[meteorite-list] SPECTACULAR SHOW!!!

From: gle_at_bellatlantic.net <gle_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:47:12 2004
Message-ID: <3BF7CEC4.FE31C43B_at_bellatlantic.net>

GOOD MORNING WATCHERS, The show was great in Southern New Jersey near
Philaselphia. Seated on the darkened patio with blankets and cups of hot
chocolate (Had to get it just right), my kids were laughing at me
because I was hoping and praying that one of those beautiful steaks
would land in my back yard. But alas, it did not happen. It's over but
for the memories- GRANT ELLIOTT

David Hardy wrote:
>
> Good morning! Very good show south of Atlanta. Went out about 4:30 and was
> seeing 5-6 per minute. By 5:00 it was up to 12-15/minute and held there for
> about 20 minutes. The peak must have been aroung 5:10 when in a ~15 second
> period must have seen 40-50! Everywhere you looked there were 3 or 4 or 5!
> Some nice trains also. I did notice that most of the bigger ones faded out in
> a greenish color, did'nt we have a thread here trying to "classify" meteors by
> their color?
>
> Later,
>
> David Hardy
>
> --- Meteoriteman_at_aol.com wrote:
> > Hello ALL! Well, My wife and I just came indoors from the 16 degree COLD
> > (Burr!) weather as the hot cocoa ran-out and our fingers went numb! ( I was
> > thinking of Michael Blood and his sweetie sitting by a fire and roasting
> > cheddarwursts...with envy).
> > Sky is incredilbely clear...between 4:10AM and 5:06 AM we saw an average
> > of 13-18 per minute! (some minutes I counted as few as 11)...
> > Steady...constant...and brilliant! EVERY direction...mainly from the
> > Southeast and east and northeast directions...but from EVERYWHERE at the same
> >
> > time!
> > The very best that made it mostly across the sky came out of the
> > southeast-east sky and just brightly burned across the expanse of the sky! I
> > lay there in my chaise, under my fleece blanket and it was amazing how you
> > were watching one (or more) overhead, while you could see five or six
> > peripherally...some going in opposite directions to the ones you were
> > watching!!!
> > Ziz-zagging, fast-flying, bright trails of early morning bliss! (and
> > there was nothing added to my cocoa as I do not "consume" of the spirits).
> > I have never seen anything like it...and I was amazed...and
> > humbled...and had the excitement that is usually reserved for children.
> > What a pleasure and what a very special show! I will remember it always.
> > Very best wishes and regards;
> > jake
> >
> >
> > Jake Delgaudio
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