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Observing Meteor Showers -- A month-by-month guide with basic tips. Visit

Great Lakes Great Fire Meteorite -- New evidence links the simultaneous fires in Chicago, Peshtigo, & the entire Central portion of Michigan (from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron) to a meteorite fall. Visit

NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign -- Offers news, images & reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids & Perseids. Visit

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

Meteor Video Log Northern Ireland -- Provides daily observations of meteors including images. Visit

Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs -- Fireball & meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado. Visit

Sky & Telescope: Observing Meteors -- News, articles. Visit

Wikipedia: Meteor -- Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs. Visit

Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page -- Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, and meteor phenomena. Visit

Jupiter Scientific: Leonids Meteor Shower -- What to expect, how to observe & history of the shower. Visit

1908 Siberia Explosion: Reconstructing an Asteroid Impact from Eyewitness Accounts -- Descriptions of the Tunguska impact event. Researched, written, & illustrated by William K. Hartmann. Visit

Jupiter Scientific: The Perseid Meteors -- Information, observation & history. Updated yearly in July. Visit

Astronomy 161: Meteors & Meteor Showers -- Descriptions & explanations of what causes meteors, as well as the history of its study. Visit

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

Meteor Shower Observing -- Main showers dates. Visit

Sandia National Laboratories - Extraordinary meteor flash captured -- Images & 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) Visit

Views of the Solar System: Meteoroids & Meteorites -- General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters & space debris. Visit



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