06 August 2009

Worlwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 6AUG09

Perseid meteor shower: Double your pleasure for one hour

iTWire
by William Atkins According to NASA, the number of meteors seen shooting across the sky as part of the 2009 Perseid meteor shower is expected to be double ...

Possible Perseid 'Outburst' Next Week:

eHam.net
SpaceWeather.com is reporting that this year's Perseid meteor shower may be even better than usual, especially on the peak day of Aug. 12. ...

It's time to get ready for the annual Perseid meteor shower!

Examiner.com
Alright, kids, it's time to gird your loins and get thee prepared for the best annual astronomical thrill show of the year -- the Perseid meteor showers ...

Mars rover spots possible meteorite

PhysicsToday.org
... which may be a meteorite. The rock was imaged with the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 1959 (July 28, 2009). ...

Universität lädt zur Meteorit(en)-Schau: Himmlische Geschosse ...

Echo-muenster.de - Münster,Nordrhein-Westfalen,Germany
Bei hoffentlich klarem Wetter können am 12. August zahlreiche Sternschnuppen beobachtet werden. [Foto: Pixelio/mad max] Laut Volksglauben können sich ...
Spaceweather releases Perseids 1.0 - Meteor Shower for the iPhone

prMac (press release)
[prMac.com] San Francisco, CA - Spaceweather today released an innovative iPhone app to help sky watchers experience the annual Perseid meteor shower, ...

Österreichs erste vollautomatische Feuerkugelkamera

derStandard.at - Wien,Austria
Ein mehr oder weniger großer Brocken bleibt übrig und fällt als sogenannter Meteorit zu Boden. Meteoriten sind nicht nur für Sammler interessant, ...

2009: a space oddity in mystery Mars rock

Sydney Morning Herald
A METEORITE, according to the Australian Oxford Dictionary, is ''a rock or metal fragment formed from a meteor of sufficient size to reach the Earth's ...

Things to do…

The Buckeye Lake Beacon
Caesar Creek Meteor Shower Campout - Waynesville. Caesar Creek State Park and the Miami Valley Astronomical Society are offering one of the region's best ...


Digging for meteorites
Whitecourt Star Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:17 AM PDT
Few people start their day off knowing they might find a meteorite. Last week, a group of 20 people in Whitecourt set out to do just that. In 2007, an impact crater with meteorites was discovered about 20 kilometres south of Whitecourt.

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