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Wikipedia: Meteor

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

Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign

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

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

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MeteorObs

http://www.meteorobs.org/

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

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Meteor Showers

http://www.meteorblog.com/

An interactive blog site dedicated to meteor showers, meteors and their origin.

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Major Meteor Showers in 2010

http://skytour.homestead.com/met2010.html

Main showers dates, when to watch and the phase of the moon.

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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.

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Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs

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

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

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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.

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Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page

http://olkhov.narod.ru/tunguska/

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

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