Re: [meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-22 Thread Steinar Midtskogen via Meteorite-list
Meteors, or perhaps more frequently space junk, can move over the horizon for a few minutes, but what gives this away is that the sun has just set near the fireball. It's getting dark on the ground, whilst the contrail is still in the light of the setting sun making it an impressive sight. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-21 Thread Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
Where did he buy his Phd? I need one myself. Must have been cheap. Michael Farmer On Jan 21, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: This one is a no-brainer -- jet contrail. It's dumbfounding why anyone would think an object

Re: [meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-21 Thread Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list
This one is a no-brainer -- jet contrail. It's dumbfounding why anyone would think an object traveling that slowly could be anything other than a plane. Slow news day in Houston? --Rob -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf

Re: [meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-21 Thread John Lutzon via Meteorite-list
Phdis that a Doctor of.Pseudo Heavenly Determinations John - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Matson, Rob D. robert.d.mat...@leidos.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com Sent:

[meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-21 Thread drtanuki via Meteorite-list
List, Huh? Physics/Astronomy PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me. Tell me that I am wrong. Expert explains strange fireball flying over Houston area KHOU A slow moving meteor can make one full swing around the world before crashing or disintegrating. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Huh? PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me.

2015-01-21 Thread Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list
I agree Dirk. Graham On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:25 PM, drtanuki via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: List, Huh? Physics/Astronomy PhD has a Meteor? over Houston, TX? Looks like an aircraft contrail to me. Tell me that I am wrong. Expert explains strange fireball