[meteorite-list] Re-Asteroid?

From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:37 2004
Message-ID: <00a601c2acc8$304a2f40$fd438a90_at_default>

G'day Tom and List,

I have to say that since I was not there, I too cannot say what it was. I
have however been under plane shadows many times; both large and small; low
and high altitudes. As a pilot I find that it is pretty obvious when it's a
plane shadow. You can usually make out the shape no matter where the sun or
aircraft is in the sky. Just my opinion anyhow. Hope everyone had a great
Christmas and you all have a great New Year too. May 2003 be filled with
many meteorite falls! ;-)

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteoritesaustralia.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom aka james Knudson" <peregrineflier_at_hotmail.com>
To: <lakewind_at_infi.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re-Asteroid?


> Hello Bob and list. In my first post on this subject, I asked the list if
it
> was possible for some thing like an asteroid to cause this. I am not
trying
> to say it was! I do know that a bird or a plane could not cast a shadow
> large enough to darken the sky over such a large area! I do not know what
it
> was but I do know that it wasn't a small object. I spent the next few
> minutes looking around for what had made it. I looked long enough that if
it
> were a plane or bird it would of came out of the "suns glare". I do not
> think it was an alien space craft either! And like I said I was not the
only
> one who noticed it! So all you people that think I am nuts or stupid, Have
a
> merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Thanks, Tom
> The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168
>
>
>
>
> From: "Bob King" <lakewind_at_infi.net>
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re-Asteroid?
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:01:58 -0600
>
> Regarding seeing the shadow of an asteroid on the ground as it
> crosses the face of the sun it would seem to me that the asteroid would
> have to be extremely large and extremely close to the earth for its shadow
> to be of a signficant size to block the sun however briefly. (If it was
> far from the earth and the asteroid was truly huge the event would last
> longer.) I seriously doubt anything that large and that close would escape
> prior detection by either the automated professional surveys or the
> numerous amateur asteroid surveys underway. Even if a giant asteroid
> passed suddenly and unexpectedly close to the earth and astronomers missed
> it, they'd pick it up soon after. Once its orbit was calculated the news
> would spread like wildfire that the earth was barely missed.
>
> No, I agree with Ron and others. It was most likely either an airplane or
a
> large
> bird that passed between the gentleman and the sun. Where I live we have
> lots
> of gulls and I've experienced that sort of 'flicker' before from their
> passes. Of course on at least one occasion they've dropped a little
> present or two nearby ;-) Merry Christmas and happy holidays all. Thanks
> for making this a great list.
> Bob
>
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