13 August 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- For the Day of 13AUG09

Ski Channel
Perseid Meteor Shower Now at Your Local Ski Resort

Ski Channel
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to bring an incredible show to tonights sky with meteors showing themselves at rates up to 150 an hour. ...
Perseids Dazzle, But Don't Endanger, Astronauts

National Geographic
Millions of people might be looking up at the Perseids tonight, but a privileged few will have a chance to look down on the meteor shower. ...

al.com
Perseid meteors may be visible tonight if skies are clear

al.com
(AP File Photo/skyandtelescope.com)A Perseid meteor flashes across the constellation Andromeda on Aug. 12, 1997, in this 8-minute exposure taken in Florence ...
It's not too late to see meteors

Denver Post
Even if you missed the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower, you still can catch a little of the aerial show. The peak viewing period was early Tuesday, ...

Times Online
What Perseid meteor shower? Clouds spoil southern stargazers' view

Times Online
Amateur astronomers vented their frustration at overcast skies blotting out the Perseid meteor shower, an annual event that peaked this year as clouds swept ...



Meteor shower to light up sky this week

Desert Dispatch
The Perseids meteor shower will be at its peak during the next few days. The shower runs throughout the month of August, but this week will provide the best ...
Perseids: "Last Chance" for Best Meteor Viewing Tonight

National Geographic
Tonight will be your last chance to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak—and the annual sky show is especially dazzling this year thanks to a ...

Examiner.com
Meteor shower August 10, 2009 disappointment

Examiner.com
Photo credit: AP The meteor shower that was suppose to be a big event on August 10, 2009 was a big disappointment for me. I was told that the Perseid meteor ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Perseids 'meteor watch' knocks Disney star Miley Cyrus off Twitter ...

Telegraph.co.uk
The meteor watch Twitter campaign launched on the first night of the Perseids meteor shower was so successful it got more tweets than Disney teen star...
Prentice: Migrants and meteors make for an early-morning nature show

Daily Camera
Migrants and meteors! The occasion was a field trip led by Ted Floyd, editor of the American Birding Association's Birding magazine and author of the ...
Perseid Meteor Shower Storms Twitter, YouTube

ChannelWeb
The Twitter meteor watch party brought together users from around the world sharing images and raving about the Perseid meteor shower via the popular ...
Examiner.com
See the Perseid meteor shower in Virginia

Examiner.com
If you want a clear view of the Perseid meteor shower, take an early morning drive tomorrow into the Virginia countryside tomorrow, August 13, between 1:30 ...
The Night: Watch Out for Falling Stars

New York Times
The meteor shower is the debris from a comet. It's like the stuff that falls off a truck on its route and sprinkles along the orbit of the comet. ...
Still time to view meteors

Denver Post
By The Denver Post A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday in Vinton, Calif. (AP | Kevin Clifford) The annual ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Movies and meteors in Morristown...reflections from the Arts Council

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
And, as Adeo, lead singer of the band Universal Rebel, noted at the festival, last night also happened to coincide with the annual Perseid meteor shower. ...



View the Perseid meteor shower

South Bend Tribune
The Perseid meteor shower will be past its peak, but you will still be able to view it. The meteor shower peaks Wednesday during the day, ...
Meteor Shower Lights the Nighttime Sky

Today's TMJ4
According to Talcott, the peak times to see the meteors is between 1am and 5am. "There should be probably of fifteen meteors per hour. ...
Examiner.com
Dawn Treader stars and the Perseid meteor showers

Examiner.com
If you use Google as your search engine, you can't help but notice that the Perseid Meteor Showers are back. This time of year the earth moves through a ...
Clouds, humidity, rain ... and no meteors

CharlotteObserver.com
Those clouds likely will prevent area residents from seeing one of the biggest annual meteor ...

Country Cousin

Peshtigo Times
Fortunately for us, few of them hit the ground, but when they do they are called meteorites. Though we have missed the best viewing time for this year, ...

Perseid meteor shower to light up night sky for a week

Los Angeles Times
By Kristen Schorsch, Tribune reporter They were gawking at the annual Perseid meteor shower, which every year brings up to 100 meteors per hour blazing ...
Your pictures: Perseid meteor shower

BBC News
BBC News website readers have been sending us their photos of the Perseid meteor shower. This was taken from the south coast of the Isle of Wight and also ...
Martian Meteorite; Planetary Collision

AccuWeather.com
I have a story about a Martian meteorite to share, and Spitzer has stumbled upon evidence of a planetary collision. If you weren't able to see the Perseids ...

Santa Fe store offers goods that are out of this world

WBIR-TV
Famed for its galleries and artwork, Santa Fe, New Mexico is home to some pretty pricey shops, but only one is selling a mammoth meteorite for more than ...

Meteor Showers are a beautiful sight!

Online Magazine
There have been many myths and legends built around meteor storms. In the middle ages they were viewed as a sign of impending doom and despair. ...


Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More

National Geographic
If a meteor survives and ends up on the ground, it's rechristened a meteorite. But don't bother starting a Perseid-meteorite search party. ...

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