 16th to the 17th, the Annual Leonid Meteor Shower has begun..I have already captured a dozen or so last night via two of my Night Sky video Cameras. Every year about this time ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 This Weekend, Weather or Not
Patch.com
new_asset_attachment_attributes. That advancing autumn storm looks like it will prevent Napa Valley residents from viewing the Leonid meteor shower this weekend, but if you plan to travel - or if there's a break in the weather - here are some tips for ...

Bernie Badger: Pull up a chair and face east for Leonid show
Florida Today
The Leonid meteor show is due to peak in the pre-dawn hours overnight. Best views are from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, but only a sprinkling of meteors is expected, from 4 to 12 meteors an hour. The Leonid meteors are among the fastest, streaking at 45 ...

Sky Spy: Leonid meteor shower coming Friday
Arizona Daily Star
The Leonids in November, the Geminids in December and the Perseids in August are the three best predictably good meteor showers every year, weather and the moon permitting. This year the Leonids should be at their peak late Friday night and early ...

Leonid meteor shower how to get the best view | Stuart Clark ...
Stuart Clark: The Leonid meteor shower reaches a peak this weekend. Then Tuesday may bring a rare chance to see 600-year old meteors.
www.guardian.co.uk/...the.../leonid-meteor-shower-best-view

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15 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15NOV2012

Possible meteor shower spotted in GTA
680 News
CityNews Channel meteorologist Jill Taylor said it's very possible that what people saw was an earlymeteor from the Leonid shower, which is supposed to peak Friday night into Saturday.

Observing The November 2012 Leonid Meteor ...
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Leonid Meteor Shower Arriving This Weekend
Big Island Now
A prime time for night owls is coming up as the Leonid meteor shower makes its annual appearance this weekend. The peak viewing for the Leonids will be on Friday and Saturday nights. According to some sources, a secondary peak will occur on Monday ...

'Twas the night before Leonid
Coeur d'Alene Press
When a meteor streaks across the sky, we aren't seeing the meteor itself. We see the light emitted from reactions between the friction of the rapidly moving meteor with the gases in the atmosphere. Meteoroids enter the atmosphere at tremendous speeds ...

Taurid Meteor
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Spectacular meteor lights up Calgary sky, 5 November 2012 -- Fire ...
Some Calgarians with their eye on the sky early Monday morning may have witnessed a brief but ...
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Look to the sky
Leavenworth Times
If it is cloudy on Saturday, you might want to view this meteor shower a few days before or after the morning of peak rate, but don't expect as many meteors per hour. About every 33 years, the LeonidMeteor Shower puts on an absolutely spectacular show.

Leonid Meteor Shower to Shine in Weekend Sky
Space.com
The annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak this week and may get a boost from a moonless weekend sky. The actual peak of the 2012 Leonid meteor shower is on Saturday (Nov. 17) at 3 a.m. EST, but, like all meteor showers, the celestial fireworks ...

Viewing Conditions for Friday Night's Meteor Shower
AccuWeather.com
The show Friday night will pale in comparison to the Leonid meteor showers from 1998 to 2002 when the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle was in close proximity to the Earth and dramatically enhanced the number of meteors racing into the Earth's atmosphere.

Where to Catch This Weekend's Leonid Meteor Shower
Phoenix New Times (blog)
As with any meteor shower, the show is going to be better the further you get from city lights, and astronomers note that the Leonids will be brightest in the North Eastern horizon. While state parks and most trails are closed during Leonid's prime ...

Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch in Manassas Park
Patch.com
Keep your eyes on the sky during the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 17-20, because that's when the famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, according to Astronomy.com.

Stars Above: Jupiter puts on quite a show during November
West Island Gazette
With long, cold nights setting in, planets and a meteor shower take centre stage in the sky. Continuing to dominate the evenings, golden-hued Jupiter is visible all night long, rising in the east about two hours before sunset and gliding high in the ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

14 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14NOV2012

Everything you need to know: Leonid meteor shower 2012 - EarthSky
The famous Leonid meteor shower is nearing its annual peak. Here's all you need to know to watch the 2012 Leonid shower.
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Leonid meteor shower peaks this week - wdbj7.com
What's is often considered one of the best of the annual meteor displays will reach its peak this week.
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Taurid, Leonid: Meteor Showers This Month
Gold Star Daily World News (blog)
In the coming weeks, two meteor showers are expected to light up the night sky and if you're a bit of an astronomy fan, then you should take note of these dates. First, on November 12, is the Taurid Meteor Shower which is expected to peak in the early ...

5 Steps to Get the Most Out of Your Next Meteor Shower
Money Talks News (blog)
Some years the heavens never deliver, but over the next month two meteor showers coincide with almost nonexistent moons. So to make your next meteor shower the best you've seen yet, just follow these tips, which I've learned from years of meteor ...

Leonid meteor shower to fill skies later this week
China Post
The Leonid meteors, which will peak on Nov. 17 at 5: 30 p.m. is expected to fall at a rate of 20 stars per hour, while a new moon is not likely to interfere in the viewing, museum officials said. Further, visibility of the meteors will increase near ...
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Ohio Northern Astronomy Club to host event
Ada Herald
ADA - The Ohio Northern University Astronomy Club will be hosting an astronomy event for the public at the ONU Observatory on Saturday, Nov 17, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is planned to coincide with the peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower.

Leonid Meteor Shower
Examiner.com
The Leonid Meteor Shower will begin on November 13, 2012 and it will have a peak of activity around the morning of November 17 or 18th and another on the morning of November 20, 2012. Astronomy experts state that this year's display will not be as ...

Meteors beginning late night November 10, moon and Venus before dawn ...
EarthSky (blog)
Then cap off a night of meteor watching by viewing the waning crescent moon with the dazzling planet Venus before sunrise Sunday, November 11. At mid-northern latitudes, you can watch for the North Taurid meteors to start flying through the sky around ...

Holiday Season is Meteor Shower Season
Patch.com
It's that of the year. No, not the time you spend loads of money at retail outlets for Christmas gifts — it's time for spectacular meteor showers. Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and December. Nov. 12: Taurid Meteor Shower ...

Leonid meteor shower peaks this week - CBS News
Debris from Temple-Tuttle comet will light up night sky all week in annual meteor shower.
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Taurid Meteor Shower tonight - 12/11/2012
An incredible shot surprising a Taurid fireball in 2008. (c) Jeffrey Berkes Right after midnight, the Taurid meteor shower are expected to peak, provid.
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The Taurid Meteor Shower This Weekend | Weather | Wiz Army News
The Taurid meteor shower will be highly visible this weekend as we are still in the tail of Comet Encke. The best time to view these meteors will be between the ...
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When is the Spectacular Leonids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Where and When ...
Patch.com
With most of the year's meteor showers behind us, the Leonid meteor shower is on its way. The famous Leonids are expected to peak on Nov. 17 in the pre-dawn hours. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, ...

Leonid Meteor Shower To Peak, Shine On Moonless Night This Weekend
RedOrbit
The meteor shower will be visible during the latter half of the week, peaking early Saturday morning. Those in the Eastern part of the country should see the greatest rate – about two-dozen events per hour –between midnight and 3:00 am. The viewing ...

What Is A Meteor? - MonkeySee
Science expert Emerald Robinson explains what a meteor is.
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

13 November 2012

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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Major fireball over far ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Major fireball over far west Texas 6:35pm MST 12NOV2012 Just for a heads up there was a major fireball over far west Texas this event at 6:35pm MST seen for 4-5 seconds. This fireball was moving west to east covered at least 50 degrees.
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Famous Mars Meteorite's 'Fossils': What Arctic Rocks Can Tell Us
SPACE.com Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST
Scientist Hans Amundsen explains what Arctic rocks can tell us about a famous Mars meteorite.

Leonids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The Leonids has been called, in some years, a "meteor storm" (rather than just a "shower"), but reports say this year will be limited to "at best 10 to 15 meteors per hour." The last Leonid storm, with thousands of shooting stars per hour, was in 2002 ...

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks of 2012 This Weekend ...
The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 will be at its best this week when it peaks on Saturday, Nov ...
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Taurid Meteor Shower launches a Meteor Shower Season - South ...
Look to the skies for some stunning light displays this November and December - starting with the Taurid Meteor shower just after midnight Sunday night.
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Two Meteor Showers Coming Our Way | B612 Foundation
The next two weekends feature major annual meteor showers that can be counted on for up to 10 bright meteors per hour. These are the so-called “North Taurid” ...
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APOD: 2012 November 12 - Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman ...
2012 November 12. See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman Falls ...
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Holiday Season is Meteor Shower Season
Patch.com
As you hang holiday lights and light the candles, cast your eyes upon the universe's natural fireworks as well. Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and December. Nov. 12: TauridMeteor Shower. The Taurid meteors are expected to ...

Leonid meteor shower ready to peak Technology & science Space ...
One of the best of the annual meteor displays will be reaching its peak this week — the annual Leonid meteor shower.
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!