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Daytime Arietids
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The peak of the Daytime Arietids meteor shower, in constellation Aries, is at 12:00 UT, 7th June, 2013. ZHR=54.0 Velocity=37.4km/s The stream is active from the 22nd May to the 2nd July. Though no one is sure where the Arietids dust comes from, some suspect it's debris from the sungrazing aster...
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The Nevada Fireball - April 18, 1962
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On April 18, 1962, an unidentified flying object , most commonly referred to by witnesses as a "fireball" or a "meteor", crashed in Nevada after a near cross country flight. The event received coverage in newspapers, was documented by Project Blue Book, and the object was tra...
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North Omega-Scorpiids
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North Omega-Scorpiids meteor shower peak, in the constellation Ophiuchus, at 12:00 UT, 31st May, 2013. ZHR: 5.0 Velocity: 25.5km/s The stream is active from the 23rd May to the 15th June Radiant: RA=16.5h/249° Dec=-15.3°
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Possible meteor shower reported in eastern Russia[url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/possible-m...
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Northern Ostrobothnia fireball
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A super meteor was observed over Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and seen as far as northern Lapland on the September 28, 2007, with meteoritic material suspected to have landed southeast of Oulu, but none yet has been found. Read more
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Great Meteor of 1894
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The Great Meteor of 1894 occurred on February 1st. It was first sighted crossing the California coast near Napa, then over Sacramento and reported at multiple locations until it "exploded" over the town of Candelaria in Nevada. Read more Quinn Canyon meteorite In 1894, southern Nevad...
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Meteor of 1936 September 22
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On the evening of 1936 September 22, a very bright meteor, exploding with far-audible thunder, was observed over a large part of central and northern Sweden. The instant of the explosion was 17h 21m 5 GMT., and some 130 observations arrived as a consequence of a broadcast request... The explosion oc...
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Meteor of July 25, 1929
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Title: The meteor of July 25, 1929 Authors: Wylie, C. C. This meteor, which fell at 9:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, has been reported from O'Neill, Nebraska, west, and Cottonwood, Minnesota, northwest, to Detroit, Michigan, and Columbus,Ohio, east, and Marissa, Illinois, south. [url=http:...
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Gamma-Delphinids
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Possible Gamma-Delphinid return According to information in Peter Jenniskens' book "Meteor Showers & Their Parent Comets" (Cambridge University Press, 2006), on 1930 June 11, three American Meteor Society observers at the same site in Maryland, USA, apparently saw a shortliv...
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Fireball of April 25, 1966
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Title: The Fireball of April 25, 1966. II, Photographic Observations and Orbit Determination Authors: Griffin, A. A. On April 25, 1966 a bright meteor appeared over the north-eastern United States and travelled northward to the St. Lawrence River. As this took place in the early evening, and as it...
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Cape Town meteor
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'Exploding' meteorite seen in SA sky[url=http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/exploding-meteorite-seen-in-sa-sky-1.1485408]...
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Qinghai meteorite
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11th February 2012 The newspaper News of Shenzhen in Chinese today announced, that in the Chinese province of Qinghai was a strong meteor shower, during which on the land fell a several dozen meteorites, the largest of which reached a weight of 12.5 kg. [url=http://www.sott.net/article/241934...
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Alpha Hydrids
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The Alpha Hydrids are a minor shower that peaks on January 20 Read more
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Bay Area meteor
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Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday morning The spectacular bright light in the sky that stunned Young and other Bay Area residents was an exploding meteor called a fireball, said Chabot Space and Science Centre astronomer Ben Burress. The flash of light lit up the skies about 5:25 a.m....
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Zeta Aurigids
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The Zeta Aurigids are a weak shower with a northern and southern branch lasting from December 11 to January 21. The shower peaks on January 1 and has very slow meteors, with a maximum rate of 15 meteors per hour. It was discovered by William Denning in 1886 and was discovered to be the source of rare fireb...
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