[meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread Rob Matson
Hi All, At first I was inclined to believe that the telescopic image recorded by amateur astronomer Mike Hankey [for South Park fans please note that I resisted the urge to refer to Mike as Mr. Hankey ;-) ] had to be showing an aircraft rather than a bolide, as Dean Bessey first theorized here.

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread drtanuki
...@cox.net Subject: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 4:02 PM Hi All, At first I was inclined to believe that the telescopic image recorded by amateur astronomer Mike Hankey [for South Park fans please note

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread Kelly Beatty
folks... Rob Matson wrote: The object track at the top of the image passes very close to the 9.3-magnitude Hipparcos star #003223, which was at azimuth 57.0, elevation +27.5 at 1:06 am. Rob is right! the time-of-day reported by the charting program I used is wrong. the altitude of the streaks

[meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31 ... and of J.K. Beatty

2009-07-12 Thread bernd . pauli
J.K.B.: wrote: 'BTW, I'm a he. ;-)' Hello folks, A photo of J.K.B. can be seen here: ST, August 2009, p. 22 ... so get your copy of this issue, especially because of his article that I mentioned on July 9: Asteroid Shatters Over Sudan: Catch A Fallen Star Best from Germany, Bernd

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread Rob Matson
Hi Kelly and List, I haven't checked carefully yet, but that means the trajectory as seen from Freeland, MD, from was more toward NE than ENE (Rob: how did you deduce the reverse of that, NE to SW? seems inconsistent with the York video.) I hadn't yet seen the York video, nor did I know

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/12/2009 1:22:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mojave_meteori...@cox.net writes: I hadn't yet seen the York video, nor did I know which way that camera was pointed. Rob, The York Water Company video was facing roughly NE and I measured the burn out to be at 88 to 90

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread Michael Farmer
I don't hate you so don't be childish. I said you were milking the meteorite men thing so hard it makes younlook stupid. Sent from my iPhone Michael On Jul 12, 2009, at 1:12 PM, meteorh...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 7/12/2009 1:22:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/12/2009 3:25:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritehun...@comcast.net writes: I don't hate you so don't be childish. I said you were milking the meteorite men thing so hard it makes younlook stupid. Sent from my iPhone Michael * Mike, You are probably

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2009-07-12 Thread Michael Farmer
Sorry typing in the field not n my best attribute. Steve, I am s not jealous of you. Keep thinking that though if it helps you sleep at night. I said what others were to afraid to say. This endless pumping of the whole show has gone from pride (deserved) to prostitution. You used up

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2009-07-12 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Please, please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who. We are here today to witness the union of two young people in the joyful bond of the holy wedlock. Unfortunately, one of them, my son Herbert, has just fallen to his death. But I think