Hi Colin, > ... nothing very meteoritic happening here in Qatar. Last > night I had the privilige of seeing the ISS persued by the > shuttle , as it crossed Abu Dhabi west to east, 7 hours from > docking. The exhaust fron the motors was clearly visible by > eye, & fantastic by bins. The gas ( ice crystals ? ) was > being blown in the shape of a mirrored "c" ( or an arabic 6 ) > so that it appeared to overtake the shuttle.
Based on your description, you saw a waste-water dump from the Shuttle. Lucky you! (I've never seen one myself). The water immediately turns to ice, and in short order should appear to speed ahead of the Shuttle due to its higher relative drag. I know that sounds contradictory, but what happens is that drag lowers the orbit of the ice particles relative to the Shuttle, and the lower in orbit you are the faster you go. Cheers, Rob ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
