[meteorite-list] Just witnessed large fireball.
From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:44 2004 Message-ID: <045d01c3a28a$c0898390$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_045A_01C3A250.13B83AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not that fast, I have seen 20 years of meteor showers, and this one was = not a cometary piece, that is for sure. It was slow enough that I = followed it accross the sky on it's way down. It is the third best = fireball I have ever seen.=20 Mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: GeoZay_at_aol.com=20 To: meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Just witnessed large fireball. In a message dated 11/3/2003 5:53:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, = meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net writes: >>fireball falling very fast << Mike, if the meteor appeared to be moving "Very Fast", you can kiss = off the idea of any meteorites dropping from it. This is an indication = of it being of cometary origin...very fragile and soft material. Plus at = that speed, more than likely to burn up even if it was astroidal. George Zay ------=_NextPart_000_045A_01C3A250.13B83AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Not that fast, I have seen 20 years of meteor showers, and this one = was not=20 a cometary piece, that is for sure. It was slow enough that I followed = it=20 accross the sky on it's way down. It is the third best fireball I have = ever=20 seen. </DIV> <DIV>Mike Farmer</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DGeoZay_at_aol.com = href=3D"mailto:GeoZay_at_aol.com">GeoZay@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dmeteoritehunter_at_comcast.net=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net">meteoritehunter@comcast.net</= A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 03, 2003 = 7:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Just=20 witnessed large fireball.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2003 5:53:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A = = href=3D"mailto:meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net">meteoritehunter@comcast.net</= A>=20 writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>>>fireball falling very fast=20 <<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Mike, if the meteor appeared to be moving "Very Fast", you can = kiss off=20 the idea of any meteorites dropping from it. This is an indication of = it being=20 of cometary origin...very fragile and soft material. Plus at that = speed, more=20 than likely to burn up even if it was astroidal.</DIV> <DIV>George Zay</DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_045A_01C3A250.13B83AB0-- Received on Mon 03 Nov 2003 11:18:50 PM PST |
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