12 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2010

New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25583/

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software
The discovery of a new crater in the Bayuda Desert in Sudan suggests that the next generation of crater hunters could be amateurs based at home.
"Let the crater rush begin."..... Enjoy, Bob V.
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Asteroid Crater Hunting From Your Home

Wired News
By Jess McNally Just days after a Google Earth–aided discovery of a meteor impact was announced in Science, yet another crater has been found using Google ...


Should we really risk ignoring an asteroid?

Telegraph.co.uk
Meteor Crater is an impact zone formed when a huge lump of rock crashed into the Earth's surface around 50000 years ago at a speed in excess of 20000 mph. ...

Arctic rocks reveal Earth's recipe

CBC.ca
And yet the proportions of their ingredients differ from those found in meteorites, reported the study led by Matthew Jackson at Boston University. ...


Meteor shower over Alabama heralded by large fireball

Christian Science Monitor
Meteor shower enthusiasts will be able to enjoy this year's Perseids this week, which will peak on the night of August 12. People look through telescopes to ...


Astronomers ask for help in Grimsby, Ont., Canada meteorite fall
Meteor Video
58 sec The Canadian Press Video
LONDON, Ont. - Astronomers at the University of Western Ontario are asking residents around Grimsby, Ont., to help in the hunt for ...
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PAGASA Meteor shower starts Tuesday night to peak Aug 12 Nation ...

Sky watchers may get a treat starting Tuesday night as the famous Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and ...

Community notes

Kansas City Star
Meteor shower: Earthlings are encouraged to view the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday night when the Earth passes through the orbit of the comet ...

Utahns might be able to catch a falling star this week

Salt Lake Tribune
Those who do attempt to see meteors in those evening hours likely will see only what astronomers call sporadics — the random meteor that would streak ...


Annual meteor shower to put on show in night sky

Helena Independent Record
The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected to be on Thursday night, but tonight, weather depending, will also be a good night to stay up late. ...

Perseid meteor shower makes impressive start

Christian Science Monitor
Perseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them. A meteor enters the earth's ...

First sighting of Perseids in Wiltshire

BBC News
He said: "What has been seen is a meteor, not a meteorite. A meteorite actually lands on the earth and is a lump of rock or stone that you can pick up. ...

Galloway Forest Park tipped for meteor spectacular

GO Outdoors
The Perseids meteor shower regularly peaks at this time of year, with Thursday night and Friday morning (August 12th and 13th) providing the greatest number ...

O.C. sky's alive with meteors, planets

OCRegister
And it warms up to what astronomers say could be a very good year for the Perseid meteor showers -- on dark mountaintops as many as 60 "shooting stars" per ...


Free viewing party for Perseid Meteor Shower

Explore Baltimore County
Storrs will lead a free stargazing party on the grounds of the Howard County Conservancy Thursday night to view the Perseid Meteor shower. ...

All eyes up for the Perseid meteor shower

Bermuda Sun
Stargazers may be able to spot shooting stars at a rate of around 50 per hour according to Eddie McGonagle of the Bermuda Astonomical Society of Bermuda. ...


Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight

Boston Herald
Stargazing is on the agenda for many people this week with the annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak late Thursday and into early Friday. ...

Clear skies for tonight's meteor shower

National
Members of the Punjabi family watch the Perseids meteor shower from atop a sand dune near Lehbab, midway between Dubai and Hatta, last year. ...

Planet Triangle, Moon, Asteroid Sky Show Thursday

National Geographic
The famed Perseid meteor shower isn't the only sky show peaking Thursday. That same night, four planets, an asteroid, and the moon will huddle together in ...


Rinsey Cliff vantage point for meteor shower

Falmouth Penryn Packet
The open dark skies on Rinsey Cliff and Godolphin Hill have made experts identify it among the best areas to see this year's Perseids meteor shower with the ...


Doozy of a Meteor Show on Tap for Thursday Evening

CBS News
A three-day meteor shower is going to start around 10 pm, east coast time - and it's going to be a good one. Here's how NASA's Tony Phillips describes the ...

August Perseid meteor shower

Sun-Sentinel
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5 Things to Do This Weekend (Aug. 13-15)

Galesburg Register-Mail
If you haven't seen the Perseids meteor shower yet, you still have a chance this weekend, as the show is just passing its peak but should still be visible. ...

Powell to observe meteor shower

Osawatomie Graphic
Powell Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Kansas City invite Miami County residents to witness the Perseids meteor show Thursday night, ...


Public invited to meteor shower show

Penticton Western
Bad weather (ie clouds) will scupper the meteor and telescope viewing, but grounds will be open and talks given regardless. ...

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