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DARPA space surveillance project
Orbit Outlook Integrates Largest and Most Diverse Network of Space Sensors Ever to Help Avoid Collisions in Space
New data-gathering network aims to vastly improve the capability of the U.S. military and the global space community to make decisions about potentially hazardous space objects in near real time ...

South Floridians Get Showered With Delta Aquarid Meteors
WLRN
The Delta Aquarid meteor showers start to be visible this week. ... bit of moonlight and it will really make it good for meteor watching,” Bennett said.

This year's Perseid meteor shower could be better than usual
CBS News
We are now less than a month away from the peak of the annual summertime display of shooting stars known as the Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower Explained - Most Active Of The Year! | Video
Space.com
The Perseid Meteor shower, which radiates from the Perseus constellation, peaks in mid-August with the ability to rain down more than 60 meteors per ...

Meteor/Meteorite last night?
Reddit
I was driving home from Washougal last night and saw a meteor with a green tail blaze through the sky and down towards the east hills in Portland....

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Japan Earthquake 5.0 MAG 1323 JST 17JUL2016

Very strong quake felt in Tokyo!
10-15 second duration. There may be minor damage and minor delays in transport until safety is determined.

Occurred at (JST)

13:52 JST 17 JUL 2016
Latitude(degree)Longitude(degree) 36.1N 139.9E
Depth - 40 km
Magnitude - 5.0
Region Name - Ibaraki-ken Nambu

JMA Official Website-bookmark for future reference!
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html

Map- Details
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20160717132843395-171324.html

Larger Detail Map-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20160717132843395-171324.html

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Memphis, Tennessee Fireball Meteor 14JUL2016
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Memphis, Tennessee Fireball Meteor 14JUL2016. Memphis, Tennessee Fireball Meteor2100 CDT 14JUL2016 Report your meteor sightings please-

BREAKING- MBIQ Detects Canada Bolide Event 14/15JUL2016 Japan/ South Korea?

Missouri, Tennessee Fireball Meteor 14JUL2016

Ice Age: Collision Course Review
koimoi
It's apocalypse time for the pre-historic gang as they learn about a giant meteor all set to hit the earth, thus causing their extinction. Thismeteor is a ...

Convention Meteor Scatter video
the Radio Society of Great Britain
John Worsnop, G4BAO, looks at the principles behind meteor scatter. He covers everything from the formation and types of meteor trails to the effect of ...

Marvel at meteors, learn the science of space
NIU Today
STEM Outreach associate Jeremy Benson will provide an overview of the science behind meteor showers. “The Perseid shower happens once a year, ...

How and when to watch the Delta Aquarid meteorshower
PennLive.com
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower – a minor shower in the Northern Hemisphere – got under way early Tuesday morning, but the peak will come ...

ONSR to host star program during meteor shower
Ozark Radio News
(Eminence) – Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a program on stars at Alley Spring on July 29, to coincide with the Delta Aquarids meteor ...

Meteor shower begins this week with lengthy light show
WeatherPlus - Palm Beach Post
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower begins this week, but will continue through the end of the month, peaking on July 28 or 29. EarthSky.org suggests ...

Stargazing around the South Sound
ThurstonTalk
From northern lights and meteor showers, to glorious views of the Milky Way Galaxy and witnessing the International Space Station fly overhead, ...

Meteor Shower Star Party out-of-world event
Chicago Daily Herald
Astronomers and casual stargazers alike look forward to the Perseid meteor shower every year in the late summer night sky. The meteors, or "shooting ...

Beyond The Weather – Make Plans Now
KCRG
This is the time of the year to mark down great opportunities to viewmeteor showers beyond the weather. Late July and early August will be prime time ...

Meteor Crater
TripAdvisor
Meteor Crater: Cool but EXPENSIVE! - See 1884 traveler reviews, 887 candid photos, and great deals for Winslow, AZ, at TripAdvisor.

It's official, people would rather be obliterated by a meteor than vote for Trump or Clinton
Rooster Magazine
It was only a matter of time before people decided that they'd rather be pulverized by ameteor hitting earth than head to the polls in November to vote.

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BREAKING- MBIQ Detects Canada Bolide Event 14/15JUL2016
-verification pending. MeteorRats be on standby for deploy!

Few details. Widely seen even according to MBIQ algorithm, From Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba... perhaps. Also indicated MI, OH, VA, TN? and MO. More details when known.

MBIQ, Meter Bot Internet Query bot, uses both AI and human intelligence to detect events. - LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

検出/ sの他の最近のイベントは、日本と韓国でありました。
日本の流星が13/14検出?,韓国流星イベントが検出されましたか？ 12月13日/14JUL2016？

/ 검출 s의 다른 최근의 이벤트는 일본과 한국이었다.
일본의 유성이 13/14 발견?, 한국 유성 이벤트가 감지? 13분의 12 / 14JUL2016?
Other recent event/s detected were Japan and South Korea.
Japan meteor detected 13/14?, South Korea Meteor event detected? 12/13/14JUL2016?

REPORTS PLEASE!
レポートしてください！
보고서주십시오!Report your meteor sightings please-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures.
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Missouri, Tennessee Fireball Meteor 2100 CDT 14JUL2016
FRAGMENTATION> MeteorRATs Prepare for Meteorite Hunt!

Report your meteor sightings please-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures.
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Sighting Reports-
14Jul2016 Charlie Williams Olive Branch, MS ~20:50 CDT >3 NE to SW. White and Green No sound. Brighter than moon. 4 or five fragments at terminal explosion. None.

Approaching Memphis on Hwy 64 sometime around 9pm I witnessed a meteorite streak across the sky from northeast of Memphis and then disappear as though it went behind a curtain. I suppose it must have disintegrated when it hit our atmosphere. But, man oh man, it was so exciting to witness this for myself so close to home!! I would love to know if anyone else witnessed it also. Thank you so much.- Mary Jane W.
All meteor sighting reports can be seen here-
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NASA explains what happened to video feed of mysterious "UFO"
CBS News
Some speculate that the object may be the now-vacant Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 tumbling back towards Earth, or it may simply be a meteor.

NEOShield 2 project, the kinetic impactor For NEO Asteroids
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
NEOShield project, the kinetic impactor For NEO asteroids. Posted to YouTube by Space Tv 1,1044 views...

Get Ready for the Perseid Meteor Shower!
Space.com
This amazing view of a Perseid meteor was captured by amateur astronomers Stojan Stojanovski, Kristijan Gjoreski and Igor Nastoski of the Ohrid ...

Ice Age: Collision Course
Times of India
Story: The furry, prehistoric gang find themselves in a new adventure this time around, when they find out to their horror that a giant

Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower: Catch It In Its Peak!
Morning News USA
Two meteor showers – the Delta Aquarid and Perseid meteorshower – will be gracing the night skies. While the Delta Aquarid will occur this month, ...meteor is set to hit ...

Russia to make satellite orbit catalogue public? PDF
The contex for the Russian suggestion is the on-going
UNCOPUOS discussions of guidelines for improving the long-term
sustainability of space activities. ...

Simon Ramo Dies at 103; Helped Develop ICBMs in the Cold War
- NYTimes.com
Ramo was the father of the Atlas, of Bunker-Ramo, later of TRW, and many
other foundations of the early US space and astronautics programs. ...

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Brasil Bolide Meteor 12JUL2016
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I managed to achieve some results very bo0ns despite the capture hard, very luminous. It was a sporadic meteor, from almost exactly the antihelion.

Meteor detection by radio
PC4T
Here they use the VHF frequency 55.240 Mhz. Tuning for a strong carrier of a television station and then it's possible to detect the meteor trail because ...

A UFO is closing in on Earth, NASA is hiding the truth: YouTubers
Deccan Chronicle
The YouTuber Streetcap1, says that it could be a meteor too. ... sensor of the High Definition Earth Viewing system, a satellite in the vicinity, a meteor, ...???

NASA cuts live feed when 'UFO' appears
Catholic Online
'I have watched the International Space Station a lot over the last 6 years and I can tell you that this is not the moon, nor a meteor.' ...???

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NEOShield project 2, the kinetic impactor For NEO Asteroids
http://www.neoshield.net/

NEOShield project, the kinetic impactor For NEO asteroids
Posted to YouTube by Space Tv 1,1044 views
Published on Aug 13, 2013
The NEOShield project has been set up to carry out a detailed analysis of the open questions relating to realistic options for preventing the collision of a NEO with the Earth. The aim of the project is to provide solutions to the critical scientific and technical issues that currently stand in the way of demonstrating the feasibility of the promising mitigation options with a test mission. While a mitigation test mission is beyond the financial scope of the current project, the NEOShield team aim to provide detailed test-mission designs for the most feasible mitigation concepts, so that it will be possible to quickly develop an actual test mission at a later stage.

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Brasil Bolide Meteor 12JUL2016
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Posted: 12 Jul 2016 11:11 PM PDT
Brasil Bolide Meteor 0332 UTC 12JUL2016 Brasil Bolide Meteor 12JUL2016c2016 BRAMON Beautiful Fireball captured on goiás last night! I managed to achieve some results very bo0ns despite the capture hard, very luminous....

New dwarf planet discovered in our Solar System
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Spain / North of Africa Bolide Meteor 08JUL2016. Spain / North of Africa ... ONT NY NJ Fireball Meteor 2130 EDT 14JUN2016 Fragmentation reported.

Is China's Tiangong-1 space station really hurtling toward Earth like an out of control fireball?
Shanghaiist
The stability of China's first space station Tiangong-1 is under question. Chinese authorities have made no public statements to declare the exact time ...

China loses control of Tiangong-1; Space lab hurtling towards Earth as abandoned fireball?
YIBADA English
A Long March 2F rocket carrying the country's first space laboratory module Tiangong-1 lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sept.

Bright meteor fireball streaks over Brazilian skies
Signs of the Times
YouTube/Bramon - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network (screen capture) ... 14 June 2016: Meteor fireball filmed over the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil

NASA video feed cut off as mysterious object enters Earth's atmosphere
9news.com.au
"This could well be a meteor or the like. "What made it interesting was the camera cut off when the UFO seemed to stop." Scott Waring of UFO ...???

Meteor shower starts tonight
KOCO Oklahoma City
... generally looking towards the south. The tail end of the Delta Aquarids may linger into the Perseid meteor shower in August, the best meteor shower ...

There's A Meteor Shower Starting Tuesday But Good Luck Seeing It From Chicago
Chicagoist
Starting Tuesday, the Delta Aquarids meteor shower is set to illuminate the heavens for the remainder of the month--though if you're in Chicago, Adler ...

USGS Latest Earthquake Worldwide
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUL2016. Space station 'out of control' NEWS.com.au. CHINA has reportedly lost contact with its ...

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19740011336: An unusual meteor spectrum
Internet Archive
An extraordinary spectrum of a meteor at a velocity of about 18.5 + or - 1.0 km/s was observed with an image orthicon camera. The radiant of the ...

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19740011325
Internet Archive
Meteor counts from observations at four magnitudes in the range of about +9 to +15 in the visual scale were used to determine the exponent of the ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUL2016
Portal to the Universe
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUL2016. (200 words excerpt, click title or image to see full post). Note: All formatting and links have ...

Biggest meteor craters on Earth
MSN.com
With Asteroid Day falling on June 30, we look at some of the biggest meteor craters on Earth.

Americans prefer a meteor hit Earth over Trump or Clinton as president
NanoNews.org
"And attacking the ethnicity of a federal judge violates everything we stand for and believe as Americans", Biden said.She spent time chatting with.

Still a Mystery: The Tunguska Explosion
Transitions Online
Most scientists believe that “the most powerful explosion in documented history,” as the BBC put it, was caused by a meteor or a comet. All agree it left ...

Photos: Ice Age: Collision Course: Will a Meteor End Their World?
Parade
The herd makes a shocking discovery. (from left): Julian (voiced by Adam Devine), Crash and Eddie (voiced by Seann William Scott, Josh Peck), ...

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Brasil Bolide Meteor 0332 UTC 12JUL2016

Brasil Bolide Meteor 12JUL2016
c2016 BRAMON

Beautiful Fireball captured on goiás last night!

I managed to achieve some results very bo0ns despite the capture hard, very luminous. It was a sporadic meteor, from almost exactly the antihelion. The Fireball hit maximum magnitude of-4,8 and spent about 42 km of Catalan. Your total duration was 2,3 seconds.
The altitude of initiation of luminosity was 81 km and its final altitude of 49 km. What was amazing in that fireball the low altitude reached in relation to their entry angle of 89°, the ablation (the loss of weight from the surface of the meteor vapour, rendered or as droplets) was intense. With a density mechanical force calculated 2,97 DYN / cm² it was a meteor of low-density, low mechanical strength, similar to mechanical resistance presented by cometary fragments.
What justifies the relatively low altitude that hit, for a body with this resistance, certainly was your average speed of about 22 km / s, "Average-low". If fastest certainly would have disintegrated in at higher altitudes.
In spite of owning a mechanical resistance similar to cometary fragments of its orbit doesn't follow it would be expected for a cometary meteróide: she had a very low slope: 0.1th and its perihelion and aphelion was still inside the asteroid belt.
Like that or it was a bolide impact of a comet of short period (family of Jupiter) or so of an asteroid of low density, maybe highly friable as one that led to the meteor porangaba.
In summary that fireball was very interesting, in addition to beautiful
- ‎Amanda Martins
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Belíssimo fireball capturado sobre Goiás na última noite !

Consegui atingir alguns resultados muito bo0ns apesar da captura difícil, muito luminosa. Tratou-se de um meteoro esporádico, provindo quase exatamente do Antihelion. O fireball atingiu magnitude máxima de -4,8 e passou a cerca de 42km de Catalão. Sua duração total foi de 2,3 segundos.

A altitude de início de luminosidade foi de 81km e sua altitude final de 49km. O que foi espantoso nesse fireball a baixa altitude atingida em relação ao seu ângulo de entrada de 89°, a ablação (a perda de massa a partir da superfície do meteoro por vaporização ou como gotículas fundidas) foi intensa. Com uma densidade força mecânica calculada de 2,97 dyn/cm² tratou-se de um meteoro de baixa densidade, de baixa resistência mecânica, similar a resistência mecânica apresentada por fragmentos cometários.

O que justifica a altitude relativamente baixa que atingiu, para um corpo com essa resistência, certamente foi sua velocidade média de cerca 22km/s, "média-baixa". Caso fosse mais veloz certamente teria se desintegrado em altitudes mais elevadas.

Apesar de possuir uma resistência mecânica similar a de fragmentos cometários sua órbita não segue seria esperado para um meteróide cometário: ela possuia uma inclinação muito baixa: 0.1º e seu afélio encontrava-se ainda dentro do cinturão de asteróides.

Assim ou tratou-se de um meteoróide de um cometa de curto período (família de Júpiter) ou então de um asteróide de baixa densidade, talvez altamente friável como aquele que originou o meteorito Porangaba.

Em resumo esse fireball foi muito interessante, além de belíssimo
- ‎Amanda Martins
Bólido - Estações LCS1 Catalão/GO e MAD2/DF - 12/07/2016 - 03:32:00 UTC
Análise Bólido por Carlos Augusto Di Pietro Consegui atingir alguns resultados muito bons apesar da…

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New dwarf planet (TNO) discovered in our Solar System!
Via: RT
Astronomers at CFHT (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope), Maunakea, Hawaii, have announced the discovery of 2015 RR245 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).
2015 RR245's orbit is highly eccentric, with a semi-major axis of 81.3AU, perihelion of 33.7AU, aphelion of 128.9 AU, inclination of 7.575 degrees and an orbital period of 733 years.
First observed, retrospectively, on 2015-09-09, 2015 RR245 is estimated to be ±700km / 438 miles in diameter, although Dr. Michele Bannister of the University of Victoria in British Columbia also stated: "it’s either small and shiny, or large and dull"
If any of you have, or have access to, the equipment necessary to observe 2015 RR245, it is currently located at RA:00 23 14.73, DEC:+06 00 35.8 with an apparent magnitude of 21.98 (distance 63.85 AU). As a rough guide, 2015 RR245 is currently located in the constellation of Pisces, a little to the right of Uranus.
Further, detailed, information is available from 2015 RR245 on JPL's SBDB, and also by visiting JPL's Horizons interface and entering "2015 RR245" as the Target Body. More information about CFHT can be found here.
Click orbit diagram to enlarge. The hi-res image of 2015 RR245's orbit --showing comparison to other, known, TNOs is available here.

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Space station 'out of control'
NEWS.com.au
CHINA has reportedly lost contact with its space station amid concerns its space hardware could hurtle back down towards Earth in a fiery ball of hot ...

China's space station may re-enter the Earth like a huge fireball
Maine News Online
China reportedly lost contact with its space station and expect that it may rush toward the Earth looking like a fiery ball of hot metal. Tiangong-1 space ...

China's space station is out of control and 'could crash to Earth in a fireball'
Metro
A huge, orbiting Chinese space station could crash to Earth in a deadly fireball, space experts have warned. Speaking to Space.com last month, ...

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Fireball event
AMS received 15 reports about a fireball seen over MA, VT, ME, CT, NJ and NY on Monday, July 11th 2016 around 02:48 UT.

This Week's Night Sky: Watch the Moon Meet Mars
National Geographic
Meteor Kickoff. July 12 marks the official beginning of the Southern Aquarid meteor shower. While the shower won't be peaking until July 26 to 31, ...

Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Starts July 12, peaks July 38
Natural History Wanderings
EarthSky reports Late July, 2016 – around July 28 or 29 – presents the nominal peak of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower, but this rambles along ...

Astro Advisory: Perseid Meteor Shower
PARI
The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the more reliable showers and lasts for several days on either side of its peak. The Perseids are best observed ...

This July offers some serious treats for stargazers
Boston.com
This isn't a big meteor shower. Also, truth be told, the Southern Hemisphere and tropics to the north will get a better show. But if you want to check it ...

Events in 2016 2404-2016 KML
Fireball event
AMS received 7 reports about a fireball seen over MS, FL, TX and AL on Monday, July 11th 2016 around 07:02 ... Fireball over Pear Tree Observatory.

Event 2397-2016
Fireball event
Events in 2016 2397-2016 KML. AMS received one report about a fireball seen over KS on Sunday, July 10th 2016 around 06:13 UT. D. Sound. 1 no ...

NIBIRU PLANET X Russian Troops Preparations East Coast Event Imminent
Before It's News
NIBIRU PLANET X Russian Troops Preparations East Coast Event Imminent – TSUNAMI EXPECTED – Preparations for Big METEOR – NIBIRU ... NOTE-DUBIOUS CRAP!

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Fireball illuminates the southern Spanish sky at 95000 km/h
Spanish News Today
A spectacular fireball shining brighter than the full moon unexpectedly illuminated the night sky of much of southern Spain for a few seconds on Friday ...

China's first meteor crater found in Liaoning province
People's Daily Online
A geological formation in a village in Xiuyan Man Autonomous Prefecture, Liaoning province has been proven to be a meteor crater, according to ...

Geology tour day 2: Meteor crater, Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs
Everything is Electric
The site visits of the 2016 EU geology tour started with the re-arranged itinerary to now include the big guns of Meteor crater and the Grand Canyon on ...

Event 2380-2016
Fireball event
Events in 2016 2380-2016 KML. AMS received one report about a fireball seen over WI on Saturday, July 9th 2016 around 03:40 UT. D. Sound. 1 no ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 9-15, 2016
American Meteor Society
Toward the end of the period the waxing gibbous moon will be present in the sky most of the night, making meteor observing difficult as the lunar glare ...

Perseids Meteor Shower
Waterton Lakes National Park
About this Event. Check out our amazing night skies during the Perseids meteor shower (clear skies permitting). Event Dates. August 12th – August ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUL2016
Posted: 09 Jul 2016 04:25 AM PDT
Spain / North of Africa Bolide Meteor 08JUL2016The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite NewsFireball recorded on 8 July 2016 over the North of Africa, at 21:05:47 UT (23:05:47 local time) by the meteor-observing stations operating in Spain in ...100% Space Trash: Cygnus re-entry video...

Impressive meteor fireball filmed over Morocco on 8 July 2016
Signs of the Times
Fireball recorded on 8 July 2016 over the North of Africa, at 21:05:47 UT (23:05:47 local time) by the meteor-observing stations operating in Spain in ...

Meteor
Springer
Meteor. Download PDF (5,594 KB) · Meteoroid ... Title: Meteor; Reference Work Title: Encyclopedia of Astrobiology; Pages: p 1024; Copyright: 2011 ...

Delta Aquarids, Perseids Meteor Showers Tuning Up: Peak Dates To View
Patch.com
When are the best dates for the 2016 Delta Aquarids and Perseidsmeteor showers, and will that pesky moon wash out the show?

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Spain / North of Africa Bolide Meteor 08JUL2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Fireball recorded on 8 July 2016 over the North of Africa, at 21:05:47 UT (23:05:47 local time) by the meteor-observing stations operating in Spain in ...

100% Space Trash: Cygnus re-entry video
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Perseid meteor shower viewing at Brazos Bend State Park
Texas Highways
Escape the city lights with a trip to the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park for the Perseid meteor shower. Starting Friday night, August 12...

Night sky & Perseid's Meteor Shower Extravaganza
DCNR Calendar of Events
We will make and learn to use star charts, plus neat astronomical information. Afterwards we will go outside and observe the pre-meteor shower ...

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Spain / North of Africa Bolide Meteor 08JUL2016

Screenshot from video
Source- SMART

Impressive fireball on 8 July 2016
Posted on YouTube by Meteors 118 views

Published on Jul 8, 2016

Fireball recorded on 8 July 2016 over the North of Africa, at 21:05:47 UT (23:05:47 local time) by the meteor-observing stations operating in Spain in the framework of the SMART Project. The event was brighter than the full Moon and was produced by an alpha-Capricornid meteoroid
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100% Space Trash: Cygnus re-entry video

A recent article on New Scientist shows a Cygnus spacecraft being incinerated during atmospheric re-entry.

The video was shot from a chartered aircraft out of Sydney, Australia - "to track the craft during its descent, recording how it brightened and broke up."

Note the **velocity** of the Cygnus spacecraft as it burns-up, which is much slower (relatively speaking) than a 'normal and natural' meteor/fireball/bolide.

This video can be used as a teaching tool to help differentiate between 'space trash' and space rocks - for future observations/reports.

Background 'space rock' update:

Overnight (7-July->8-July), there has been a small increase in the number of <0.5AU discoveries for current period "N" (1-Jul to 15-Jul). The new total rose to 388, with 2016 NN15.

So far, in period "N", the number of <10LD new discoveries increased to a modest 5; 2 of which are in the >1<5LD range and 3 in the >5<10LD range.

Total <0.5AU discoveries for 2016, so far, is 30,258. 217 of these have close-approaches <10LD (0.7171%).

Source for stats: EISSCO

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Nördlingen, a town in Bavaria that was build in a meteor impact crater. The meteor crashed 14 ...
Imgur
Nördlingen, a town in Bavaria that was build in a meteor impact crater. The meteor crashed 14 million years ago.

Planets, a galaxy and a meteor shower this summer
UBC News - University of British Columbia
Planets, a galaxy and a meteor shower this summer. July 7, 2016. Jaymie Matthews, a UBC professor in the department of physics and astronomy, told ...

Delta Aquariids (Aquarids) meteor showers peak on July 29, 2016
Free Star Charts
Delta Aquariids (Aquarids) meteor showers peak on July 29, 2016. The Delta Aquarids or Delta Aquariids is an annual meteor shower that takes place ...

Perseid Meteor Shower
Old Farmer's Almanac
The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about July 23 to August 22. The shower's “maximum,” or time when the greatest number of meteors ...

Geminid Meteor Shower
Old Farmer's Almanac
Learn about the Geminid meteor shower, which occurs annually in December, with facts and viewing tips from The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Havasu People Meteor Sighting
River Dave's Place
Did any of you see the large meteor come out of the sky heading for the lake. It was very bright almost a bright blue color.

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Planets, a galaxy and a meteor shower: What to look for in the sky this summer
CBC.ca
The warm summer nights offer lots of opportunities for gazing up at the night sky — and people don't need an expensive, complicated telescope to see ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05/06JUL2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Bright meteor over Norway July 5, 2016 xissufotoday.space. On the night of July 5th at 0:28:51 could a large, blue-green meteor seen from most parts ...

Meteor Shower Evening Hike
Eventful
Meteor Shower Evening Hike - Noanet Peak on Jul 28, 2016 in Dover, MA(Boston metro area) at Noanet Woodlands.

Astronomy events spark interest in the heavens
Cayman Compass
“It's quite unusual to note this many shooting stars (meteors) at this precise date of the year, so having this unknown meteor shower was a rare and ...

When is the Delta Aquarid meteor shower? What time is it and how to watch it
Coventry Telegraph
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak at the end of July - and the stunning event promises to make spectacular viewing. The shower ...

Summerfest radio Meteor Aalter in Aalter
Eventful
Summerfest radio Meteor Aalter on Jul 27, 2016 in Aalter, Belgium at Aalter. Summerfest evenementenradio Meteor live vanop de oogstfeesten van 27 ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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Bright meteor over Norway July 5, 2016
xissufotoday.space
On the night of July 5th at 0:28:51 could a large, blue-green meteor seen from most parts of southeast Norway, southern Sweden and Denmark. ...

What dinosaurs where actually killed by the KT meteor, and not extinct beforehand?
Quora
In other words, what dinosaurs were killed by the actual meteor itself and the resulting apocalypse, as opposed to going extinct earlier from another ...

Volcanic eruptions and giant meteor killed off dinosaurs, evidence suggests
PressReader
Evidence of ancient climate change suggests the creatures were first weakened by massive volcanic eruptions and then finished off by a giant meteor ...

Mars Moons Not Captured Asteroids After All?
Phobos and Deimos likely formed after a big inner moon crashed into Mars,
a new study shows. seeker.com July 4, 2016
A long-held theory that Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are captured asteroids is seriously challenged in a new study showing how the pair could have formed in Mars orbit after a previous generation of one or more massive inner moons crashed into the planet. ...

Meteor
University of Liverpool
Meteor. by Deryn Rees Jones. And this is how everything vanishes, how everything that vanishes begins, the hinged moment looking forwards and ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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Horizon-to-horizon meteor created by Cygnus OA6 reentry
Strange Sounds
Cygnus OA6 re-entered at 13:29 UT, June 22, 2016, creating a horizon-to-horizon meteor. What goes up normally comes down in a fiery blaze of glory ..

Major astronomical events July 2016: Juno's Jupiter arrival, Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower, New ...
YIBADA English
Mark your calendars! The month of July will host a meteor shower, Delta Aquarid. Sky gazers will be able to enjoy a spectacular sight when the ...

Team solves mystery of Halley's Comet's orbit
The National
Though it will be 45 years before the comet returns, Halley's remnants can be seen every year as the Orionid meteor shower which occurs annually in ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03JUL2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03JUL2016. Knoxville native helps discover meteorite older than Earth Local 8 Now WVLT Meteorite ...

C hina puts final touches to world's largest telescope
Al Jazeera 9 hours ago
China has assembled into place the final piece of what is set to be the world's largest radio telescope, state media have reported. The "Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope", ...

2302c
American Meteor Society
Observer. Name, Paul D. Experience Level, 3/5. Remarks, This event was witnessed by myself and 4 people standing with me. Other peolpe around ...

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Knoxville native helps discover meteorite older than Earth
Local 8 Now WVLT
Meteorite experts at Arizona State University spent several days searching for fragments of the meteor. Daniel Dunlap grew up in South Knoxville and ...

Meteor Detection
Norman Lockyer Observatory
3D Screen. The blue base is the standard background noise level; the vertical, coloured strips are meteor detections. The successive red, orange, ...

GCSE Astronomy coursework guides: A2 & B2 Meteor shower
Royal Museums Greenwich
Observe a meteor shower, record meteor trails, estimate magnitudes and locate radiant.

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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NEO Asteroid Close Approaches July 2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Object Name, Close Approach Date, CA Distance* (AU), CA Distance* (LD), Estimated Diameter**, H (mag), Relative Velocity (km/s). (2009 HU44) ...

Americans prefer a meteor hit Earth over Trump or Clinton as president
New York Post
Some folks would prefer to see a meteor hit the Earth rather than see either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office. The doomsday scenario ...

Rare meteor lights up the sky over Guam (video)
Strange Sounds
A bright meteor lit up the sky over Guam on June 28, 2016. According to the National Weather Service this is a rare sighting. Did you see it? Did you ...

July Fourth Holiday Weekend Astronomy Guide
AccuWeather.com
You may even spot a stray meteor. The new moon is Monday. So, the moon will not hinder your stargazing whatsoever through the weekend.

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NASA reports 1.2kt bolide over Mauritania
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
NASA reports 1.2kt bolide over Mauritania NASA fireballs page has been updated with a bolide meteor with 1.2kt of Calculated Total Impact Energy. ...

Happy Asteroid Day (30 June)!
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Today (30 June) is Asteroid Day. "Asteroid Day is a global awareness campaign where people from around the world come together to learn about asteroids, the impact hazard they may pose, and what we can do to protect our planet, families, communities, and future generations from future asteroid impacts...

Meteor Watch Day and Kansas Observatories
Wichita
Though meteor showers are not always readily available for our enjoyment like the stars are, they are satisfying to watch when they do occur. In honor ...

ASU meteorite hunters find pieces from Arizona asteroid
azcentral.com
“It's an unbelievable discovery for us to all see and hear about the fantastic meteor event over eastern Arizona and then to search — and even better, ...

Meteorites from fireball seen over Arizona found
KVOA Tucson News
A small asteroid that left a fiery trail in the sky over eastern Arizona on June 2 was captured on a dash cam. (Photo: Steven Paris)er this month.

Meteorites from fireball seen over state found
TriValley Central
Dozens of people reported seeing a fireball in the early morning hours of June 2. NASA officials say it was a small asteroid that had broken apart.

Meteorites from fireball seen over Arizona found
WSAW
Dozens of people reported seeing a fireball in the early morning hours of June 2. NASA says it was a small asteroid that had broken apart.

Meteorites from mystery fireball over Arizona found
CBS News
A meteor is a small body of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space. Due to friction, it becomes incandescent and appears as a streak ...

Meteorites from fireball seen over Arizona found
Arizona Daily Sun
TEMPE (AP) — Arizona State University says researchers have found pieces of a small asteroid that left a fiery trail in the sky over eastern Arizona ..

Meteorites From Fireball Seen Over Arizona Found
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Meteorites From Fireball Seen Over Arizona Found. By Associated ... Dozens of people reported seeing a fireball in the early morning hours of June 2.

I f you want to see a real Meteor Crater
TripAdvisor
It's a warm Summer morning just 20+ miles West of Winslow, AZ and would you believe it - there is a Meteor Crater. It is a private attraction of national ...

Rosetta finale set for 30 September
European Space Agency
30 June 2016
Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September.

Six things you probably didn't know about asteroids
Auburn Citizen
Do you think a meteor is an asteroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere? If so, technically, you are wrong. A meteor is actually just the "light ...

What a Moroccan crater reveals about a rare double whammy from the skies
huffingtonpost.com
In 2012 shatter cones and meteorites were both discovered close to Agoudal, which is one of the highest villages in Morocco....

13% of People Would Rather See a Giant Meteor Hit Earth Than Trump or Hillary as President
95.7 the hog
According to a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, if the choices for president were Hillary, Trump, or a giant meteor hitting Earth . . . 43% would ...

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NEO Asteroid Close Approaches July 2016
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UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

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

Object Name	Close Approach Date	CA Distance* (AU)	CA Distance* (LD)	Estimated Diameter**	H (mag)	Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2009 HU44)	2016-Jul-01	0.1984	77.2	80 m - 180 m	22.6	14.50
(2016 LZ8)	2016-Jul-01	0.0586	22.8	26 m - 58 m	25.1	7.24
(2015 TC25)	2016-Jul-02	0.1498	58.3	3.3 m - 7.5 m	29.5	3.23
(2008 CE119)	2016-Jul-03	0.1998	77.7	19 m - 43 m	25.7	3.91
(2016 LU47)	2016-Jul-03	0.1336	52.0	59 m - 130 m	23.3	4.86
(2012 AY)	2016-Jul-04	0.1775	69.1	88 m - 200 m	22.4	14.58
(2016 MS)	2016-Jul-04	0.0856	33.3	47 m - 100 m	23.8	6.58
(2012 XL16)	2016-Jul-04	0.1890	73.6	21 m - 47 m	25.5	5.98
(2016 LU10)	2016-Jul-05	0.1880	73.2	180 m - 400 m	20.9	8.00
(2010 WT8)	2016-Jul-05	0.1108	43.1	110 m - 250 m	21.9	6.44
164202 (2004 EW)	2016-Jul-06	0.1426	55.5	180 m - 410 m	20.8	12.01
(2016 MO)	2016-Jul-07	0.0171	6.6	30 m - 67 m	24.7	7.72
152671 (1998 HL3)	2016-Jul-08	0.1985	77.2	270 m - 590 m	20.0	7.37
(2014 HR124)	2016-Jul-08	0.1909	74.3	77 m - 170 m	22.7	9.49
216523 (2001 HY7)	2016-Jul-09	0.1154	44.9	210 m - 470 m	20.5	13.79
453729 (2011 BO24)	2016-Jul-09	0.1790	69.7	460 m - 1.0 km	18.8	13.24
(2014 KZ45)	2016-Jul-10	0.1886	73.4	230 m - 520 m	20.3	16.23
(2016 LD2)	2016-Jul-10	0.1925	74.9	68 m - 150 m	23.0	13.94
(2014 AW32)	2016-Jul-11	0.1053	41.0	8.4 m - 19 m	27.5	10.55
(2010 NH)	2016-Jul-15	0.1117	43.5	19 m - 43 m	25.7	13.55
(2016 LX47)	2016-Jul-15	0.1468	57.1	85 m - 190 m	22.5	7.85
(2015 BT4)	2016-Jul-17	0.1987	77.3	140 m - 310 m	21.4	14.98
(2016 MK)	2016-Jul-18	0.0439	17.1	61 m - 140 m	23.2	8.76
(2010 RX30)	2016-Jul-19	0.1489	58.0	10 m - 23 m	27.1	7.77
152828 (1999 VT25)	2016-Jul-19	0.1947	75.8	150 m - 340 m	21.2	21.54
(2013 UE3)	2016-Jul-21	0.1894	73.7	77 m - 170 m	22.7	4.57
(2014 BT8)	2016-Jul-21	0.0477	18.6	27 m - 59 m	25.0	6.93
359369 (2009 YG)	2016-Jul-21	0.1725	67.1	530 m - 1.2 km	18.5	24.84
154244 (2002 KL6)	2016-Jul-22	0.0684	26.6	880 m - 2.0 km	17.4	7.30
(2016 LY48)	2016-Jul-23	0.0733	28.5	79 m - 180 m	22.6	9.82
(2011 BX18)	2016-Jul-25	0.1353	52.7	670 m - 1.5 km	18.0	16.23
(2007 BE49)	2016-Jul-27	0.1403	54.6	150 m - 330 m	21.3	14.69
(2016 DH)	2016-Jul-28	0.1372	53.4	8.4 m - 19 m	27.5	5.25
(2011 JM5)	2016-Jul-28	0.1872	72.9	15 m - 33 m	26.3	12.55
(2008 YE30)	2016-Jul-28	0.1610	62.7	150 m - 340 m	21.2	26.53
(2005 NW44)	2016-Jul-28	0.1304	50.8	220 m - 490 m	20.4	9.74
(2016 AZ65)	2016-Jul-30	0.1424	55.4	110 m - 240 m	22.0	7.46
(2012 BX1)	2016-Jul-31	0.1319	51.3	29 m - 65 m	24.8	8.26

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

posted 01JULY2016

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