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Meteors:

Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page

Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, and meteor phenomena.

http://www.geocities.com/olkhov/

Astronomy 161: Meteors and Meteor Showers

Descriptions and explanations of what causes meteors, as well as the history of its study.

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/meteors/showers.html

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Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs

Fireball and meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado.

http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html

Great Lakes Great Fire Meteorite

New evidence links the simultaneous fires in Chicago, Peshtigo, and the entire Central portion of Michigan (from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron) to a meteorite fall.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/gfmeteor/

Jupiter Scientific: Leonids Meteor Shower

What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower.

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/leonid.html

Jupiter Scientific: The Perseid Meteors

Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July.

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/perseid.html

Meteor Shower Observing

Main showers dates.

http://www.upstateastro.org/stars/meteors.html

Meteor Video Log Northern Ireland

Provides daily observations of meteors including images.

http://www.meteorlogni.com/

MeteorObs

A forum for meteor observers of all levels. Mailing list, mailing list archives, FAQ, how to view meteor showers.

http://www.meteorobs.org/

NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign

Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids.

http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/

Observing Meteor Showers

A month-by-month guide with basic tips.

http://www.geocities.com/~starwanderer/meteor.htm

1908 Siberia Explosion: Reconstructing an Asteroid Impact from Eyewitness Accounts

Descriptions of the Tunguska impact event. Researched, written, and illustrated by William K. Hartmann.

http://www.psi.edu/projects/siberia/siberia.html

Sky and Telescope: Observing Meteors

News, articles.

http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/meteors/

Understanding the Leonids

Information on the Leonid meteor storms which are associated with the appearance of the comet Tempel-Tuttle.

http://www.aero.org/capabilities/cords/leonids.html

Views of the Solar System: Meteoroids and Meteorites

General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters and space debris.

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm

Wikipedia: Meteor

Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor

Sandia National Laboratories - Extraordinary meteor flash captured

Images and description of a bright meteor event on August 15, 1999, recorded by an all-sky camera at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (September 10, 1999)

http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN09-10-99/meteor_story.html

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