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November 20th 03, 04:48 PM
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I just saw a bright shooting star?
Just now in the twighlight, it went down past the only star out at the mo
(Pole Star i guess). It was bright and big. Are they normally viewable in twighlight? brian aberfeldy |
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November 20th 03, 07:31 PM
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I just saw a bright shooting star?
"Brian Blair" wrote in message ... Just now in the twighlight, it went down past the only star out at the mo (Pole Star i guess). It was bright and big. Are they normally viewable in twighlight? brian aberfeldy Take a look at http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html If you think it might be a fireball, then report it. The "star" you saw was probably the planet Mars. It's still one of the brightest objects in the sky. -- Gareth Slee Alcohol and calculus don't mix Never drink and derive |
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November 20th 03, 08:16 PM
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I just saw a bright shooting star?
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 16:48:08 -0000, Brian Blair wrote:
Just now in the twighlight, it went down past the only star out at the mo (Pole Star i guess). The Poles Star is actually rather dim, magnitude 2.0. Where in the sky was this bright star? If SSW and about 30deg above the horizon it was probably Mars. It was bright and big. Are they normally viewable in twighlight? Possibly a trailing Leonid. 2nd peak for that shower was in the early hours of yesterday. Not a particulary active shower by some accounts. Leonids are bright, I've seen them in twilight. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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November 21st 03, 04:09 PM
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I just saw a bright shooting star?
Hi Gareth
I reported this as a fireball as you suggested after reading about them on the site, fantastic. brian "Gareth Slee" wrote in message ... "Brian Blair" wrote in message ... Just now in the twighlight, it went down past the only star out at the mo (Pole Star i guess). It was bright and big. Are they normally viewable in twighlight? brian aberfeldy Take a look at http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html If you think it might be a fireball, then report it. The "star" you saw was probably the planet Mars. It's still one of the brightest objects in the sky. -- Gareth Slee Alcohol and calculus don't mix Never drink and derive |
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November 22nd 03, 06:25 PM
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I just saw a bright shooting star?
"Brian Blair" wrote in message ... Just now in the twighlight, it went down past the only star out at the mo (Pole Star i guess). It was bright and big. Are they normally viewable in twighlight? brian aberfeldy Hi, I saw it too at around 16.45 from just outside Aviemore, Highlands. Headed West to East in twilight trailing a long tail. Appeared to disintegrate into several smaller pieces before vanishing. John Poyner. |
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