24 November 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 24NOV09

WNCT
METEOR: Leonid Meteor Shower Caught On Dashcam...

WNCT
Behind this light show, the Leonid meteor shower. The shower apparently happens when the earth slams into remnants of the Comet Tempel-Tuttle.


More Eyewitness accounts of the meteor

Jacaranda 94.2
Botswana- These Meteorite created a complete daylight effect as far as I could see, except it was like a quartz halogen pure white light, which gradually faded to a ...

Probe underway into Gauteng meteor sighting

Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday requested detailed information about the meteor that passed over Gauteng at the weekend. ...


Meteor spotted over Grand Valley

KJCT8.com
A meteor was visible over the Grand Valley just after midnight Wednesday. A Grand Junction police officer was driving near Sam's Club when out of the night ...
VIDEO: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2149109001?bctid=52177658001

New York Times
Stellar Design | Astronomy Posters

New York Times
... below, in which Page uses diagonal lines to create interstellar objects in relief — and calls to mind the gentle descent of a meteor shower. ...




Meteor lights up night sky

Citizen
JOHANNESBURG - Amateur astronomers are star-struck with the possibility that a meteorite might have crashed to earth somewhere in South Africa on Saturday ...


Gauteng abuzz after meteor sighting

Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News has also received reports of the meteor being spotted as far as Botswana. “There was a very bright explosion, where the sky lit up as if it ...
Meteorite expert shares knowledge with teachers

reddeeradvocate.com
By Stacy O'Brien - Red Deer Advocate As a meteorite rocketed across the sky in Alberta just over a year ago, associate professor Christopher Herd was ...
Search on for alleged meteorite

Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Amateur astronomists across Gauteng said on Monday they were focussing their search for an alleged meteorite, which allegedly plummeted to earth on Saturday ...

Strange lights spotted over Kuranda

The Cairns Post
The Cairns Post has been contacted by a local resident who describes seeing a strange yellow light about 7pm, which she suspected was a meteorite. ...


Plan for Human Mission to Asteroid Gains Speed
By Leonard David
SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist
posted: 23 November 2009 11:56 am ET
BOULDER, Colo. – Call it Operation: Plymouth Rock. A plan to send a crew of
astronauts to an asteroid is gaining momentum, both within NASA and industry
circles. ... [more]
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091123-manned-asteroid-mission.html


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