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http://www.news4jax.com/news/23159118/detail.html# http://www.news4jax.com/news/23159118/detail.html#video http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/meteor-flash.html I didn't see anything, but it was apparently visible over much of the midwest. Steve S

This is not really anything controversial. I just thought it was cool and wanted to share. A bright "fireball" was caught on film by several people in Canada inadvertantly. Here is the story in Scientific American: Scientific American Story And in Yahoo! Yahoo! I have seen some bright...

I saw this website some time ago and thought I would pass it along. I think it is really interesting. I tried to search it here, but came up with nothing (my search fu is bad though). Sorry if this has already been posted. Meteor Impact Calculator

Hey hey hey! The Perseids start tonight! Peak is the am of Aug 12, perferably after 2:30 am. yahoo!

article OK. But what's up with the "astronomy tutor"?

Don't miss the Perseid Meteor Shower

From CNN: In the above report, "followed by" does not mean "immediately followed by." The lunar eclipse reaches totality at 8:06 p.m. Saturday night, EST. The Leonid meteor shower peaks about November 19. The total solar eclipse will occur on November 28, and will be visible only in Antarctica.

I think there are a few fans of the astronomy picture of the day web site. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Today's image is startling (to me anyway). If I didn't have respect for the site, I would wonder if this picture is a hoax...