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Geminid meteors sparkle like gems

Arkansas photographer Brian Emfinger says the best meteor he ever captured on camera happened while he was napping. "Definitely the brightest meteor I've ever imaged," he said today. "If I was awake, it would have been the brightest meteor I've ever seen.http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15908897-geminid-meteors-sparkle-l...

Watch the 'Halloween fireballs' as the Taurid meteors streak by

Dr. Victor Clube, an English astrophysicist and an expert on comets and cosmology, indicated back in 1992 that the Taurid meteor stream contains perhaps a half a dozen full-size asteroids whose orbits place them squarely in the stream. Clube and his ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49613255/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/watch-hallo...

Orionid meteors hit peak in Halley's Comet tribute show

Any pieces that reach Earth are called meteorites. If you snapped any photos of the Orionid meteor shower and want to share them with Space.com, send the pictures, comments and location info to managing editor Tariq Malik at tmalik@space.com. Joe Rao ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49479429/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/orionid-met...

Time for your weekend shower — of meteors, that is

The annual Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't get their hopes up for a dazzling show, experts say. The Delta Aquarids should peak overnight from Saturday to Sunday — bad timing, since the streaking meteors will be ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48323184/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/time-your-w...

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Meteoroid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Updated May. 23, 2013

Meteors become visible between about 75 to 120 km (34–70 miles) above the Earth. They usually disintegrate at altitudes of 50 to 95 km (31–51 miles). ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid

Meteors - "Shooting Stars" - "Falling Stars" - Showers

Updated May. 22, 2013

x Atmospheric CO2 Level Tops 400 ppm During the week of May 13th, the CO2 level at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii topped 400 ppm repeatedly.http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/meteors/meteors.html

Meteors l Meteorites and Impacts - The Nine Planets Solar System Tour

Updated May. 21, 2013

A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky (a "shooting star" or a "falling star") produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. If you ...http://nineplanets.org/meteorites.html

2013 Meteor Showers | StarDate Online

Updated May. 24, 2013

NOTES These are approximate times for the Lower 48 states; actual shower times can vary. Bright moonlight makes it difficult to see all but the brightest meteors.http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors