Watch the Skies
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Here is the list of entries for Watch the Skies based on the selected criteria.
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Geminids: How Low Do They Go?
Dec 13, 2012 08:53:25 AM | William Cooke
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- The Marshall Meteoroid Environment office put together the plot below showing the distribution of end heights of Geminids.
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Meteor Over Texas
Dec 10, 2012 07:49:38 AM | William Cooke
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- All sky cameras in New Mexico captured video of a meteor as it crossed the state of Texas.
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Once in a Blue Moon
Aug 31, 2012 03:26:47 PM | William Cooke
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- On Aug. 31, if the night sky is clear, you will be able to see the second full moon of the month, which is called a "blue moon."
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MSFC Watches the Transit of Venus
Jun 12, 2012 01:40:14 PM | William Cooke
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- The transit of Venus on June 5th this year sparked much attention worldwide. Members of the Natural Environments Branch brought together their telescopes to have a viewing party at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Bright Fireball Over Georgia
Mar 09, 2012 02:39:20 PM | William Cooke
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- The NASA Meteoroid Environment Office can confirm a bright fireball observed by several eyewitnesses in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee on Mar. 7, 2012,
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NASA Cameras Catch Speeding Fireball
Feb 14, 2012 11:07:31 AM | William Cooke
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- There was a bright fireball visible over north Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and South Carolina at 7:02:36 PM EST last night.
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NASA All Sky Fireball Network Watches the Skies
Feb 01, 2012 09:43:27 AM | William Cooke
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- The night sky is constantly changing. Now and then, brilliant streaks of light can be seen in the night sky and are closely watched and studied by the Meteoroid Environment Office, or MEO, at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Geminid Over Las Cruces
Dec 16, 2011 10:43:15 AM | William Cooke
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- A bright Geminid meteor flares in the skies over southern New Mexico.
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Geminid Meteor Shower
Dec 14, 2011 10:13:35 AM | William Cooke
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- The Geminid meteor shower peaked on December 13, 2011. What did we see?
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A Shadow on the Moon
Dec 08, 2011 11:54:37 AM | The Moon: Our Nearest Neighbor
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- Appearing for about three days around this time, the next full moon is known as the Cold Moon, the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule.
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A Shadow on the Moon
Dec 08, 2011 11:33:30 AM | William Cooke
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- Appearing for about three days around this time, the next full moon is known as the Cold Moon, the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule.
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Taurids Dust the November Sky
Nov 08, 2011 02:36:58 PM | William Cooke
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- When you are out at night this month, look up and watch for the occasional fireball -- it'll probably be a Taurid!
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Evaporated Comet
Oct 20, 2011 11:41:15 AM | William Cooke
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- A meteor and the barred spiral galaxy NGC-2903 grace the top of this image of an area of space near the head of the constellation Leo.
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One Night, Five Meteor Showers
Oct 18, 2011 02:06:55 PM | William Cooke
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- On the night of Oct. 15-16, NASA’s All-sky camera network saw meteors from five different meteor showers!
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Sunset at the ALaMO
Oct 07, 2011 03:44:14 PM | William Cooke
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- A new color all-sky camera has opened its eyes at the ALaMO, or Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Watch its inaugural video!
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A Spectacular Double-Shot
Oct 05, 2011 11:45:28 AM | William Cooke
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- A wide field meteor camera at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center recorded this spectacular meteor breaking up in Earth's atmosphere.
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Perseids Meteor Shower Lights Up the Sky
Aug 23, 2011 11:56:46 AM | William Cooke
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- Marshall scientist Bill Cooke and his team, from the Meteoroid Environment Office at Marshall Space Flight Center, watched the sky during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
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Traveling to 'the Dark Side'
Jul 28, 2011 02:42:18 PM | The Moon: Our Nearest Neighbor
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- From Pink Floyd to the recent Transformers movie, popular culture has theorized what is on the side of the moon that is in perpetual darkness. So, what is the dark side of the moon?
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Enjoy July's Full Moon
Jul 15, 2011 10:56:57 AM | The Moon: Our Nearest Neighbor
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- Take a break Friday night, step outside and gaze up at the full moon. July 15 is the full moon for this month -- perhaps most commonly nicknamed the Buck Moon.
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Asteroid 2011 MD Whizzes by Earth
Jun 28, 2011 12:32:47 PM | William Cooke
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- Discovered only a few days ago, the house-sized asteroid 2011 whizzed by at only 7,600 miles above Earth's surface on June 27 at approximately 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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It's Raining Comet Halley!
May 05, 2011 03:29:42 PM | William Cooke
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- We at the Meteoroid Environment Office are hoping that you have clear skies on May 5-6 when we have the opportunity to see pieces of Comet Halley whiz through Earth's atmosphere!
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The Great Fireball Network
Mar 03, 2011 11:57:52 AM | William Cooke
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- Watching the skies is much more than a hobby with astronomer Bill Cooke -- it's an obsession.
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Here Come the Geminids!
Dec 13, 2010 02:04:45 AM | William Cooke
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- Last night the NASA All-sky Meteor cameras detected their first Geminid fireball of 2010!
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Camel Leopards and Comets
Oct 08, 2010 02:56:21 PM | William Cooke
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- The October Camelopardalis meteor shower may hold clues about a mysterious comet.
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'Only' 14 Million Miles Away!
Oct 07, 2010 10:24:35 AM | William Cooke
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- Comet Hartley 2 is about 14 million miles from Earth as it passes through the constellation Perseus.
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Comet Hartley 2 Seen in Cassiopeia
Oct 06, 2010 04:47:24 PM | William Cooke
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- It's still too faint to see with the unaided eye, but Hartley 2 is making its way toward Earth via Cassiopeia.
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Fireball in the Sky!
Oct 04, 2010 05:51:06 PM | William Cooke
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- A bright fireball meteor added a little excitement to the skies of western Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010.
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Here Comes Comet Hartley 2!
Sep 29, 2010 02:18:08 PM | William Cooke
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- It's still 18 million miles away from Earth, but Comet Hartley 2 is getting ready for its closest approach to Earth.
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How low can they go?
Aug 12, 2010 12:51:32 PM | William Cooke
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- Real-life meteor showers are not like what you see in movies!
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