17 April 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17APR2013

April 2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Best Viewed with Naked Eye, Says Astrophysicist
Patch.com
The skies have been largely empty of visible meteor showers since the Quadrantids of early January, but the shooting stars of the Lyrids have been a reliable spectacle for 2,600 years. The Lyridsmeteor shower peaks in 2013 on April 21 and 22, but some ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects NC Meteor ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Texas Meteor 01APR2013
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011- meteorfireball-sighting.html. Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 01APR2013 Celly ...
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Weekend Star Gazing: Where to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower ...
From April 16-26 the Lyrids meteor shower will be visible. When and where are the best places to view it?
www.accuweather.com/en/features/trend/...to.../10351832

Spain super bolide meteor 13 April 2013 -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Posted on YouTube by RussiaToday The bolide was caught on camera by the Hita Observatory at the University of Huelva at around 11:45pm local time (2145 ...
www.sott.net/.../260894-Spain-super-bolide-meteor-13-April-...

Look Up: It's the Lyrid Meteor Shower | NBC Southern California
A sky show is coming. (Possible pretty dust trails included.)
www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Look-Up-Its-the-Lyrid-Meteor-Sh...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks On April 22 2013 | Environment
The Lyrid meteor shower will be peaking this year on April 22, 2013. The annual meteor shower typically puts on a good show, averaging about 10-20 meteors ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../lyrid-meteor-shower-peaks-on-april-22-...

Stunning video Fire ball explodes lights up Spanish skies YouTube
Video courtesy: J.M. Madiedo - University of Huelva A brilliant ball of flame streaked across the sky above the Spanish capital Madrid, dazzling stargazers ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uYRVim9fSA

Lyrid meteor shower visible in night sky for the next week
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through the paths of rubble left behind by comets. The Lyrids get their name from the fact that they appear to emanate from the constellation Lyra, which according to Greek mythology depicts an eagle carrying the ...

Meteor Watch: Best Shot at Viewing the Lyrids in Roswell
Patch.com
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring sky cover this week for the viewing possibilities of the Lyrids, the first major meteor shower since early January, according to a recent press release. The shower will be visible from April 16-26, peaking ...

Big-time operators get serious about asteroid perils and profits
NBCNews.com (blog)
Experts on near-Earth objects wondered whether February's meteor blast over Russia would serve as a wakeup call about asteroids — and two months later, there's ample evidence that it has. But there are two sides to that wakeup call, having to do with ...

Lyrid meteor shower 2013 peaks this week: watch 20-30 meteors fall per hour
Northern Voices Online (blog)
Lyrid meteor shower 2013 peaks this week. You can watch 20-30 meteors fall per hour as you have enough time to make arrangements to get the best view in this whole week. Lyrid Meteor Showers are going to make our nights memorable during the next ...

Meteor filmed shooting across sky
MSN NZ News
The fireball was caused by the shock when the meteor smashed into the Earth's atmosphere, Professor Jose Maria Madiedo from the University of Huelva told El Huffington Post. Astronomer Leonor Ana Hernandez said he couldn't stop himself from screaming ...

Holy Toledo, Fireball in the Sky! | Military.com
A brilliant ball of flame streaked across the sky above the Spanish capital Madrid, dazzling stargazers and astronomers alike. The celestial display was so bright ...
www.military.com/video/explosions/...in.../2303178539001/

Lyrid meteor shower lights up the night sky this week
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
The meteor shower lasts for an average of about 10 days, starting on or about April 16th, peaking around the 22nd, and then ending sometime around April 25th or 26th. At its peak, stargazers typically spy around 20 meteors per hour, although that can ...

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