Is it just me, or are there SERIOUS problems with this article? And you all thought that WESTERN reporters couldn't get facts straight!
----- Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ Can you really name a star? Read the Truth! http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/ . > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:29:24 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [meteorite-list] Student Recorded Meteors A Week Before India Fireball > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_406490,000600010004.htm > > City student recorded meteors a week before Orissa incident > Press Trust of India > October 7, 2003 > > Mumbia - A city based amateur astronomer had observed and photographed a > huge fire ball-- the meteorites of the same origin as those hit Orissa > villages on the evening of September 27, from suburban Mulund in south > Mumbai, exactly a week before. > > Rahul Patil, who also made an important observation that the meteor > shower was associated with "Aquarid" (originated from the constellation > Aquarius) meteor shower, had sent the observations to Nehru Planetarium > in Mumbai and the International Meteor Organisation, Germany. > > Confirming the claim, Solar Astronomer of Nehru Planetarium and > Vice-President of Mumbai Amateur Astronomer's Association, Bharat Adur > said "Strangely, no planetaria and none of the leading institutes doing > research in astronomy in the country were found to be studying this > meteor shower". > > Patil said the cosmic shower was not yet over as there were 534 > near-earth meteors in the sky currently, of which 30 asteroids were > passing very close to earth from September 11 to November 16, 2003. > > "Another strike is expected anytime but where and when depends on the > keen observers", he told PTI. > > They are going to be very close to the earth to the tune of 0.0228 > Astronomical Units (one AU= 150 km), the distance less than that of > moon from the earth, Patil said. > > Patil said that on September 19, a week before the actual strike in > Orissa, he had observed one of the "bolide" (exploding) meteor moving > from south to west at 8.20 pm and a second one moving from southeast > to west at 8.47 pm. > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
