08 January 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JAN2013

Meteor Outburst ALERT! Bolides, Fireballs and Meteors Sudden ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Australia Develops Cell ...
Australians Check it Out Today 2014! Support Australian Meteor/Meteorite Research! The Birth of a New Era in Australian Meteor Research; Become a ...
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Chinese Meteorite Is 4.6 Billion Years Old (And Costs £8 Million)
The Huffington Post UK - 10 hours
How much would you pay for this? What about if we told you it's 4.6 billion years old - about as ancient as the Earth and came from space? ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JAN2013
A massive meteor exploded over Russia. The Boston Marathon was bombed. The US Government shut down for 16 days. The pope resigned.
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Meteor Outburst ALERT! Bolides, Fireballs and ...
2 min
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.gr/ Meteor ALERT! Bolides, Fireballsand Large Meteors ...
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Meteor Detection with the RTL-SDR - rtl-sdr.com
YouTube user Tim Havens has uploaded two videos showing his meteor detection results with an RTL-SDR dongle. Tim uses a stock R820T dongle, ...
www.rtl-sdr.com/meteor-detection-rtl-sdr/

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Japan Fireball Meteor #1 ...
File a Meteor/Fireball Sighting Report "click here" Thank you! ... Japan Fireball Meteor #1 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日 17:18:08 薄明火球.
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The Meteoric Rise of Life?
Robin Wylie- University College London-January 06, 2014
The silent missiles that flit between the planets have been blamed for
some of the largest exterminations that life on Earth has had to endure:
However you like your mass extinctions, high on the list of potential
triggers is usually a close encounter with a meteorite. ...

Meteor Outburst ALERT! Bolides, Fireballs and Meteors Sudden ...
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.gr/ Meteor ALERT! Bolides, Fireballs and Large Meteors Sudden Increase Certain Worldwide ...
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Did you see the fireball that broke up over Ireland last Friday evening?
thejournal.ie
Astronomy Ireland have confirmed they received dozens of reported sightings of the fireball, thought to have occurred just before 6pm last Friday.

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MBIQ Detects Ontario Canada Meteor Event 07JAN2014

MBIQ Detects Ontario Canada Meteor Event Approx. 2100 EST 07JAN2014 - Confirmed!
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Ontario Canada Meteor Event Approx. 2100 EST 07JAN2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
08JAN2014 Darwin burks falls ontarion canada 2100 est 4 6 seconds north north/west travel facing north starting starting appox north appeared orange around out possible blue middle like a shooting star only 3 times bigger than any i have seen not that i seen looked like a fire ball with a tail in the sky, never witnesses anything like it , not a sky watcher bjut live in the country so happen to see things sometimes and thought it was worth reporting

08JAN2014 Steve Lauze Brighton Ontario 20:53:00 5 Hwy 30 white/green moon no driving down hwy and noticed it fall into trees.stop and on side of road to look but couldnt see anything
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MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Thornhill, Ontario arrived on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News".
11:32:12 -- 7 minutes ago

Toronto, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News".
11:27:04 -- 12 minutes ago

Toronto, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteor north of toronto.
11:25:51 -- 13 minutes ago

Calgary, Alberta arrived on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects Alberta, BC Canada Meteor 29DEC2013".
11:23:37 -- 14 minutes ago

Peterborough, Ontario arrived from ca.search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Ontario, Canada / Mid West US Green Bolide Fireball Meteor Multiple Events? 9APR/10April2011".
11:22:07 -- 15 minutes ago

North Bay, Ontario arrived on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News".
11:19:36 -- 18 minutes ago

Whitby, Ontario arrived from lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: CT NJ NY MA ME Meteor 04JAN2014".
11:06:11 -- 31 minutes ago

Aurora, Ontario left via lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com from "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News"
11:03:49 -- 33 minutes ago

Pembroke, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for ontario meteorite.
11:02:29 -- 34 minutes ago

Richmond Hill, Ontario arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteors or asteroids sitings.
10:50:20 -- 45 minutes ago

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Dubai, UAE Meteor 07JAN2013

Dubai, UAE Meteor Approx 18:15:00  Local 07JAN2013 with Fragmentation
UAE, Oman or Saudi Arabia has a NEW Meteorite?
دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة النيزك تقريبا 18:15:00 07JAN2013
المحلي مع تجزئة
الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وسلطنة عمان أو المملكة العربية السعودية لديها
نيزك جديد؟
Report your meteor sightings please-تقرير مشاهد النيزك يرجى العربية يرام!

الرجاء المساعدة في الحصول على كلمة حول هذا الحدث، حتى نستطيع
استعادة الأمن كاميرا الفيديو أو يلتقط الهاتف الخليوي؛ نشر كلمة عن هذا الموقع عبر الفيسبوك، تويتر، يوتيوب وغيرها، والمنتديات المفضلة لديك؛ الاتصال وكالات الأنباء المحلية؛ وشكرا لكم
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
07JAN2014 Deepali Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18:15:00 around 5-6 seconds N-S, I was driving towards West and saw this fireball travelling from my right to left it was light green color, broke 2 times into several pieces almost same as moon I was it breaking twice Couldn't take a photo since i was driving

07JAN2014 Jane Dargue Dubai UAE 18:15:00 8 seconds but did not see it's journey onwards Brief sighting as it passed between buildings traveling south White with yellow tail Very bright, like a star Nothing seen during my sighting Like nothing I had even seen before. Watched meteor storms but this was huge in comparison

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

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Australia Meteor 08JAN2014

Australia Meteor Approx. 00'20'00 Local 08JAN2014
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Australia Meteor Approx. 00'20'00 Local 08JAN2014
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Report your meteor sightings please-

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
08JAN2014 KAREN TUCKER mill park, melbourne australia 0:20:00 4seconds traveled east looked like it was going straight down white ball brighter than the moon but not as bright as the sun no iot looked like it was very close but could have been very far didnt hear any bang

08JAN2014 alice trafalgar, Australia 0:15:00 4 sec i was facing south. it went from NNE to SSW electric blue. came over head from behind, travelling straight across.disappeared in far distance. no sound. very long, very wide, bright as moon. parts were falling off like fireworks. was so big it appeard as close as small plane. best i ever seen.

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07 January 2014

Australia Develops Cell Phone App for Meteors! - Australians Check it Out! Today 2014!

Australians Check it Out Today 2014! 
Support Australian Meteor/Meteorite Research!
The Birth of a New Era in Australian Meteor Research; Become a Part of the Project!
-LunarMeteoriteHunter in cooperation with the Desert Fireball Network and Curtin University, Australia.
Desert Fireball Network "link"
Curtain University "link"
Fireballs in the Sky: an iOS and Android app that allows anyone to report a fireball sighting anywhere in the world from their phone.

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Fireballs in the Sky (iOS/Android) - Curtin University
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When you open the app, go to ‘report a sighting’. Simply point at the sky where the fireball started and click on your phone (a heads-up display and star background help orient you), and do the same for where it ended. You can then input a variety of other data, gradually building up an animation of the fireball that you witnessed based on duration; fragmentation colour; brightness etc. If we get enough observations we can determine a trajectory and send that information back to the you. The goal is to give members of the public a way of participating in research via their own observations, while also collecting data that has real scientific value. The app is free and available for iPhone at https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fireballs-in-the-sky/id709019924?mt=8 and Android at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tw.fireballs (or just search for ‘fireballs in the sky’ on app stores).

All the raw data will be shared with any local groups (amateur societies or research organisations) that would like to participate in the project, to help with triangulation or searching for specific events. If you’re interested in participating please send us your details and we’ll include you on the app as a collaborator organisation with links to your website. The goal is to engage members of the public and get useful data on more fireball events. We want to share the data with you. Get in touch and get involved.

The main network project is funded by the Australian Research Council and is called the Desert Fireball Network. In a nutshell, having a network in a desert makes it more likely that we can find the meteorites. We’ll be putting 50-60 all-sky cameras throughout regional and remote areas of Australia. We’ve just installed the first 5. Additional information about the project can be found at: http://www.fireballsinthesky.com.au/. The website right now is bare-bones. We’ll be upgrading it early next year with an interactive map that will let users click on cameras and download images directly.
Best wishes,
Phil Bland
BSc(Hons) PhD
Australian Laureate Fellow | Science & Engineering
Professor | Applied Geology
Western Australian School of Mines
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About Dr. Phil Bland-
Phil started out as a geologist, and pretty much got into meteorites by chance. It’s not something he’s ever regretted. He has interests in many areas in planetary science, but mainly in trying to understand the record of the origin and evolution of the solar system contained in ancient meteorites.

The comparison he makes is with geology in the late 1950’s. Plate tectonics – geology’s grand unifying theory – was just around the corner, but no-one knew it. All they had was a lot of data that didn’t really fit together very well. Planetary science today is at a similar point. We know how the Earth works, but we don’t know how it was made. The idea behind the Desert Fireball Network is really just basic geology – you need to know where rocks come from in order to understand them. The possibility that if we get this data for meteorites, that that might be a big part of the puzzle, is something he finds really exciting.

Phil has worked at a bunch of places, most recently Imperial College London. He spent many years trying to get funding for the trial phase of the Desert Fireball Network. After proving that the concept worked, Phil started at Curtin in May 2012 with funding from an ARC Laureate Fellowship and Curtin University to expand the network across Australia. The Desert Fireball Network team will be spending the next few years doing just that, and sharing what they’re doing with you.
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Japan Fireball Meteor #2 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日20:06:45JST出現の小爆発火球

Japan Fireball Meteor #2 20:06:45JST 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日20:06:45JST出現の小爆発火球

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Japan Fireball Meteor #2 20:06:45JST 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日20:06:45JST出現の小爆発火球
Credit- Ueda, Masayoshi - 上田昌良
SonotaCo Meteor/Fireball Forum with photo and video-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3170&sid=133bcd37613c8a703263fe65a768347e

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Japan Fireball Meteor #1 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日 17:18:08 薄明火球

Japan Fireball Meteor #1 17:18:08 JST 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日 17:18:08 薄明火球
This fireball was seen 36 minutes after sunset.
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Japan Fireball Meteor 17:18:08 JST 06JAN2014 - 2014年1月6日 17:18:08 薄明火球
Credit
- SonotaCo
SonotaCo Meteor/Fireball Forum with more photos and videos-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3169&sid=133bcd37613c8a703263fe65a768347e

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JAN2013

SPACE.com - 16 minutes
Were life's origins aided by the impacts of asteroids and comets?

'Frost-quakes' or overhead meteor explosions? Massive boom ...
As temperatures around Toronto and across Ontario drop to -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), residents are reporting frost quakes that are powerful enough ...
Signs of the Times

This Is What The Year Your Life Changes Looks Like
Huffington Post
A massive meteor exploded over Russia. The Boston Marathon was bombed. The US Government shut down for 16 days. The pope resigned.

Meteor Outburst Alert! Sudden Increase In Meteors, Bollides ...
Meteor Outburst Alert! Sudden Increase In Meteors, Bollides & Fireballs January 6th To January 12th, 2014. Monday, January 6, 2014 16:57.
beforeitsnews.com/.../meteor-outburst-alert-sudden-increase-in...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects Possible ...
MBIQ Detects Possible Canada Meteor Event 05JAN2014 No details known at this time. MBIQ was triggered due to unusual Internet activity from ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JAN2014
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2013 Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2014 shows that the first meteor shower found in Shandong, China.
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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Japan Fireballs/Meteors First Week of January 2014

Japan Fireballs/Meteors First Week of January 2014 - videos Fireballs/Meteors Over Japan - First Week of 2014
Posted to YouTube by Sheilaaliens 178 views
Thank you Shelia and to SonotaCo Allsky Network and Camera operators!

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06 January 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JAN2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2013
Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2014 shows that the first meteor shower found in Shandong, China. (Xinhua photo). 1 2. 1 2. ・China's 1st meteor shower in .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

2014's first meteor shower observed in Shandong - CCTV.com English
2014's first meteor shower observed in Shandong. 01-05-2014 10:29 BJT. Text:A A A | Email. Share | 新浪. Editor:James |Source: CCTV.com. Text:A A ...
english.cntv.cn/program/general_news/.../101830.shtml

The first meteor shower in 2014[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
The first meteor shower in 2014 is seen at midnight on Jan 4 in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/icpress.cn] ...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014.../content_17216338.htm

2014's first meteor shower observed in E China's Shandong ...
Graphic: China's core socialist values · Yearender: China, U.S. well on track to build new relationship despite challenges · Elite Talk: An interpretation ...
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/8503600.html

2014's first meteor shower observed in E China's Shandong ...
2014's first meteor shower observed in E China's Shandong---2014's first meteor shower visits E China's Shandong.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014.../c_133019116.htm

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MBIQ Detects Possible Canada Meteor Event 05JAN2014

MBIQ Detects Possible Canada Meteor Event 05JAN2014
 - Yet UNCONFIRMED, perhaps algorithm error.  Sorry!

No details known at this time.  MBIQ was triggered due to unusual Internet activity from Canada within the past hour.  Details will be posted if there are any developments.  Thanks!
-LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo

Query Points 1130-1230 JST
Canada
Canada
Kelowna,British Columbia,Canada
North Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada

Calgary,Alberta,Canada
Airdrie,Alberta,Canada
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Calgary,Alberta,Canada

Grande Prairie,Alberta,Canada
Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
Burlington,Ontario,Canada
Fenelon Falls,Ontario,Canada
Richmond Hill,Ontario,Canada
Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

Montréal,Quebec,Canada
Laval,Quebec,Canada


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MBIQ Website-
MBIQ Meteor Bot Internet Query bot uses Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence to detect meteor activity worldwide.
http://mbiq.blogspot.jp/

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ASTEROID HITS EARTH - 2014 AA Was Discovered Hours Before Impact

ASTEROID HITS EARTH - 2014 AA Was Discovered Hours Before Impact
ASTEROID HITS EARTH - 2014 AA Was Discovered Hours Before Impact
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 2,955 views

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05 January 2014

CT NJ NY MA ME Meteor 04JAN2014

CT NJ NY MA ME Meteor  Meteor Approx. 21: 20 EST  04JAN2014
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CT NJ NY MA ME Meteor  Meteor Approx. 21 20 EST  04JAN2014
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Report your meteor sightings please-

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
04JAN2014 Indian Sky Watcher Burlington, CT USA EST 9:40PM 5 secs NW left to right big ball of white light less then sun but more then moon seemed to have tiny pieces falling off i've seen one before that was multi color, this one however was a white ball blazing through the sky, great show!

04JAN2014 Tom Brown Salem, CT, USA 21:25/EST/PM 3 secs NNE traveling N, facing NE Green, Double sonic boom brighter than Venus No Double boom

04JAN2014 Clyde & Debbie Friedman Melville, NY USA 21:22, EST 1-2 seconds Facing North saw orb shaped object traveling from R to L in Northerly direction Blue-green center white periphery, no sound Almost as bright as the moon two to three times larger than the brightest planet, i.e. Jupiter or Saturn No tail, no fragmentation Traveling very quickly, first sighted about midway from treetops to straight up

04JAN2014 Mary Doherty TAUNTON, MA USA 21:20:00 I only caught it as I walked around building 5 seconds Right to left WHITE/bright red Light a firework Burned out Cylindrical cone where bottom was widest and bright white w red ring before it burned out

04JAN2014 John Bickerstaff II Berwick ME USA 9: 20 EST PM 5 secs W to E traveling east Bright white moon no Very large, possible remains

04JAN2014 edward River Vale 9:17:00 5 seconds is all i saw i was facing left and it went from the right side to left it was blue and neon greenish like a light show didn't see but don't think so looked like it flew toward west new york area

04JAN2014 Marlana Johnson Hanover, MA USA 21:15 pm 5 sec South Blue/white Very bright Not that I saw Looked like type of fireball but then dissipated

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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PA NY NJ MD Meteor 04JAN2014

PA NY NJ MD Meteor Approx. 20:30 EST 04JAN2014 w/ Fragmentation
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PA NY NJ MD Meteor Approx. 20:30 EST 04JAN2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
04JAN2014 Justin Thompson HUNTINGTON, NY, USA ~2055/EST 2 SEC SW to NW BRIGHT WHITE; LONG TAIL Venus None observed Brilliant and awe inspiring

04JAN2014 Sharon Miller Tamaqua, PA 20:32:00 Approx 5 seconds Wow!!!! I was just out on my back porch Facing North and I saw a large meteorrite, Bright white with green. It came down as a single ball and then split into 3 ( 1 large and 2 small ) It faded out just before hitting the mountain range. A full 5 seconds at least. Awesome sight. Light green, and white brighter than the moon. split into 3 Wow!!!! I was just out on my back porch Facing North and I saw a large meteorrite, Bright white with green. It came down as a single ball and then split into 3 ( 1 large and 2 small ) It faded out just before hitting the mountain range. A full 5 seconds at least. Awesome sight.

04JAN2014 cedric bush montgomery ny usa 2030 25 second s south going northwest orange moon yes very bright with fragments breaking off

04JAN2014 Lee Glen Mills, PA, USA 20:30/EST,PM 3 seconds 30 degr to 5 degr., NNW to N, facing North Mainly Yellow Venus + Yes, at end Nice!

04JAN2014 alison monroe, ny USA 20:23:00 2 sec W-N, L to R I faced W maybe light yellowish venus had a bright trail brightest "shooting " star I've seen

04JAN2014 Jay Renner Aspen Hill, MD 2022 EST 8:22 PM 4 sceonds S-N Very low to ground- Facing northeast White - seperated into two pieces - no sound Brighter than the moon Yes Seemed very far away

04JAN2014 Gary Jacques Medford NJ 20:15:00 2.5 Left to Right from the Northwest red yellow whit Venus 4 fragments The best I ever saw

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04JAN2014
1 to 7, the Quadrantid meteor shower will be active in the evening sky and may best be viewed over countries with high northern latitudes, but it will be ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

China's 1st meteor shower in 2014 - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2014 shows that the first meteor shower found in Shandong, China. (Xinhua photo). 1 2. 1 2. ・China's 1st meteor shower in ...
news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014.../c_133018485.htm

Quadrantid Meteor Shower not over for 2014, continues tonight
Examiner.com
Last night marked the peak of the Quadrantid Meteor Showerfor 2014. However, despite what most of the news media may lead you to believe, there ...

Summer in Antarctica
Beloit Daily News - 8 hours
Beloit College Geology Technician Steve Ballou is on a quest to find meteorites in Antartica as part of ANSMET (the Antarctic Search for ...

Quadrantid meteor and aurora on January 3 | Today's Image ...
Deborah Byrd
In 2014, as the Quadrantid meteors were flying, those at far northern latitudes were seeing auroras.
EarthSky

This Town Celebrates Every New Year with a Falling [simulated ...
The popular jazz tune “Stars Fell on Alabama” was inspired in part by the Leonid meteor shower in November of 1833, sometimes referred to as “the ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3108120/posts

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2014

Celestial Triple Play: Watch Meteor Shower, Sun ... - e! Science News
The online Slooh Space Camera will webcast live views of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower on Friday (Jan. 3), Earth's closest approach to the ...
esciencenews.com/.../celestial.triple.play.watch.meteor.shower....

First meteor shower of 2014 active until Jan 7
Rappler
WAITING FOR FALLING STARS. The Quadrantid meteor shower is said to be as rich with 'falling stars' as the Geminids meteor shower (pictured) in ...

What were those mysterious lights in the sky?
NBC2 News
The size of an airplane and it just looked like a fireball you just didn't see the flames," said Roxane Hoffman, as she describes what she saw on the first ...  Chinese Lanterns!!!

First Meteor Strike of 2014B612 Foundation | B612 Foundation
While 2014 AA was not a large meteor (less than 4 meters in size), and most likely broke apart over the Atlantic ocean, we are reminded by this event ...
https://b612foundation.org/essays/first-meteor-strike-of-2014/

Celestial Triple Play: Watch Meteor Shower, Sun and Jupiter Live ...
Space.com
The online Slooh Space Camera will webcast live views of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower on Friday (Jan. 3), Earth's closest approach to the ...

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04 January 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04JAN2014

Tucson astronomer spots asteroid before it hits Earth
Arizona Daily Star - 17 hours 
For the second time ever, an astronomer saw an asteroid headed for Earth before it got here.And for the second time, the discoverer was ...

The First Discovered Asteroid of 2014 Collides With The Earth - An Update
NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office- January 3, 2014
Several sources confirm that the first discovered asteroid of 2014,
designated 2014 AA, entered the Earth's atmosphere late January 1 EST
over the mid-Atlantic Ocean. This very small asteroid -- 6 to 9 feet (2
to 3 meters) in size was discovered, and immediately followed up, early
on the morning of January 1 by the Catalina Sky Survey operating near
Tucson Arizona. (An animation of the discovery images is shown in Figure
1). The asteroid entered the Earth's atmosphere about 21 hours later,
and probably broke up. ...

New Study Brings Scientists Closer to the Origin of RNA
Georgia Institute of Technology- December 23, 2013
One of the biggest questions in science is how life arose from the chemical
soup that existed on early Earth. One theory is that RNA, a close relative
of DNA, was the first genetic molecule to arise around 4 billion years
ago, but in a primitive form that later evolved into the RNA and DNA molecules
that we have in life today. New research shows one way this chain of events
might have started. ...

Asteroid 2014 AA Hits Earth (And Was The Second Rock Ever To Have Been Spotted Before It Landed)The Huffington Post UK - 14 hours
We didn't have to wait long for the first asteroid of the 2014 - a sofa-sized rock hurtled through our atmosphere between 3 -10 pm on New ...

Now showing for stargazers: Meteor showerInquirer.net
1 to 7, the Quadrantid meteor shower will be active in the evening sky and may best be viewed over countries with high northern latitudes, but it will be ...

This Town Celebrates Every New Year with a Falling MeteorMalaysia Sun
Stars Fell on Alabama " was inspired in part by the Leonid meteor shower in November of 1833, sometimes referred to as "the night the stars fell.

Quadrantids, kauna-unahang meteor shower sa 2014 - GMA Network
PAGASA: Quadrantid meteor shower New Year treat for stargazers · Spacewalkers install cameras for streaming online video, but retrieve them later.
www.gmanetwork.com/.../quadrantids-kauna-unahang-meteor...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2014 | American Meteor ...
This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the late evening hours and will not interfere with meteor observing during the more active ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-january-...

First meteor shower of 2014 on Friday — sun to steal US show ...
Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor shower provides one of the most intense annual celestial fireworks displays, with a brief, sharp peak ...
esciencenews.com/.../first.meteor.shower.2014.friday.sun.steal....

Vietnam to welcome the first meteor shower of 2014 on Jan. 4 ...
VietNamNet Bridge - Quadrantids - one of the largest meteor showers in 2014 will reach its maximum at dawn on January 4, with up to 50 tracks per ...
english.vietnamnet.vn/.../vietnam-to-welcome-the-first-meteor...

First Meteor Shower of 2014 Peaks Friday
Discovery News
A Quadrantid meteor is seen streaking across a cloud-spattered sky with shadowy rocks in the foreground in this dazzling photo by astrophotographer ...
Bill Chappell - NPR News
The Quadrantid meteor shower is seen shortly after 5 a.m. on Jan 3, 2013. This year's shower will be helped by a new moon that will keep the night ...
KTOO

First Meteor Shower of 2014 Peaks Friday, but Sun Interferes
Space.com
Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor shower provides one of the most intense annual celestial fireworks displays, with a brief, sharp peak ...

Blink and you'll miss it: Quadrantids meteor shower
THV 11
(USA TODAY) -- The Quadrantids are a tricky shower because they have an extremely short peak, just eight hours, said Ron Hipschman, a scientist at ...

Japan Fireball Meteor 02JAN2014 - 2014年1月2日19時19分の火球
File a Meteor/Fireball Sighting Report "click here" Thank you! Meteor/Meteorite News ... SonotaCoMeteor Forum with images and videos of the event-
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Quadrantid meteor shower live stream | KWGN.com
Click here to get our mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Quadrantid meteor shower live stream. Posted on: 8:19 am, January 3, 2014, by Web ...
kwgn.com/2014/01/03/quadrantid-meteor-shower-live-stream/

Quadrantid meteor shower to light night skies ablaze
Malaysia Sun
Quadrantid meteor shower to light night skies ablaze. Cnet Thursday 2nd January, 2014. These meteors deliver more bright, long-lasting fireballs over ..

First meteor shower visible tonight | Headlines, News, The ... - Philstar
Quadrantids, the year's first major meteor shower, will reach its peak tonight.
www.philstar.com:8080/.../first-meteor-shower-visible-tonight

Huge meteor in Italian sky few days ago - Godlike Productions
for a meteor to stay intact, it will have to be huge, 100 metres plus I reckon the chelyabinsk one was 20 metres, and was turned into pebbles before it ...
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First meteor shower visible tonight
ABS CBN News
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the annual Quadrantid meteor shower is usually ...

Top five stargazing events of 2014
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Geminid meteor shower: Often the best meteor shower of the year, a waning moon could block some of the show. But it still should be pretty good.

Quadrantid meteor shower to peak Saturday | Society | FOCUS ...
Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) Astronomy buffs in Taiwan could have a chance to spot shooting stars soon as the Quadrantid meteor shower closes in on its ...
focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201401030008.aspx

Meteor shower to peak Saturday in Viet Nam - Society - VietNam News
The first major meteor shower of 2014 — the Quadrantids – will peak in the early morning hours of tomorrow morning.
vietnamnews.vn/.../meteor-shower-to-peak-saturday-in-viet-na...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Malaysia Sun
One of the biggest meteor showers you've probably never heard of will peak tonight, likely around 20:00 UTC. The Quadrantid shower always occurs ... 
French Tribune
According to a new report, start of January means the time to see the Quadrantid meteor shower. According to NASA, Quadrantids are a little-known ...

Forecast: meteor showers expected
Baltic Times
Tonight (Jan. 3), the Quadrantid meteor shower will be visible in the night skies over Latvia, says the Latvian Astronomical Society, reports LETA.

Quadrantids begin the 2014 meteor shower calendar - Astronomy Now
The Quadrantids is the first meteor shower of the year and kicks things off in fine fashion on the night of January 3/4, although inclement weather can ...
www.astronomynow.com/news/n1401/02quadrantids/

Asteroid 2014 AA Hits Earth (And Was The Second Rock Ever To ...
Huffington Post UK
We didn't have to wait long for the first asteroid of the 2014 - a sofa-sized rock hurtled through our atmosphere between 3 -10 pm on New Year's Day.

Small Asteroid 2014 AA Hits Earth
Kelly Beatty- Sky & Telescope- January 2, 2014
Discovered on New Year's Eve by a telescope in Arizona, a small asteroid
struck Earth somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean - apparently unnoticed
- about 25 hours later. ...

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03 January 2014

New Near-Earth 400-Foot Asteroid (2013 YL2) Close Encounter 3 Jan. 2014

New Near-Earth 400-Foot Asteroid (2013 YL2) Close Encounter 3 Jan. 2014 Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 5,718 views
Published on Dec 31, 2013
2013 YL2 was discovered on Dec. 23rd, 2013 and will be makes its closest approach to Earth (3.6 lunar distance) on Jan. 3rd, 2014. Its is estimated to be 102 meters or 400 feet-wide
The near-Earth asteroid 2013 YL2 will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of about 1.400.000 of km. This is a very safe distance, so no risks at all for our planet. ...

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Japan Fireball Meteor 02JAN2014 - 2014年1月2日19時19分の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 19"19 JST 02JAN2014 - 2014年1月2日19時19分の火球
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Japan Fireball Meteor 19"19 JST 02JAN2014 - 2014年1月2日19時19分の火球
Chiba, Japan All Sky Camera
Credit- Ada San; SonotaCo 2014
SonotaCo Meteor Forum with images and videos of the event-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3165&sid=aa3dfdb1e76cb1c1510f3fd09b090aa4

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite New 03JAN2014

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NEO Asteroidss Close ...
January historically is an active month for fireball meteor activity so stay alert and have your cameras ready! -LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo 2014 AA ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../neo-asteroidss-close-ap...

First Asteroid Discovered in 2014 Has Impact (2014 AA)
NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office- January 2, 2014
Early Wednesday morning January 1st, while New Year's 2014 celebrations
were still underway in the United States, the Catalina Sky Survey near
Tucson, AZ, collected a single track of observations with an immediate
follow-up on what was possibly a very small asteroid 2-3 meters in size
on a potential impact trajectory with the Earth. Designated 2014 AA,
which would make it the first asteroid discovery of 2014, the track of
observations on the object allowed only an uncertain orbit to be
calculated. However if this was a very small asteroid on an Earth
impacting trajectory, it most likely hit the Earth's atmosphere last
night sometime between 2 pm Wednesday and 9 am Thursday EST. Using the
only available observations, three independent projections of the
possible orbit by the independent orbit analyst Bill Gray, the Minor
Planet Center in Cambridge, MA, and Steve Chesley at the NASA NEO
Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in agreement that it
would hit Earths atmosphere. According to Chesley, because of the orbit
uncertainty the potential impact locations are widely distributed,
falling along an arc extending from Central America to East Africa with
the best-fit, most likely impact location to be just off the coast of
West Africa at about 9 pm EST January 1st. 2014 AA was unlikely to have
survived atmospheric entry intact, as it was comparable in size to 2008
TC3 - about 2-3 meters which completely broke up over northern Sudan in
October 2008, the only other example of an object discovered just prior
to hitting the Earth. So far, there have been a few weak signals
collected from infrasound stations in that region of the world that are
being analyzed to see if they could be correlated to the atmospheric
entry of 2014 AA.

Tiny Asteroid Discovered Just Yesterday “Virtually Certain” to Have Harmlessly Impacted Earth
By Phil Plait- Jan 2, 2014
For just the second time in history, an asteroid was discovered before
it impacted the Earth. Don't panic: It was very small, probably just a
few meters across, and burned up harmlessly in our atmosphere. But after
events of the past year, it underscores the need to keep our eyes open. ...

We Saw It Coming: Dinky Asteroid Hits Earth, Burns UpDiscovery News - 4 hours
For only the second time in history, an asteroid has hit Earth that was discovered hours before impact. Continue reading →

First Meteor Shower of 2014 Peaks Friday, but Sun ... - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor shower provides one of the most intense annual celestial fireworks displays, with a ...
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Tonight's Meteor Shower: Live, From Space, It's The Quadrantids ...
If you haven't heard of the Quadrantids, don't worry. Even NASA calls them "a little-known meteorshower named after an extinct constellation." But in ...
www.wlrh.org/.../tonights-meteor-shower-live-space-its-quadr...

Yahoo Answers - Great spots to watch meteor shower in philippines?
exact location pls :) im from manila so yeah it sucks watching the sky here :)) ... i dont kno ... I can't tell you exactly where, but I can pretty well assure you ...
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower To Peak Tomorrow, Jan. 3 (LIVESTREAM VIDEO)
The Huffington Post UK - 2 hours
Mere days after the start of the new year, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will be treated to the first meteor shower of 2014. Set to ...

Star-gazers invited to view meteor shower at Dalby Forest
Darlington and Stockton Times
SCARBOROUGH and Ryedale Astronomical Society will hold a free star-gazing event at the Courtyard, Dalby Forest tonight (Friday, January 3) from ...
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Star gazers in for a treat this month
Times of India
Known as the quadrantids meteor shower, also popularly called 'shooting stars', can now be spotted in the pollution-free clear skies away from city ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2014: Peak time Jan. 2-3, Watch online ...
Christian Today > The Quadrantid Meteor Shower is one of the exciting star shows of the New Year and is expected to peak later this week on January ...
www.christiantoday.com/article/...meteor.../35231.htm

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02JAN2014
The list of major meteor showers hasn't changed much in recent decades, but it has changed a little.Meteor showers are part of nature, after all, and .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

The Best Meteor Shower You've Never Heard of: The QuadrantidsSlate Magazine (blog)
The new year is still shiny and new, and it's off to a good start: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tomorrow! With no Moon to interfere with it ...

Watch Meteor Shower Live Online Tonight
Brevard Times
The 2014 Quadrantids, a little-known meteor shower named after an extinct constellation, will present an excellent chance for hardy souls to start the ...

Quadrantid meteor shower to peak amid bitter cold
Baltimore Sun (blog)
If skies clear of clouds and snow before dawn early Friday, there's a chance the Quadrantid meteorshower could be visible over Maryland.

Catch a Great Meteor Shower This Weekend!
Huffington Post (blog)
Meteor showers are easy to observe, as they are best viewed with the naked eye alone, simply gazing straight up at the zenith, the highest point in the ...

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Ireland Meteor 03JAN2014

Ireland Meteor Approx. 17:42:00 GMT 03JAN2014
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Ireland Meteor Approx. 17:42:00 GMT 03JAN2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
03JAN2014 Malcolm Lynch Athlone, Ireland 18:00 GMT 4 Seconds E-W Bright White with tail Brilliant white There was a tail of debris Approx size was 10% of a full moon and it disappeared from view West towards Atlantic ocean.

03JAN2014 Bernie kirwan Birr, county Offaly , Ireland 17:50 gmt 1-2seconds West Splayed Green balls x 2 Bright green No smaller ball under big one No

03JAN2014 Pat Mahon Portlaoise, Ireland 17:42:00 2sec facing south west, spotted item aprox north west green moon no falling towards sliabh bloom mountains, just barely saw before it went into cloud cover

03JAN2014 matt taylor hollywood, dunlavin, Ireland 17.33 5 secs straight down white bright white no .
All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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02 January 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02JAN2014

A new major meteor shower in 2014?
EarthSky
The list of major meteor showers hasn't changed much in recent decades, but it has changed a little. Meteor showers are part of nature, after all, and ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31DEC2013
Sky & Telescope predicts that 2014's best meteor shower won't be one of the traditional displays. Instead, on May 24th the predawn skies over North .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

Meteor Showers in 2014 - Sky & Telescope
www.skyandtelescope.com/r?19=961&43...

The Quadrantid meteor shower - Phys.org
If there's one thing we love, it's a good meteor shower from an obscure and defunct constellation.
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

Is the Quadrantids meteor shower visible in south east asia?
can you see it in thailand? ... Yes. Only in Antarctica it is not visible, while in the southern half of Australia, Southern Africa, Chile & Argentina, it is barely ...
ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...

Meteor Showers in 2014 - Digital Photography Review
... for meteor showers in 2014: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Meteor-Showers-in-2014-238017821.html. -- hide signature --.
www.dpreview.com/forums/redirect-post/52816874

Meteor Showers - Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society
name, Radiant, active, peak. meteors per hour. moon phase (% illuminated), moon up during peak? Comet of origin ...
www.chaosastro.com/index.php/calendar/meteor-showers

Treat ahead for amateur astronomers
The Hindu
The Quadrantids Meteor shower which was an annual event on this occasion began on December 28 and would continue till January 12.

Meteor Showers in 2014 - Sky & Telescope
www.skyandtelescope.com/r?19=961...

Kids watch stars, touch moon rocks at museum’s Noon Year’s Eve party
The Olympian - 16 hours
More than 1,000 guests packed the Hands On Children’s Museum on Tuesday for the biggest-ever Noon Year’s Eve party, which rang in 2014 with a ...

Star party to feature meteor shower
Albany News
Star party to feature meteor shower. January 1, 2014 · Posted In: Local.meteor shower1. Join fellow star watchers Jan. 4 at 6:00 p.m. for the first winter ...

New Major Meteor Shower Added To The List For 2014
On the night of May 24, 2014 – if predictions hold true – Earth might be sandblasted with debris from Comet 209P/LINEAR, resulting in a fine new ...
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2448743/pg1

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