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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/

Sonic Booms
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are using a network of microphones to track meteors as they burst into Earth's atmosphere.
http://www.ees.lanl.gov/news_stories/revelle.98424.html

Meteor Observing Calendar
A concise listing of all meteor showers that can be seen throughout the year.
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/calendar.html

Observing Meteor Showers
A month-by-month guide with basic tips.
http://www.geocities.com/~starwanderer/meteor.htm

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

The Solar System in Action: Meteoroids and Meteors
What meteors really are and when to see them.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/meteors.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

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

Sky and Telescope: Observing Meteors
News, articles.
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/

MeteorObs
A forum for meteor observers of all levels. Mailing list, mailing list archives, FAQ, how to view meteor showers.
http://www.meteorobs.org/

Andrei Yu. Ol'khovatov Home Page directory
Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, meteor phenomena.
http://www.geocities.com/olkhov/

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

Tunguska - The Cosmic Mystery of the Century
Information on the Tunguska impact event in 1908.
http://www.galisteo.com/scripts/tngscript/default.prl

Tunguska: The Cosmic Mystery of the Century
Description of the Tunguska impact event, from the Southworth Planetarium.
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~planet/tung.html

Wikipedia: Meteor
Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor

Meteor Shower Observing
Main showers dates.
http://www.upstateastro.org/stars/meteors.html

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

Leonid Meteor Storm
Information on the Leonid meteor storms which are associated with the appearance of the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
http://www.aero.org/cords/leonids.html

Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs
Fireball and meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado.
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html

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