[meteorite-list] FW: New Zealand meteor + sonic boom
From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 29 05:30:12 2006 Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B3159F8AA_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com> Cross posted from another group..... -----Original Message----- From: meteorobs-bounces_at_meteorobs.org [mailto:meteorobs-bounces_at_meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Graham Palmer Sent: 29 August 2006 06:21 To: meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org Subject: (meteorobs) New Zealand meteor + sonic boom Hi all. A large meteor exploaded over the North Island of New Zealand yesterday at 0939 UTC. It was seen widely and caused windows and doors to rattle as it passed overhead. I don't know of any video of this event, but will post it if comes available. I had been out observing the moon and Spica until shortly before. I was working at the computer with the back door of the house open, when there was what seemed like a sudden gust of wind that shut the door. Windows rattled with the pressure wave of the sonic boom, then I heard a sound similar to a jet passing quickly overhead at low level. By the time I got outside, there was no visible evidence in the sky, but reports say it was VERY bright and broke into at least three pieces before fading. Wow, what a ripper! Graham Palmer. Received on Tue 29 Aug 2006 05:30:40 AM PDT |
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