[meteorite-list] whassat

From: colin wade <ceweed_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:38 2004
Message-ID: <003401c3df76$7a423480$02000003_at_colinwad>

hi Alexander & list
thanks for the info
I think If i tried to follow that one I'd rapidly run out of land !
I'm starting to feel very jealous of the peaple able to attend the Tuscon
show
such is life
nothing new except my cold & wormed the 'puter .death to the kak virus

clear skies & crusty meteorites
Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Seidel" <ase_at_planet-interkom.de>
To: "colin wade" <ceweed_at_qatar.net.qa>
Cc: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:58 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] whassat


> colin wade wrote:
> >
> > hi list
> > bright light w-e 2sec to cover overhead to 30deg above east horizon ,
no
> > trail ,& extinguished like a lamp
> > time 1600gmt ,+3hrs local 25.43n 50.78e .
> > sunset too early for something that fast (& therfore low ).
> > don't want to waste a wish on a satellite , do they fly that fast ?
>
> No, they definitely donīt! Even a very low altitude (in terms of km/mi
> above sea level that could be 200 km/125 mi) satellite will be MUCH
> slower in apparant angular speed than what you observed. What you saw
> may have been a bright meteor (bolide).
>
> Alex
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Received on Mon 19 Jan 2004 09:33:57 PM PST