[meteorite-list] fireball video from space

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:11:52 -0500
Message-ID: <51F0FB8C8A2B43BAAE52A9E278A7C228_at_ATARIENGINE2>

There are gigantic full bolts of lightning
extending up to the edge of space (100 km):
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090823184357.htm

But these look like Sprites to me, too.
Right speed, also.

There are Red Sprites, Blue Jets, and "Elves".
http://www.albany.edu/faculty/rgk/atm101/sprite.htm



Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andr? Kn?fel" <aknoefel at minorplanets.de>
To: "Mike Hankey" <mike.hankey at gmail.com>; "meteoritelist"
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Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] fireball video from space


Hello Mike,

I think these are so called 'red sprites'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xVThAFfP0E&hl=de

Regards

Andr?


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Betreff: [meteorite-list] fireball video from space
Gesendet: Do, 27. Aug 2009
Von: Mike Hankey<mike.hankey at gmail.com>

> A friend sent me this video of a fireball video taken from the space
> shuttle or the ISS
>
> http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/baltimore-pa-meteor/bolide-meteor-video-from
> -space/
>
> I'm not sure if this has been sent out to the list before.
>
> What do you think? Is it real? It was posted on a UFO account / as a
> UFO video so its suspect in that regard.
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