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Wikipedia: Meteor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor
Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.
Views of the Solar System: Meteoroids and Meteorites
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm
General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters and space debris.
University of Western Ontario: Meteor Physics Group
http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/
Includes information on research activities.
Understanding the Leonids
http://www.aero.org/capabilities/cords/leonids.html
Information on the Leonid meteor storms which are associated with the appearance of the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
The Infography about Meteor Showers
http://www.infography.com/content/237861461116.html
Online and print resources recommended by an expert who specializes in research about meteor showers.
Sky and Telescope: Observing Meteors
http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/meteors/
News, articles.
Sandia National Laboratories - Extraordinary meteor flash captured
http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN09-10-99/meteor_story.html
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.
Observing Meteor Showers
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~huffman/meteor.html
A guide to when to look for meteors.
NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign
Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids.
MeteorObs
A forum for meteor observers of all levels. Mailing list, mailing list archives, FAQ, how to view meteor showers.
Meteor Showers
An interactive blog site dedicated to meteor showers, meteors and their origin.
Major Meteor Showers in 2010
http://skytour.homestead.com/met2010.html
Main showers dates, when to watch and the phase of the moon.
Jupiter Scientific: The Perseid Meteors
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/perseid.html
Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July.
Jupiter Scientific: Leonids Meteor Shower
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/leonid.html
What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower.
Great Lakes Great Fire Meteorite
http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/gfmeteor/
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.
Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html
Fireball and meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado.
Astronomy 161: Meteors and Meteor Showers
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/meteors/showers.html
Descriptions and explanations of what causes meteors, as well as the history of its study.
Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page
http://olkhov.narod.ru/tunguska/
Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, and meteor phenomena.