28 December 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28DEC2011

Christmas Eve fireball caused by falling Soyuz rocket debris | MNN ...
By Space.com
A dazzling fireball that lit up the night sky above Europe in a bright Christmas Eve display was no meteor or comet. A falling piece of a Russian rocket created the light show to cap the end of its successful mission, scientists say....



Meteor shower forecast for early Jan. 4 in Taiwan - Taiwan News ...
Voice of the People, Bridge to the World - Meteor shower forecast for early Jan. 4 in Taiwan.
www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1798647



Christmas Eve space fireball identified
Ninemsn
Astronomers concerned with unidentified flying objects at a centre in Mannheim, southwestern Germany, were swamped with telephone calls, and they initially thought it was a meteorite. The Belgian observatory solved the mystery on Sunday when it linked ...




msnbc.com
Astrophotographer Roman Breisch snapped this photo of a fireball created by a re-entering Russian rocket stage over Germany on Dec. 24. The rocket debris was part of a Soyuz rocket that successfully launched a new crew to the International Space ...

NASA's 10 Most Stunning Images of 2011
Ecorazzi
This time lapse photo titled The World at Night by Babak Tafreshi shows the Quadrantid MeteorShower above the ruins of the city Damghan in Iran. Two quadrantid meteor streaks (two streaks going in opposite directions to the rest of the star streaks) ...

Overlooked meteor shower to hit its peak - Technology & science ...
When skywatchers think of December meteor showers, they immediately think of the Geminids, which over the years have evolved into the most prolific and ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../oft-overlooked-ursid-meteor-shower-...

meteorobs : Message: (meteorobs) Major Event Meteor or Space ...
meteorobs: Amateur meteor astronomy. ... http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot. com/2011/12/mbiq-indicates-large-meteor-se\ en-in.html. Dirk Ross...Tokyo ...
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/40874

Gemini meteor shower seen in China - SINA English
The Geminid meteor shower is often one of the best meteor displays of the year, but this year the event peaked just days after a total lunar eclipse and the ...
english.sina.com/video/2011/1215/423281.html

Comet Lovejoy has turned into a a cosmic Christmas present for some eager skywatchers.

Christmas Eve Fireball Sparked by Falling Rocket Debris
Space.com
by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor A dazzling fireball that lit up the night sky above Europe in a bright Christmas Eve display was no meteor or comet. A falling piece of a Russian rocket created the light show to cap the end of its successful ...

'Santa Claus' fireball over Europe was from Russia
RT
The Royal Observatory of Belgium confirmed: “The fireball observed above Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany on December 24 around 5:30pm, was the re-entry of the third stage of the Soyuz rocket that transported the Dutch astronaut to the ISS. ...

Video: On tape: Mysterious light in European sky
CBS News Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:04 PM PST
A curious streaking light was caught on tape over Germany, Belgium and France. Was it a comet? Meteorite? Santa's sleigh? Terrell Brown reports.

Port Orford Meteorite: Is it a hoax? Is it still out there? Who knows?
The Mail Tribune Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:08 AM PST
Somewhere in the thickly forested Coast Range, within a few dozen miles of the town of Port Orford, there's a chunk of intergalactic rock worth more than $300 million.

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Italia ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com