[meteorite-list] Suffolk man says he saw meteor hit

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:54:34 -0600
Message-ID: <5A650C0CB348490BB1CB424ADCC6D9BF_at_bellatrix>

Well, "not a chance" isn't very scientific. I should have said "a really,
really, really small chance". And the chance I'm referring to is that he
witnessed an impact. From the description, it sounds like he saw some
flaming meteor splash into the water nearby, which just didn't happen.

I'd say he saw the meteor disappear below his local horizon, which would
have happened when the meteor was still many miles high, and therefore very
far from him- more than a hundred miles, maybe a lot more.

Chris

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bross" <element33 at peconic.net>
To: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Suffolk man says he saw meteor hit


> so, Chris, is it "not a chance" or "he saw the fireball drop below the
> horizon" ??
> Kind of confusing...
>
> Michael B, France
Received on Sat 04 Apr 2009 02:54:34 PM PDT