09 August 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 9AUG2010

The Week Ahead: Nagasaki Ceremony, Meteor Shower, Obon Holiday

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Traffic will be intense as city workers head for Japan's countryside for the traditional Obon summer holiday. Monday: Commemorations in Nagasaki follow the ...

How To See The Best Meteor Showers Of The Year

Space Daily
by Staff Writers There are several major meteor showers to enjoy every year at various times, with some more active than others. For example, April's Lyrids ...


Perseid Meteor Shower due this week – shooting stars display

Only Kent (blog)
The Perseid meteor shower is a real spectacle and one of the highlights of the year for meteor shower watchers. We know many of you really enjoyed the Lyrid ...

Perseids fireball from Venice
August 5, 2010 at 00:53:25 T.U.
of visual magnitude -8
Best regards, Maurizio Eltri
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsnaath2sRU

Perseid fireball from Russia
of -5 mag and 9 sec train was captured
by my camera in the night 5/6 August:
Best regards, Mikhail Maslov
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhY0HwxwuE


A -10 mag Perseid fireball
from Hungary
Some observers reported a very bright (Perseid) fireball yesterday (7th Aug)
about 19:44 UT in twilight from Hungary in NW direction near the horizon. Ernő
BERKÓ from Ludányhalaszi, Hungary (48° 07' N, 19° 30' E) estimated about -10
mag. and photographed with all-sky camera, see below:
Congratulation!, István Tepliczky
http://gallery.site.hu/u/Deepsky/pers2010/


Mauna Kea VIS open for Perseid Meteor Shower (Aug. 12)

Hawaii 24/7
(Editor's note: The Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station on Mauna Kea will be open to the public for meteor viewing. ...

Meteor Shower Coming Up!

KWTX (blog)
The Perseid Meteor Shower is going to happen August 12-13. The best time to view them is from Midnight to 4am. While it is common to see them throughout the ...

NH center to hold meteor shower event

WCAX
The center says the Perseid meteor shower is the most prominent meteor shower of the summer. They're calling the event "Perseids and ...

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