Aurora & Meteors

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Russell Grokett captured this fireball near the moon on October 26, 2024, at 5:55 EDT (09:55 UT) from Orange Park, Florida. ©Russell Grokett During this period, the moon wanes from nearly full to nearly fifty percent illuminated. This weekend the nearly full moon will lie in the sky most of the night making meteor observing…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: March 14, 2025, 8:26 pm
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Rogier Gruys captured this fireball in the midst of an awesome aurora display on October 6, 2024, at 20:23 ADT (00:23 UT on Oct 7) from off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. ©Rogier Gruys http://www.bluepeak.net/ During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Friday March 14th. On that date the moon will be located…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: March 7, 2025, 9:00 pm
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Susan Saccoccia captured this brilliant fireball while trying to photograph an aurora display on October 8, 2024, at 19:19 EDT (23:19 UT) from Saint Albans, Maine, USA. ©Susan Saccoccia As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month of the year for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: March 1, 2025, 12:05 am
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Aaron Witbeck captured this brilliant fireball while photographing an intense aurora display on October 7, 2024, at 22:43 PDT (5:43 UT on Oct 8) from Yale, Washington USA. ©Aaron Witbeck During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday February 28th. On that date the moon will be located near the sun and…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: February 21, 2025, 8:48 pm
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Ryan Conner captured this brilliant fireball using his custom all sky imaging camera on October 5, 2024, at 23:45 EDT (3:45 UT on Oct 6) from North Royalton, Ohio USA. ©Ryan Conner During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday February 20th. On that night the moon will be located 90…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: February 14, 2025, 5:40 pm
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Gregory Gage captured this impressive fireball on October 5, 2024, at 23:45pm EDT from Sistersville, West Virginia, USA. © Gregory Gage During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday February 12th. On that night the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: February 7, 2025, 9:00 pm
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Dee Hayman captured this nice fireball while photographing an aurora display on September 24, 2024, at 2250 PDT (05:20 UT on 9/25) from Selah, Washington,USA. ©Dee Hayman February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exciting, but you never know…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: February 1, 2025, 4:41 am
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Jamie McBean captured this bright fireball on September 14, 2024, at 2020 BST (19:20 UT) from Herne Bay, United Kingdom. ©Jamie McBean During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday January 29th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will lie below the horizon at night. This…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: January 24, 2025, 4:45 pm
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Dan Bush captured this multi-bursting fireball just above his southern horizon on September 7, 2024, at 2142 CDT (02:42 UT on 9/8) from Albany, Missouri, USA. ©Dan Bush During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday January 21st. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: January 17, 2025, 6:43 pm
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Bertalan Kecskés captured this long Perseid fireball silhouetted against the Milky Way on August 12, 2024, at 23:29 CEST (21:29 UT) from Helvécia, Hungary. ©Bertalan Kecskés During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday January 14th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: January 10, 2025, 9:18 pm
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Jordan Ragsdale captured this massive fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 17, 2024, at 3:27 MDT (9:27 UT) from Eagle, Idaho, USA. ©Jordan Ragsdale During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday January 7th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: January 3, 2025, 8:25 pm
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Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming, USA Tracing the meteor paths backwards reveals a radiant only 10 degrees above the horizon. © Heather Wendelboe (https://bolo-photo.com/) The Quadrantids can be one of the strongest displays of the…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: January 1, 2025, 5:26 am

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?Anne J, Manning, The Haravrd Gazette, October 21, 2024https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/10/what-happened-when-a-meteorite-the-size-of-four-mount-everests-hit-earth/The open access paper is:Drabon, N., Knoll, A.H., Lowe, D.R., and Mucciarone,
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: October 22, 2024, 3:41 pm
Kamil Crater, Egypt, "Strip-mined" and Destroyed by Meteorite Criminals 13OCT2024by Paul V. Heinrich https://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.com/Imagery of Kamil impact crater showing the extent of destruction as of 2023 and near intact crater in 2020.©2024 Google Earth CNES/AirbusClick on image to enlarge.I was looking at Wikipedia at the write up about the Kamil Crater at 22° 1'5.89"N latitude
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: October 13, 2024, 4:00 pm
by Evgeniy TrofimovAttention Philippines 9th Earth impactor on its way to Northern Philippines! Freshly discovered in the first hours of September 4th by the Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96), part of Catalina Sky Survey, Asteroid 2024 RW1, CAQDTL2, is a small asteroid (around 1 m dimensions) coming from the main asteroid belt. But what’s exceptional with it, is that its orbit will soon bring it into
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 4, 2024, 8:00 pm
Meteorite unveiling to be livestreamed tomorrow by Rhodes University | News24News24The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth's atmosphere over the Eastern Cape has captured significant public interest in recent weeks. Kirkwood, SA meteor/ite event 25AUG2024- LMHeNCA Business | Gqeberha meteorite sighting sparks insurance revieweNCAThe University of the Witwatersrand's School of Geosciences
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 2, 2024, 10:32 pm
SA's meteorite hunters on that flash in the Eastern Cape sky - Daily MaverickDaily MaverickMetallic meteorites are quite distinctive and can be large, weighing many kilograms to tens of kilos, but very rare. Meteorite. Dr Leo Vonopartis of ...September issue of eMetN Meteor Journal onlineeMetN Meteor JournaleMetN Meteor Journal is available without membership requirements. You can help to promote
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 2, 2024, 4:30 am
Over 100 reports of a dazzling fireball over Tennessee and North Carolina early FridayWCYBNASA also says it is likely there are meteorites on the ground in the Spruce Pine, Ingalls, Altapass area. Planetary Scientist Marc Fries in ...Meteor Seen in High Country with Fragments Possibly Landing in Avery County Amid Loud .High Country PressA meteorite is a fragment of a meteoroid, which is a small
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 1, 2024, 1:43 am
TN NC VA Meteor 30AUG2024 //   Ingalls North Carolina Meteorite Fall 30AUG2024Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA seeks informationWataugaOnline.comOfficials with NASA are seeking information regarding the meteorite spotted across the High County during the overnight. Lauri Miller, with the ...Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA &
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 31, 2024, 1:30 am
Ingalls, North Carolina Meteorite Fall 30AUG2024 01:14 CDT (GMT-4)  05:14 UTC w/ Videos and Radar Map of Debris Field-  MeteorRATS Scramble! Rocks on the ground!Doppler Radar Map of Meteor Debris Entry From Ingalls, NC 30AUG2024 Event (c( 2024 Mark FriesClick on image to Enlarge.(c( 2024 Mark FriesClick on image to Enlarge.Here’s data from the Ingalls, NC meteorite fall from 1:14
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 29, 2024, 4:41 pm
Meteor hunter frenzy in South Africa after asteroid fireball - MSNMSNLast Sunday was quite unusual for the residents of South Africa. A space debris visible in the sky turned out to be something entirely different.Video: Apparent meteor spotted whistling over Watauga County - WBTVWBTVThe American Meteor ...Meteor falling over the region overnight - WCYBWCYBA meteor fell over the region overnight
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 29, 2024, 3:30 pm
Bright Meteor over Iowa - AMS 4676-2024 - YouTubeYouTubeBright Meteor over Iowa - AMS 4676-2024. 2 views · 3 minutes ago ...more. missouriskies. 1.98K. Subscribe. 1. Share. Save.Meteor streaks across countyAdair County Community VoiceThe culprit? A meteor. The space rock was approximately 20 inches across and weighed an estimated (and whopping) 400 pounds. It first became visible ...Fireball
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 29, 2024, 1:44 am
Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa Meteor Fragmentation Entry at abt. 08:55 (GMT+2) -Meteorite/s Found 25AUG2024 - Map v.3PLEASE NOTE- There will likely be many updates; I have not had much sleep so updates may be a bit slow. Thank you. Last update- 2335hrs JST (GMT+9) -- 27Aug2024, Tokyo. 11,778 views                      &
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 25, 2024, 11:00 am
Meteor Lights Up Sky In Kentucky | WATCH - Times NowTimes NowA massive fireball meteor has been reported across several states, including Kentucky, with sightings confirmed in at least seven states, ... 22AUG2024-LMHMeteor Showers Shed Light on Where Comets Formed in the Early Solar SystemSETI Institute“The meteoroids we see as meteors in the night sky are the size of small pebbles,” said lead
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 22, 2024, 4:00 pm
Chandrayaan-3 Finds Evidence of Global Lunar Surface Magma Ocean - The WireThe Wire... meteorites, which formed craters of various sizes inside bigger craters called basins. Each meteorite carried bits and pieces of these lighter The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India's space mission suggestsThe ConversationSo, the Pragyan rover measurements help us build a picture
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 22, 2024, 1:30 am
Mapping Martian meteorites: Tracing origins on the red planet - Phys.orgPhys.orgResearchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate.Western researchers help identify origins of Martian meteorites - Space DailySpace DailyLondon, Ontario, Canada (SPX) Aug 20, 2024 - An international research team has identified the specific
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 21, 2024, 5:00 am
Mapping the red planet's geologic timeline through impact craters | ASU NewsASU News - Arizona State University... meteorites, or even that one particular meteorite. I call that the missing link — to be able to say, for example, the conditions under which this ...Mapping Martian meteorites: U of A researchers trace origins on the Red Planet | NewsUniversity of Alberta... meteorites originate.
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 20, 2024, 6:30 am
Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la météorite d'Ait Saoun (Sud d'Ouarzazate) - Medias24Medias24Dans la nuit du 6 août 2024, une météorite est tombée dans les environs d'Ait Saoun à 45 km au Sud d'Ouarzazate. Aussitôt l'information diffusée, un ... Morocco Carbonaceous meteorite fall 6AUG2024 On this day -- August 18 - North Texas e-NewsNorth Texas e-News1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 19, 2024, 5:00 am
Bolide meteor passing through the skies of Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, August 11, 2024, between 8:12 and 8:13 p.m.Credit- Hotel Iwato (LiveCam)Video Showing Timestamp.Amazing phenomenon in the sky over Makurazaki City, Japan! A bolide fireball meteor was seen crossing and illuminating the sky. This event was successfully recorded by LiveCam at Hotel Iwato, Makurazaki Town, Kagoshima
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 18, 2024, 7:09 pm
Meteor shower lights up night sky over northern Syria | AFP - YouTubeYouTubeMeteors streak across the sky over northeastern Syria. The Perseid meteor shower, which occurs annually, typically begins in mid-July but is ...How NASA Can Avoid A False Positive Mars Microfossil Detection - ForbesForbes... meteorite. The Allan Hills meteorite was found sheerly by chance nearly twenty years ago in
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 18, 2024, 3:30 am
Strange meteorites have been traced to their source craters on Mars | New ScientistNew ScientistThe meteorites are all igneous rocks, meaning they are pieces of solidified lava. Pete Mouginis-Mark at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa says that while ...Scientists Have Traced Six Meteorites Back to Their Original Craters on Mars in a Scientific FirstThe DebriefChristopher Herd, a professor and
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 17, 2024, 8:15 am
Dazzling photo shows Perseid meteor shower's "ancient fireworks" raining down on StonehengeCBS NewsThe Perseid meteor shower, one of the most highly anticipated celestial events every year, just took place — and at Stonehenge, one photographer ...The Chicxulub Impactor Was A Carbonaceous-type Asteroid From Beyond Jupiterthe Astrobiology Web... meteorites and black solid symbols indicate their
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 16, 2024, 4:04 am
Perseid meteor shower rains 'shooting stars' over Stonehenge in glorious astrophotography imageLive Science—'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty. Meteor showers get their names from the point in the sky where .Meteor captured on doorbell camera - video DailymotionDailymotionThe moment a meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere has been captured on a
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 15, 2024, 3:45 am
Meteor showers and northern lights captured in timelapse footage across the world – videoThe GuardianThe Perseid meteor shower lights up the skies in Turkey, the US and Germany on the nights of 12 and 13 August.Images of last night's epic northern lights and Perseid meteors - The Edwardsville IntelligencerThe Edwardsville IntelligencerNorthern lights and Perseid meteor shower amaze globally in
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 14, 2024, 3:44 am
Photos show the Perseid meteor shower and Northern Lights over New York - CBS NewsCBS NewsThe Northern Lights were visible over New York overnight, as the Perseid meteor shower also started to peak​.Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower spotted in Western Pennsylvania - CBS NewsCBS NewsWhat are the Perseids meteor showers? The Perseids have been named the 'best meteor shower of the year' by
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 12, 2024, 11:28 pm
Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, potentially giving stargazers big showFox NewsThe annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on Sunday night into early Monday morning, giving stargazers the chance to see hundreds of ...Where to look to see the most meteors tonight | Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 - YouTubeYouTubeThe best meteor shower of the year peaks tonight. If you have clear skies,
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 12, 2024, 5:49 am
The Perseids meteor shower peaks (Star Diary 12 to 18 August 2024)BBC Sky at Night Magazine... fireball meteor either. A meteor that's brighter than mag -4.0 is officially a fireball, and they are spectacular to see, and you just don't know ...Best meteor shower of the year 'Perseid' to peak on August 12 in QatarThe Peninsula QatarDoha, Qatar: The Perseid meteor shower, known as one of the most
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 11, 2024, 5:35 am
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