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Numerous Bolide Events Between 1994 and 2013

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Bob TrembleyNovember 18, 2014

A map released by NASA’s Near Earth Object (NEO) Program reveals that small asteroids frequently enter and disintegrate in the Earth’s atmosphere with random distribution around the globe. Released to the scientific community, the map visualizes data gathered by U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asteroids, JPL | Tagged B612 Foundation, Bolide, Impact | Leave a reply

Meteorite fragment recovered from Chebarkul lake near Chelyabinsk

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Bob TrembleyFebruary 18, 2013

Ural Federal University scientists found meteorite pieces from the Urals Bolide at Chebarkul Lake. “This is a stone meteorite, an ordinary chondrite. We have diagnosed all the common minerals found there- the metallic iron, and olivine, and sulfite” ~rt.com Image Source: Denis … Continue reading →

Posted in Meteor, Meteorite, NEO | Tagged Bolide, Chebarkul Lake, Chelyabinsk, chondrite, Russia | 2 Replies

Jupiter Impact Flash was most likely a meteor burning up

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Bob TrembleyJune 9, 2010

It’s been almost a week since the bright flash was seen in the atmosphere of Jupiter by 2 amateur astronomers, but there has been no apparent scarring on Jupiter’s cloud tops – as there was so prominently last year.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy | Tagged Bad Science, Bolide, Fireball, Impact, Jupiter, Meteor | Leave a reply

Bob Trembley

Bob and his telescope

* Lifelong amateur astronomer
* Volunteer NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
* Outreach Officer for the Warren Astronomical Society
* Blogger for the Vatican Observatory Foundation

I do a lot of astronomy outreach; I lecture about astronomy and space science, and set up his telescopes at schools, planetariums, conventions, and other venues.

I am fantastically interested in asteroids and near-Earth objects (NEOs), and a HUGE fan of space visualization applications like Kerbal Space Program and NASA Eyes on the Solar System.

I am determined to improve the teaching of astronomy, space science, and space history throughout Michigan, and the U.S.

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  • In the Sky This Week – December 10, 2019
    I mentioned the Starlink satellite constellation to students in my after-school astronomy and space science club, and afterwards got into a discussion about space junk. I told the students that when I was their age, there were only a handful of man-made objects in Earth orbit. Today, there are thousands of objects in orbit - […]
  • In the Sky This Week – December 3, 2019
    At last night's meeting of the Warren Astronomical Society, the topic of the Starlink satellite constellation came up during the "In the News" segment, and a groan of dismay could be heard from the entire audience. If you are unfamiliar with Starlink, it is a constellation of potentially tens of thousands of communication satellites created […]
  • In the Sky This Week – November 26, 2019
    Last week I had students in my after-school astronomy and space science club build and fly rockets in Kerbal Space Program. I had them launch and recover a small pre-made rocket, and build-from-scratch a sub-orbital crewed rocket, similar to a Mercury Redstone. The very next day, I gave the "In the News" report at the […]
  • In the Sky This Week – November 19, 2019
    In last week's session of my after-school club, the Endeavour Space Academy, I ran the students through a very quick tour of the solar system using both NASA's Eyes on the Solar System app, and the NASA Solar System Exploration website. Only a couple of the students knew anything at all about the solar system, […]
  • In the Sky This Week – November 12, 2019
    I hope you had better luck than I did seeing the transit of Mercury... a good portion of North America was shrouded in clouds - I got several inches of snow! Even the website I pointed readers to last week to view the transit online was not broadcasting due to clouds. I ended up watching it […]
  • In the Sky This Week – November 5, 2019
    Jupiter is low on the horizon, and Saturn is high in the southwestern sky after sunset  this week. Mars appears low in the eastern sky just before sunrise. The Moon appears in the south-southeastern sky after sunset this week - going from first quarter, to a waxing gibbous, to full early next week. The full […]
  • In the Sky This Week – October 29, 2019
    The Moon appears near both Jupiter and Saturn this week in the southwestern sky at dusk. Saturn and Jupiter are excellent observing targets; Jupiter is getting lower towards the horizon each evening, and will be lost in the glare of the Sun in early December. Note: This region of the sky will have a conjunction […]
  • In the Sky This Week – October 22, 2019
    Saturn and Jupiter continue to be excellent observing targets in the southern sky after sunset; this last weekend. The Warren Astronomical Society hosted a boatload of girl and boy scouts at their Stargate Observatory this last weekend - I was with the girl scouts before dusk showing them a virtual reality fly-over of Saturn, another […]
  • In the Sky This Week – October 15, 2019
    Saturn and Jupiter are excellent observing targets all week after sunset - Jupiter is getting lower towards the horizon each evening. I'm also noting that it's getting darker earlier each evening. The Moon appears in the predawn sky this week, moving from west to east; the waning gibbous Moon appears high in the western sky […]
  • Endeavour Space Academy – 2019 Session #2: An Unexpected Lesson in Light Pollution
    I started off our last club meeting by showing my "In the Sky" post I'd written the day before - hey... why not!? Several of the students said that they had seen Ursa Major, and a couple said they could see the Mizar/Alcor double star! This week's constellation was Cassiopeia; I showed the students where to […]

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