21 October 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21OCT2011

Natural History Museum invites public to identification day event
KTKA.com
LAWRENCE — The KU Natural History Museum is calling all amateur rock hounds, fossil hunters and meteorite enthusiasts for an identification event from 1 pm to 4 pm Sunday, Oct. 23. “What on Earth? Rocks, Fossils and Meteorites” will give visitors the ...



National Weather Service says bright light over Sioux Falls area was a meteor ...
The Republic
It was a meteor," Tim Masters, a technician with the National Weather Service, told the Argus Leader (http://bit.ly/pfZEBv ). "It lit up the sky pretty bright." Masters said the bright light about 3:30 am Wednesday was a random event and not part of a ...



This Week's Sky at a Glance
Sky & Telescope
by Alan M. MacRobert The modest Orionid meteor shower should peak in the early morning hours of Saturday. You might count a dozen or more Orionids per hour under ideal observing conditions. Some are also visible for several mornings before and after. ...



Sioux Falls-area UFO identified as a meteor - TwinCities.com
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - National Weather Service officials have identified an unidentified flying object over the Sioux Falls area.
www.twincities.com/news/ci_19154590?source=rss



Orionid meteor shower could make your wildest dreams come true ...
Since we've all wished upon a shooting star at one time or another, the Orionid meteor shower will offer some 20 wishing possibilities per hour when they peak ...
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Tales from the vault: ASU's meteorite collection holds mysteries
Arizona State University
Meteorites in Arizona State University's Center for Meteorite Studies have names ranging from Abbott to Zmaitkiemis, representing samples collected from every part of the world, each associated with a unique anecdote or distinctive fact. ...



Meteor Lights Up Night Sky
KCAU
Now we've learned it was a meteor streaking through the sky. A security camera at the Lincoln airport caught the flash in action. If you'd like your chance to see some meteors streaking across the night sky your best chance is Friday night starting at ...



Second witness: Fireball over Nebraska
Examiner.com
Stories of a fireball over Nebraska have been reported by media there - including this account from the Journal Star. Apparently the object was caught on a security camera at an airport car rental office. "I followed it with my eyes as did my husband ...



Weekend Meteor Shower NASA Science
Earth is about to pass through a stream of debris from Halley's comet, source of the annual Orionidmeteor shower. Forecasters expect more than 15 meteors ...
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at.../20oct_orionids/




Mars, moon, meteor shower make for big show Friday
msnbc.com
By Joe Rao If you're out and about a few hours before sunrise on Friday, waiting to catch sight of the Orionid meteor darting across the sky, you might also want to cast a gaze toward the southeast part of the sky to admire the waning crescent moon and...
Path to enviable meteorite collection at ASU spans 50 years
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is home to the world's largest university-based meteorite collection. Consisting of specimens from more than 1650 separate meteorite falls, today's ASU Center forMeteorite Studies collection is significantly larger than the ...



Princeton model shows fallout of a giant meteorite strike
SpaceDaily Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:48 PM PDT
The Princeton model shows (at left) that the structure of the Earth's surface at the time of the meteorite impact that caused the Chicxulub crater in Mexico would have placed the Deccan Traps in India far west of the crater's antipodal point, instead of directly opposite of the impact. ...



Mars Moon & Meteor Shower Put on Predawn Sky Show Friday ...
Skywatchers looking for the Orionid meteor shower should also keep their eyes peeled for the moon and Mars tomorrow morning.
www.space.com/13345-mars-moon-orionid-meteor-shower-sk...



Orionid Meteor Shower to Peak This Weekend
National Geographic
Most sky-watchers may have missed the Draconid meteor shower earlier this month due to poor viewing conditions. But the consolation prize might be the Orionids, another October meteor shower, due to peak this weekend. Although not as showy as the ...



Doomsday countdown, day four: Project Icarus and the asteroid that didn't ...
Westword (blog)
We learned this mostly from Jerry Bruckheimer, but Jerry Bruckheimer probably learned it from the 1979 classic Meteor, the first movie ever about humans saving Planet Earth, specifically America, by blowing up space-shit with nuclear bombs -- and ...



Expert: UFO reported in South Dakota likely a meteor
UPI.com
SIOUX FALLS, SD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service said a flash of light over South Dakota, labeled a UFO by some, was likely a meteor entering the atmosphere. Tim Masters, a technician with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, ...