The Latest Worldwide Meteor Meteorite News Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor A close encounter with the cosmos unfolded over puerto rico and the dominican republic as a small asteroid blazed across the sky, according to astronomers. The event created a striking green display and appeared to fragment before disappearing. reports also indicate that it displayed hues of purple, suggesting the presence of potassium compounds in the bolide. the american meteor society (ams) has thus far received only 2 reports – one from the dominican republic and the other from puerto rico.
The Latest Worldwide Meteor Meteorite News Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor This event was a large meteorite fall that was lightly reported and would not have been located without weather radar data. this is recorded as american meteor society event number 1192 for 2012. An avid skywatcher in puerto rico recorded a “remarkable coincidence” on december 13, as the geminid meteor shower reached its peak for the year. A bright meteor was seen from puerto rico on the night of august 20, according to sociedad de astronomía del caribe (sac). the largest astronomy organization on the caribbean island says the meteor was seen at about 9:30 p.m. local time. "we got reports from the north and west side of the island, but it is possible the meteor was also seen from other areas of puerto rico, sac said. The recorded bolide spectrum was low in iron from what an enstatite rich meteorite was expected. indeed, the recovered meteorites, called ribbeck, were classified as aubrites.
The Latest Worldwide Meteor Meteorite News Camuy Puerto Rico A bright meteor was seen from puerto rico on the night of august 20, according to sociedad de astronomía del caribe (sac). the largest astronomy organization on the caribbean island says the meteor was seen at about 9:30 p.m. local time. "we got reports from the north and west side of the island, but it is possible the meteor was also seen from other areas of puerto rico, sac said. The recorded bolide spectrum was low in iron from what an enstatite rich meteorite was expected. indeed, the recovered meteorites, called ribbeck, were classified as aubrites. Meteor reports of the latest worldwide meteors, fireballs and bolides worldwide. report a meteor fireball bolide worldwide and join the worldwide community of nightsky meteor fireball and bolide reporters and watchers. The edmond (european video meteor network database) is a collaborative project that compiles and analyses meteor observations from various european and international networks. established in 2011, it integrates data from 15 national networks and two multinational databases, including the international meteor organization’s video meteor network (imo vmn) .
The Latest Worldwide Meteor Meteorite News Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor Meteor reports of the latest worldwide meteors, fireballs and bolides worldwide. report a meteor fireball bolide worldwide and join the worldwide community of nightsky meteor fireball and bolide reporters and watchers. The edmond (european video meteor network database) is a collaborative project that compiles and analyses meteor observations from various european and international networks. established in 2011, it integrates data from 15 national networks and two multinational databases, including the international meteor organization’s video meteor network (imo vmn) .
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