22 November 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22NOV2011

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. The addition of strong sporadic rates make ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...



Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011 | American ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will be a nuisance in the late morning sky but will not inhibitmeteor watching. If the moon is above the horizon simple ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-novembe...



Katherine Cruse interns for NASA
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
While at NASA, Cruse analyzed, compared and evaluated two different meteor detection systems in order to determine which system is better suited for portable meteor observing stations, which will be used by NASA to monitor meteor showers from remote ...



Little hut on the prairie protects telescope investment
DL-Online
Want to watch a meteor shower at 3 am? Set the alarm near your comfy warm bed, then go outside at 3 am, open the doors of the DobHut and you're watching the cosmos in a minute flat. Reed, a lifelong astronomy buff, saw a need and built his prototype, ...