Travelers in the Night Eps. 791 & 792: A Fireball and Its Gifts & Closest Approaching Comet
May 11, 2025
Discover the excitement of tracking asteroids as an unknown one named 2024 BX1 makes a harmless entry into Earth's atmosphere. The podcast also highlights the fascinating history of comet P/1999 J6, revealing its connection to the Arietid meteor shower. Join in on the cosmic discoveries and learn about the collaborative efforts of citizen scientists in uncovering the mysteries of our universe!
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Asteroid 2024 BX1 Journey
Krisztián Sárneczky discovered asteroid 2024 BX1 tracked rapidly across the Lynx constellation.
NASA accurately predicted its atmosphere entry and meteorite fragments were found near Berlin, Germany.
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Precise Meteor Impact Prediction
NASA predicted 2024 BX1's impact point to within a football field, showing advanced tracking capability.
Meteorite hunters found rare Albright meteorites with glassy crusts caused by atmospheric explosion.
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Comet P/1999 J6 (SOHO) Discovery
Mike Oates discovered comet P/1999 J6 (SOHO) via the Citizen Science Sun Grazer Project in 1995.
This comet passes close to Earth and may parent the daytime Arietid meteor shower.
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org
From April 2024.
Today's 2 topics:
- It all started when Krisztián Sárneczky at the Konkoly Observatory near Budapest, Hungary reported the position and brightness of an unknown asteroid rapidly moving through the constellation of Lynx. Three hours later , the object, now called 2024 BX1 exploded harmlessly in our atmosphere.
- P/1999 J6 (SOHO) was discovered 10 May 1995 by Mike Oates as part of the Citizen Science Sun Grazer Project in which volunteers from all over the world have the chance to discover a comet in images taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory or SOHO for short.RADAR studies of the daytime Arietid ( AIR-ee-uh-tids) meteor shower stream which peaks every June 7 indicates that P/1999 J6 (SOHO) could be one of the potential parent objects.
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