[meteorite-list] Fireball !!!!
From: James_TOM Knudson <peregrineflier_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:22 2004 Message-ID: <F242rGGXP9ww1WySvX500000904_at_hotmail.com> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Hello List, I know some one on the list can help me with this one! Last night I took my family to the drive - in's here in Northern calif. I got out in the middle of the second movie about 11:30 pm to stretch my legs. A bright light caught my eye. I looked up and saw what i first thought was a Satellite traveling N. NE. It was a little higher than polaris. I love watching satellites but this one seemed a little deferent. It was traveling at what appeared to be the average speed for a satellite but it was brighter than normal (about like a bright venus) and it was orange with a tinge of yellow. After watching it for about 3 seconds it started to develop a short tail. It kept its short tail for the next 2 to 3 seconds when it finlly broke up into at lest eight pieces. The second it broke up it ended. It lasted about 6 to 8 seconds all together. I could not tell if it made any noise or not because It was a noise movie (XXX). Triple X was the name not the rating!!!!!! I have never seen a me teor with out a tail, then a short tail and going so slow? Also, why was it Orange??<BR><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Tom</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c156??PI=44364'>Click Here</a><br></html> Received on Sun 08 Sep 2002 12:57:19 PM PDT |
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