30 November 2015

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 24NOV2015 - 2015年11月24日21:15:45 JSTの流星

Osaka, Japan Beautiful Fireball Meteor 2115 JST 24NOV2015
- 2015年11月24日21:15:45 JSTの流星

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Osaka, Japan Beautiful Fireball Meteor 24NOV2015
2015年11月24日21:15:45 JSTの流星
c2015 Ueda / 上田昌良

SonotaCo Meteor Forum for more-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3589&sid=d69306c673b3afc22f8066bf024ab2db

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30NOV2015

Probably meteor entering atmosphere - UK w/ video
LiveLeak.com
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Odessa Meteor Crater and Museum, Odessa
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Meteor shines brightly, briefly north of Boston
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Mark Novak reports seeing a meteor flash from west to east north of Davis Square shortly before 5:30 p.m. He adds it was white, so we can go to sleep ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29NOV2015
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Geminid meteors are a highlight of December's skies. Washington Post The meteorshower's strength probably will persist for a day, according to the ...

Starwatch: The December night sky
The Guardian
Now giving our best annual meteor display, the Geminids have plenty of medium-slow bright meteors and peak on the 14th with more than 100 per ...

Warren Westura: December a Month of Meteor Showers
New Jersey Herald
Warren Westura: December a Month of Meteor Showers ... reading this south of the equator, but December is a great month for meteor viewing.
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Jose Ildefonso
November 30 at 8:25am
La caída de meteoritos en el norte palentino en enero de 2004 acaba en la Audiencia Provincial...
www.diariopalentino.es
El Alto Tribunal de la provincia archiva una querella por «apropiación indebida» de estos objetos pr...
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Gabriel Rodrigues Hickel
November 30 at 12:20am
http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.07153
[1511.07153] Lunar impact flashes from Geminids, analysis of luminous efficiencies and the flux...
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29 November 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29NOV2015

Geminid meteors are a highlight of December's skies
Washington Post
The meteor shower's strength probably will persist for a day, according to the International Meteor Organization. Start looking for these falling stars in ...

Astronomy for December: Comet Catalina brightening in morning sky
Akron Beacon Journal
Two meteor showers occur this month. The Geminid meteor shower peaks during the night of Dec. 13, with up to 100-150 meteors per hour in dark sky ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 28-December 4, 2015
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Para colmo de males, la basura espacial se ha convertido en una amenaza real y ya sólo falta que caiga de una vez algún malhadado meteorito, ...

A meteor circles the earth in an elliptical orbit?
Yahoo Answers
A meteor circles the earth in an elliptical orbit. The major axis of the elliptical orbit is 22 x 10^8 miles long and the minor axis is 8 x 10^8 miles long.

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Gabriel Rodrigues Hickel
November 29 at 10:58pm
http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.07479
[1511.07479] Orbital and Physical Characteristics of Meter-scale Impactors from Airburst...
arxiv.org

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28 November 2015

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Reports Of Sonic Boom In Boyle, Lincoln And Garrard Counties
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She said it looked like the meteor that shot across the sky over Ohio Monday. There was also one over Southern Indiana last Thursday. Facebook was ...

Tour December's Sky: Planets and Meteors
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This month offers great variety in the night sky: planets (and a comet!) before dawn, a strong meteor shower, and a parade of bright stars after sunset.

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Stargazers gather for star talk in Malibu
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WGN 43:5 out now
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Meteor Over Michigan
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Racing Extinction: "Half of all species will be gone in 100 years"
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“When you think of mass extinction, you think of a major catastrophe, like the meteor that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago,” he says. “This time ...
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November 27 at 10:54pm
IMPRESIONANTE BOLA DE FUEGO DEL COMPLEJO DE LAS TÁURIDAS SE DESINTEGRÓ ANOCHE SOBRE FRANCIA: Registrada desde las estaciones de la Red SPMN: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/SPMNlist.html


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27 November 2015

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Possible Meteor Over Central Kentucky
LEX18 Lexington KY News
After investigating and gathering information, I believe there is a high probability that this was a meteor or meteors that broke the speed of sound, ...

Booms baffle many in several Kentucky counties
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... for about a half-hour, it was learned that the sounds were sonic booms from a meteorshower, said Heatherly, who heard the booms in the firehouse.

Booming Meteor Seen and Heard over Alaska
End Time Headlines
Booming Meteor Seen and Heard over Alaska. 25 November, 2015. On the sidewalks, at the stores, at the bars, people have been talking about a loud ...

Meteor fireball over West Michigan caught on video
Signs of the Times
A Wood TV8 employee captured video of what appears to be ameteor over West Michigan. The video was recorded by a dash cam on Tuesday night ...

Meteor shoots across Polson sky
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Multiple witnesses saw what they believe to be a meteor streaking through the sky last night at about 10:30 p.m. carrying with it a long green trail.

Meteor fireball over West Michigan caught on video
Signs of the Times
A Wood TV8 employee captured video of what appears to be a meteor over West Michigan. The video was recorded by a dash cam on Tuesday night ...

In Argentina seized 4 tons of meteorites
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Predpolozhitelno, meteorites have been found in the so-called zone of Campo del Cielo, where 4 thousand. Years ago was a meteor rain. According ...

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26 November 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26NOV2015

NASA scientist cites evidence for meteorites crashing near Duncan Canal - Alaska
Petersburg Pilot
The blue bars represent reflected radar pulses from what Curator of Planetary Ices and Organics Marc Fries believes might be the meteor's wake of ...

VIDEO: Meteor over West Michigan
WOODTV.com
It's possible the meteor was part of the Leonid meteor shower. That shower peaked on Nov. 17 and 18, according to NASA, but lasts through the end of ...

Meteor-Inspired Magnets Without Rare Earth Metals
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Meteor-Inspired Magnets Without Rare Earth Metals. Researchers have developed a way to create magnets similar to those found in meteorites in a ...

Geminid meteor shower highlights December sky
The News-Press
13 -14: Geminid meteor shower. The Geminids are a great show, as meteor showers go. This famous annual meteor shower can produce up to 120 ...

Night Geminid meteor shower program at River Bend Nature Center
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Join River Bend naturalists from 9-10:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 as they view the Geminid Meteor shower, which occurs between Dec. 4-17. The peak of the ...

Who saw the light?
Gisborne Herald
"I thought it might be a meteor but there was no burnout. It went right across the sky and disappeared behind houses." "Were we the only ones who ...
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November 26 at 7:13am
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25 November 2015

WI IL Meteor 24NOV2015

WI IL Meteor 2150 CST 24NOV2015
Check your security cameras!

Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
24NOV2015 keith madison wi. 2145 to 2150. central 3 to 4 sec. right to left west center bight white lt.blue to blue with a tail w tail no

24NOV2015 Renee Arndt Town of Wellington, near Wilton, WI USA 21:50 PM CST 1 second Facing South, traveled from Slightly NNe to SSW, Bright white light Brighter than nearly full moon (in same direction) Not observed Observed by a second observer. Looked like bright white ball falling from the sky. No light pollution. Rural area. Observed from hilltop with no electric lights in that direction.
24NOV2015 Justin koda Chicago, il usa 2150 central 5 Traveling south, looking west Green fireball, fragmenting during the last second Moon Yes None

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ONT MI Meteor 24NOV2015

ONT MI Meteor 2035 EST 24NOV2015
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Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
24NOV2015 Heath Collingwood, Ontario, Canada 2035 5 seconds N-E Green Moon No Large, bright green fireball

24NOV2015 Scott Sigelko Gladwin, MI, USA 20:35 PM EST about 5 seconds Passed close to th moon moving from west to east Blue/Green same as the moon No fragmentation Nice color and very bright

24NOV2015 Sharanne Simmons Metamora, MI 20:35pm <2sec N-NE White/yellow Moon No None

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25NOV2015

Cae meteorito en las costas de Puerto Armuelles, Chiriquí
La Prensa
El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc) de Panamá confirmó la caída de un meteorito la madrugada de este martes 24 de noviembre de ..

Meteor over Colorado? Dozens of people report fireball that lit up the sky on Monday night
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Did anyone else see that huge green meteor shooting across the sky east of town on Monday night? People are talking about it on social media as it ...

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WI IL Meteor 24NOV2015
ONT MI Meteor 24NOV2015
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VA Fireball Meteor 23NOV2015
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VA Fireball Meteor Apprx. 1810 EST 23NOV2015 Check your security cameras! Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- ...

Mystery of Christmas Star may be solved in Taylor holiday presentations
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14 in conjunction with the Geminids meteor shower. The constellation Gemini, the twins, rises above Mt. Konocti in the early evening to the east of ...

Syrian refugees join meteorite search in eastern Turkey
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(MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Syrian refugees in Turkey have been joining the search for meteorite fragments in the eastern province of Bingol. ...

Planetary Resources Applauds U.S. Congress in Recognizing Asteroid Resource Property Rights
November 10, 2015
Redmond, Wash. - November 10, 2015 - Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, praises the members of Congress who promoted historic legislation (H.R. 2262) that recognizes the right of U.S. citizens to own asteroid resources they obtain as property and encourages the commercial exploration and recovery of resources from asteroids, free from harmful interference. ...

Strange Star Likely Swarmed by Comets
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A star called KIC 8462852 has been in the news recently for unexplained and bizarre behavior. NASA's Kepler mission had monitored the star for four years, observing two unusual incidents, in 2011 and 2013, when the star's light dimmed in dramatic, never-before-seen ways. Something had passed in front of the star and blocked its light, but what? ...

Loss of Carbon in Martian Atmosphere Explained
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This year´s Geminid meteor display, the best of the annual meteorshowers, will be visible from approximately the 7th to 17th December, peaking on ...

'The Good Dinosaur': What if the meteor missed and the dinosaurs never died?
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Arlo the Aptosaurus (Raymond Ochoa), the good dinosaur, and his feral human friend Spot (Jack Bright) travel through a harsh and mysterious ...

Dinosaurs were almost certainly not wiped out by volcanoes, scientists say, leaving meteor as most ...
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A new study has all but confirmed that the dinosaurs weren't killed out by a volcanic eruption, leaving a meteor impact as the probably killer.

What impact would a pea size meteor have when it hits the ground?
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If a meteorite the size of a pea landed on the road in front of you, what sort of impact would it have? How big would it have been when it entered the ...

Reported Plane Crash Near Leitchfield Probably A Meteor
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A little after 5:00 Monday night, Grayson County Dispatch received a call from a female motorist traveling on the Western Kentucky Parkway saying ...

Meteor Scatter Workshop
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After attending the very interesting Meteor Scatter Workshop in Northampton a few weeks ago, I spent the last few weekends building an antenna and ...

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24 November 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches November 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches November 2015
ALERT! 30 a record in NEO discoveries for one month!! 
update- suddenly many new 10LD or less discovered!
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November 2015 "Asteroid Close Approaches"
c2015 photography by Dirk Ross / LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

There are currently 2 ,10 ,15 
30 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of November 2015.
I expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end.

Expect some spectacular bolides,  fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of  7 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids and 1 comet, diameters ranging from 500m- 3.km,  that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!
If you get video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Currently Reported Asteroids with LD of LD10 or Less-
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity

(km/s)
others yet to be posted- 
2015 VC1, 2015 VK1, 2015 VZ, 2015 VB1, 23015 VF1, 2015 VG1
(2015 VH1) 2015-Nov-040.02118.29.0 m - 20 m27.35.08
(2015 TD179) 2015-Nov-040.027110.532 m - 71 m24.610.12
(2015 VY) 2015-Nov-060.00642.516 m - 35 m26.19.81
(2015 VO64) 2015-Nov-060.01626.315 m - 33 m26.310.48
(2015 VU64) 2015-Nov-060.00070.32.0 m - 4.4 m30.64.48
(2015 VT64) 2015-Nov-090.02499.717 m - 38 m26.010.07
(2015 VM64) 2015-Nov-100.01405.516 m - 37 m26.018.62
(2015 VR64) 2015-Nov-120.00783.08.0 m - 18 m27.67.44
(2015 WP2) 2015-Nov-200.00150.62.6 m - 5.7 m30.112.84
413577 (2005 UL5) 2015-Nov-200.01535.9240 m - 540 m20.218.99
(2015 WC1) 2015-Nov-200.02499.725 m - 55 m25.26.08
(2015 VE66) 2015-Nov-210.01927.539 m - 87 m24.27.21
(2015 WZ1) 2015-Nov-220.00411.63.2 m - 7.2 m29.616.50
(2015 VO142) 2015-Nov-240.00261.04.1 m - 9.1 m29.13.12
Table below from 01NOV2015 - NASA/JPL

(2015 VL64)2015-Nov-03
2.1/0.0054



(2015 VN64)2015-Nov-03
1.6/0.0042



(2015 VK64)2015-Nov-03
3.8/0.0098


(2015 VH1)2015-Nov-04
8.2/0.0210



(2015 VG65)2015-Nov-05
7.6/0.0194



(2015 VP64)2015-Nov-05
0.7/0.0019



(2015 VY)2015-Nov-06
2.5/0.0064



(2015 VA106)2015-Nov-06
6.9/0.0177



(2015 VO64)2015-Nov-06
6.3/0.0162



(2015 VU64)2015-Nov-06
0.3/0.0007



(2015 VT64)2015-Nov-09
9.7/0.0248



(2015 VM64)2015-Nov-10
5.5/0.0140



(2015 VP105)2015-Nov-11
2.5/0.0065



(2015 VH65)2015-Nov-11
5.9/0.0151



(2015 VR64)2015-Nov-12
3.0/0.0078



(2015 WN1)2015-Nov-13
4.8/0.0124



(2015 VV105)2015-Nov-13
9.0/0.0230



(2015 VU65)2015-Nov-14
5.2/0.0134



(2015 VY105)2015-Nov-15
0.09/0.00023



(2015 WB1)2015-Nov-15
5.7/0.0147



(2015 VN105)2015-Nov-16
5.5/0.0142



(2015 VD105)2015-Nov-16
7.2/0.0185



(2015 WJ2)2015-Nov-17
1.8/0.0046



(2015 VC106)2015-Nov-18
7.0/0.0179



(2015 WP2)2015-Nov-20
0.6/0.0015



413577 (2005 UL5)2015-Nov-20
5.9/0.0153



(2015 WC1)2015-Nov-20
9.7/0.0248



(2015 VE66)2015-Nov-21
7.5/0.0191



(2015 WZ1)2015-Nov-22
1.6/0.0041



(2015 VO142)2015-Nov-24
1.0/0.0026



Self Search criteria- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca
UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
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)
(2015 SC17) 2015-Nov-010.078130.470 m - 160 m22.99.61
(2006 VX2) 2015-Nov-010.155360.428 m - 62 m24.97.25
(2015 TD145) 2015-Nov-020.111343.3110 m - 240 m22.011.96
(2010 UJ7) 2015-Nov-030.158261.622 m - 49 m25.413.31
(2015 TG238) 2015-Nov-040.186572.677 m - 170 m22.712.02
(2015 TD179) 2015-Nov-040.027110.532 m - 71 m24.610.12
(2009 LD) 2015-Nov-060.139754.415 m - 34 m26.29.49
(2002 XY38) 2015-Nov-060.082832.270 m - 160 m22.98.85
(2015 TM143) 2015-Nov-070.069026.851 m - 110 m23.66.37
(2015 TL143) 2015-Nov-070.066025.767 m - 150 m23.08.60
(2008 VA15) 2015-Nov-070.075029.248 m - 110 m23.75.47
(2008 WQ2) 2015-Nov-090.067926.437 m - 82 m24.38.45
(2012 HG8) 2015-Nov-090.192474.9310 m - 680 m19.719.44
138852 (2000 WN10) 2015-Nov-110.125949.0240 m - 540 m20.213.78
(2010 XC15) 2015-Nov-110.150858.7140 m - 310 m21.412.75
(2005 UN) 2015-Nov-130.155060.318 m - 39 m25.98.59
(2000 WP19) 2015-Nov-160.058622.880 m - 180 m22.610.43
(2012 LA11) 2015-Nov-170.067826.416 m - 36 m26.14.88
(2009 WN6) 2015-Nov-190.108742.331 m - 68 m24.710.02
(2015 TO178) 2015-Nov-190.091335.533 m - 75 m24.56.19
413577 (2005 UL5) 2015-Nov-200.01535.9240 m - 540 m20.218.99
446924 (2002 VV17) 2015-Nov-200.158261.6270 m - 590 m20.010.26
(2005 UJ6) 2015-Nov-210.158061.5130 m - 300 m21.517.60
(2005 EW169) 2015-Nov-220.094036.6420 m - 940 m19.08.90
(2015 RQ82) 2015-Nov-240.073928.792 m - 210 m22.38.24
(2011 YS62) 2015-Nov-240.091535.6310 m - 680 m19.714.10
(2009 WB105) 2015-Nov-250.038515.058 m - 130 m23.318.88
(2010 YC1) 2015-Nov-270.194875.8150 m - 330 m21.314.08
(2004 BG41) 2015-Nov-270.077030.035 m - 78 m24.410.25
(2012 XA133) 2015-Nov-270.113444.1180 m - 390 m20.926.99
(2011 HJ7) 2015-Nov-270.089334.8100 m - 230 m22.113.57
(2015 LE21) 2015-Nov-280.112643.831 m - 68 m24.73.71
163696 (2003 EB50) 2015-Nov-290.125448.81.4 km - 3.1 km16.423.68
(2007 EA26) 2015-Nov-290.111543.4190 m - 430 m20.78.19
446804 (1999 VN6) 2015-Nov-300.186572.6350 m - 780 m19.412.33
Source Table- NASA/JPL
-- for the most current version check- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
Self search parameters - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

updated and reposted 24NOV2015
reposted 08NOV2015
reposted 05NOV2015
original post - 01/11/2015 13:28 Japan Standard Time

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Residents of several states in the U.S. have reported hearing huge blasts in the sky and seeing powerful flashes of light on Thursday, November 19, ...

That Loud, Bright Blast Last Night? It Was a Meteor
89.3 WFPL
Last night, a huge blazing ball could be seen in a good portion of the Louisville area. People could hear it, too. On Twitter, multiple people from Mount ...

Precious stones from the sky spark bounty hunt in Turkish village
Chicago Tribune
Bingol University's Iskender Demirkol said a team including a NASA scientist was sent to research the meteor, and data is being sent to the U.S. spa

Minister takes Twitter poll on taxing meteor hunters in eastern Turkey
Hurriyet Daily News
Treasury officials arrived at Sarıçiçek to make an onsite investigation following media reports on villagers selling meteor pieces for some $200,000 to ...

Turkish villagers object to taxation of meteors 'sent by God'
Hurriyet Daily News
Formerly clueless about the value of the meteor pieces, Sarıçiçek residents started to sell the pieces they found after being told by an Istanbul ...

What shook Kentuckiana Thursday night
WHAS 11.com (subscription)
People from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia reported spotting the falling meteor traveling anywhere between 20,000 and 50,000 miles per ...

Social Media Explodes After Mysterious Blast Heard Across the US Midwest
Sputnik International
That ball of fire was a large meteor, coming at the tail end of two major meteor showers – the Taurid and the Leonid – that occurred this month.

Mesa College dedicates Jerry Schad Observatory
The San Diego Union-Tribune
“When I completed that, the brightest meteor I'd ever seen just blazed across the sky,” she said. “I swear that meteor was as bright as his smile.”.

Passing fireball lights up New Mexico sky
Santa Fe New Mexican
“The meteor started at an altitude of 65 miles just east of the Kiowa National Grassland in New Mexico, and moved south of [due] west at 62,000 mph ...

It came out of the sky – and struck the Earth somewhere in Humboldt
Mad River Union
The annual Leonid Meteor Shower takes place Nov. 6 through 30, peaking Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 18 and 19 – right when Zanotti saw the ...

Bright meteor fireball passes over Dublin, Ireland
Signs of the Times
This footage captured by amateur astronomer Michael O'Connell was posted on youtube last night, 'Bright fireball (possible Leonid) passed directly ...

Fireball in the Sky Caught on Security Camera
ABC News
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Meteor fireball lights up Tri-State skies
WLWT Cincinnati
People across several states, including Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, reported seeing the fireball shortly before 11 p.m. Some even reported hearing a ...

Incoming! Earth-grazing fireball lights up New Mexico sky
Signs of the Times
"This fireball was visible for eleven seconds and burned brightly its entire path of at least 180 miles. This means it had some mass to it to be able to ...

Swarm of Meteor/Fireballs Rain Down from the Sky - 22 Feet Asteroid Passing
Before It's News
Swarm of Meteor/Fireballs Rain Down from the Sky – 22 Feet Asteroid (2015 VO142) will Safely Pass at a distance of 1 LD (384,401 km) on Nov. 24th.

METEOR CAUGHT ON SECURITY CAMERA!
YouTube
Never thought I'd see this tonight, but it was a pleasant surprise!

NEOWISE Identifies Greenhouse Gases in Comets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- November 23, 2015
After its launch in 2009, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft observed 163 comets during the WISE/NEOWISE prime mission. This sample from the space telescope represents the largest infrared survey of comets to date. Data from the survey are giving new insights into the dust, comet nucleus sizes, and production rates for difficult-to-observe gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Results of the NEOWISE census of comets were recently published in the Astrophysical Journal. ...

Holiday stargazing spotlights upcoming meteor shower
KPHO Phoenix
PEORIA, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) -. A holiday stargazing event next month will draw attention to the upcoming Geminid Meteor Shower.

Geminid meteor shower observations at PARI
Mountain Xpress (blog)
Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) invite the public to join them for observing the Geminid meteor shower. The event is ...

Volcanic eruptions 'didn't kill off dinosaurs' after all
BT.com
Scientists have been divided about what happened to the mega beasts, with some thinking they were wiped out by a meteorcrashing into planet Earth ...

Earth's Most Abundant, But Hidden Mineral Finally Seen, Named
By Jeanna Bryner- Live Science- June 16, 2014
Earth's most abundant mineral lies deep in the planet's interior, sealed off from human eyes. Now, scientists for the first time have gotten a glimpse of the material in nature, enclosed inside a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. The result: They have characterized and named the elusive mineral.

Boom, crash - meteorite strikes Little Mountain home
Sunshine Coast Daily (Australia)- November 20, 2015
Zen Collins holds what she believes to be a meteorite that crashed through their roof in Little Mountain. The metalic chunk of rock smashed through the tin roof, the ceiling and then cracked a tile where it impacted just
behind the couch. Zen and her 2 kids Scarlett, 2 and Zavier, 6 checking out the Meteorite. ... NOT meteorite; appears to be a part of a wood chopper.

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Jose Ildefonso
November 21 at 7:13am
Chang’e-2 spacecraft observations of asteroid 4179 Toutati
arxiv.org

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Cristovao Jacques
November 21 at 6:52pm
Meteorite impacts can create DNA building blocks
www.eurekalert.org
A new study shown that meteorite impacts on ancient oceans may have created nucleobases and amino ac...

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Jose Ildefonso
November 24 at 10:03am
Via twitter de Daniel Fischer
The 163 comets observed during WISE/NEOWISE provide constraints on the CO+CO2 production: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.08446 -> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2015-355 …
[1509.08446] The NEOWISE-Discovered Comet Population and the CO+CO2 production rates

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!