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		<title>What is a Meteor Shower?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2010/02/what-is-a-meteor-shower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2010/02/what-is-a-meteor-shower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A meteor shower happens when a cluster of meteoroids orbiting the Sun cross the path of the Earth’s orbit. The meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere at a similar time each year. Their path is also roughly the same; therefore they seem to radiate from a certain spot in the sky. So where do the meteoroids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteor Shower FAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/meteor-shower-faq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/meteor-shower-faq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I’m asked about meteor showers is, “When is the best time to look?” The answer is generally in the morning. The time to see meteors is misunderstood by most people. Meteor gazers commonly assume that a meteor shower is best seen at night when in fact most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June Meteor Shower</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/june-meteor-shower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The June Bootids Meteor Shower starts this morning June 22, 2009.  This could be a super year for this event.  This shower will remain active until July 2 and peaks June 27, 2009.  Here is a meteor shower fun fact: Did you know that a meteor shower is one of the most random, capricious and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>German Boy &#8211; Hit by Meteor</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/german-boy-hit-by-meteor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/german-boy-hit-by-meteor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it really true that a meteor hit a German person? When I first heard the “news” of this event I had my doubts. This isn’t impossible, but I would have to say it is improbable. Here is what supposedly happened, a 14-year old German boy, Gerrit Blank, claims that he saw a bright light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2029 Meteor</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/03/2029-meteor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The object Apophis is not exactly a meteor, but an asteroid. The first studies showed that Apophis could impact the Earth in the year 2029, but further investigation by scientists have revealed that 2029 will be a time where they can predict if the near Earth asteroid will actually hit Earth in 2036. NASA has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Fireball Metallic But Not Man-Made</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/texas-fireball-metallic-but-not-man-made/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/texas-fireball-metallic-but-not-man-made/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been concluded that the recent fireball that was observed over Texas was not a piece of the recent collision of two satellites orbiting Earth. A rare occurrence, however the object was simply a natural meteor, also known as a fireball. Most meteors tend to be made of non-metallic minerals that break apart easily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteor Shower Facts &#8211; Sporadic Meteors</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/meteor-shower-facts-sporadic-meteors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/meteor-shower-facts-sporadic-meteors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a sporadic meteor? Sporadic meteors come from fragments and particles of solar system dust that travel around our Sun. Sporadic meteors are not associated with a meteor shower, their rendezvous with Earth are capricious and truly random or sporadic; therefore giving them their name “sporadic meteors”. On any given night a viewer may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteor Shower Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-shower-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-shower-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meteor Facts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are meteors, meteoroids and meteorites? Before a meteor enters our atmosphere they are called meteoroids. Most meteoroids are composed of nickel and iron and are about the size of a quarter. Ninety percent of meteoroids follow the path of comets. They are usually formed by the collisions of asteroids in our solar system. Comets [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meteor Facts &#8211; Colors</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-facts-colors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-facts-colors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Meteor Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are some meteors certain colors? The next meteor shower the minor α-Centaurids won&#8217;t start until January 28th so I decided to give you some meteor facts. Most meteors appear to be white when they streak across the sky. Have you ever observed a multicolored meteor and wondered why? This is because the color of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meteor Facts for Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/12/meteor-facts-for-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/12/meteor-facts-for-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can all sleep easy tonight! Not only because the Geminids Meteor Shower is coming to its end, but your home owner’s insurance policy is likely to cover a meteor falling on your house. I should add that most meteors burn up about sixty miles high in our atmosphere, so you won’t need to check, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Canada Meteor Hits Earth – Meteorites Found</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/11/canada-meteor-hits-earth-meteorites-found/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/11/canada-meteor-hits-earth-meteorites-found/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 28, 2008 &#8211; MeteorBlog.com This is a confirmed report that the Canadian Meteor that lit up the Sakatchewan sky did in fact hit Earth. Meteorites have been found in an 8-mile vicinity of Battle River in Lloydminster, Canada. The nearly ten ton asteroid that entered our atmosphere and blazed across the night sky as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meteor Showers &#8211; When to Look</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/11/meteor-showers-when-to-look/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2008/11/meteor-showers-when-to-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is the best time to view a meteor shower?  Why is after midnight a good time to view a meteor shower? As a general rule no matter what time zone a person is viewing meteors from, the majority of meteor showers are best seen after midnight. Following midnight, an observer is on the front [...]]]></description>
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