Astronomy for Everyone: Asteroids!
I discussed Asteroids with members of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club during a filming of their “Astronomy for Everyone” TV series.
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Chelyabinsk Poem
On a clear winter morning, while walking to work, Something flashed in the sky, And made my head jerk. Then there appeared across the sky, A ball of fire that hurt the eye. It left a roiling cloud of smoke, … Continue reading →
Numerous Bolide Events Between 1994 and 2013
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 →
Poll: Have you ever heard of the Tunguska Impact Event?
Poll: Have you ever heard of the Tunguska Impact Event?
Continue reading →Jupiter Impact Flash was most likely a meteor burning up
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 →
Where are the photos of the cloudtop scarring from the recent Jupiter Impact?
OK… it’s been SEVERAL days since TWO amateur astronomers spotted (what appears to have been) an impact flash on Jupiter. Jupiter rotates once every 9.9 hours, so we should have been seeing photos showing any damage done the next day… … Continue reading →