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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / November 2005Cool, almost out of this world! <OT>
As Murphy and I were just starting on our walk this evening there was a bright flash like lightning. I really didn't think it was lightning and so thought maybe it was a big firework. In a matter of speaking that's what it was, I turned around and there was a fat, brilliant white streak across about 10% of the sky. It had to have been a meteorite that skimmed the Earths atmosphere. Coolest thing I've seen in a while, especially on Halloween night! Jeff DeWitt > As Murphy and I were just starting on our walk this evening there was a > bright flash like lightning. I really didn't think it was lightning and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Coolest thing I've seen in a while, especially on Halloween night! Yes! I saw it too. I was just sitting in the recliner and happened to glance up through the door window when it flashed across the sky. It was the lead story of the local 10 o'clock news too. Paul Johnson Probably a Martian fighting machine. BTW, for those who have never heard it, the Jeff Lynne (ex Electric Light Orchestra) musical adaptation of H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds" is flat-out excellent. Narration is by Richard Burton. Gord Richmond > Probably a Martian fighting machine. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gord Richmond I agree 100%. I bought the album back in the 70's, when my stereo was stolen with one of the records on the turntable I bought another copy. When CD players came out I got it on CD set, and when the CD set disappeared after a move I bought another set, now digitally remastered. <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000025CO/103-8590717-6106249?v=glance> Jeff DeWitt > Probably a Martian fighting machine. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gord Richmond I agree 100%. I bought the album back in the 70's, when my stereo was stolen with one of the records on the turntable I bought another copy. When CD players came out I got it on CD set, and when the CD set disappeared after a move I bought another set, now digitally remastered. <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000025CO/103-8590717-6106249?v=glance> Jeff DeWitt Our local news never said a word about it until today <G> http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2829506p-9279194c.html Jeff DeWitt >>As Murphy and I were just starting on our walk this evening there was a >>bright flash like lightning. I really didn't think it was lightning and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the lead story of the local 10 o'clock news too. > Paul Johnson I saw what must have beeen a meteorite in the early 1960s. It was a fast, narrow bright blue/gren streak. Guess it must have been hih copper content. Beautiful - and I was alone at the time going about sixty on a three lane road. Karl > As Murphy and I were just starting on our walk this evening there was a > bright flash like lightning. I really didn't think it was lightning and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jeff DeWitt I had a far out sighting a couple of years ago. I was standing with a group of friends while my viewpoint was the western sky. A bright green meteor came in low, about 15 degrees above the horizon in a very shallow trajectory. It seemed to be almost in slow motion. After almost 2 seconds, it broke in 2 parts, one dropped lower and faded, while the other lasted another second or so before it dissipated. What a light show. I saw a brilliant one that lit up the sky back in '89. A NASA employee was at my house with me picking up some Packard parts at the time, & he said it wasn't one of ours. News reports the next day said that it was a russian orbiter , & it was seen as for north as OK. > I had a far out sighting a couple of years ago. I was standing with a group > of friends while my viewpoint was the western sky. A bright green meteor > came in low, about 15 degrees above the horizon in a very shallow > trajectory. It seemed to be almost in slow motion. After almost 2 seconds, > it broke in 2 parts, one dropped lower and faded, while the other lasted > another second or so before it dissipated. What a light show. |
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