http://www.thewest.com.au/20020211/news/latest/tw-news-latest-home-sto43846.html Satellite theory in lights mystery By Carmelo Amalfi The West Australian February 11, 2002 A DYING satellite launched by China in 1994 could have created a sky show over Perth early yesterday. Four orange lights were seen heading seawards in the north-west sky soon after midnight. Amateur astronomer John Sollich said he was driving south from Ocean Reef when he saw the loose formation. Mr Sollich, who stopped to use binoculars, said the show lasted several minutes, which ruled out meteorites. "They seemed to be travelling at the same speed," he said. "Eventually, one of the three fell out of the sky. The others kept going north." Perth Observatory astronomer Peter Birch said five satellites were due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, but only a Chinese test unit was due over the Indian Ocean. The lights could have been Chinese New Year fireworks, he said. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
