It is rather unusual. Meteors happen equally day or night, but they are far more likely to be seen at night. Only the brightest meteors can be seen in the day, and only if people are looking up (which they usually aren't). Meteors big enough to be seen in the day often have smoke trails like you describe.
A meteor seen overhead which appears to descend to near ground level (and which disappears behind trees or nearby hills) is actually very far away at the end, probably hundreds of miles. No need to go meteorite hunting in the local woods. When and where did this happen? Chris ***************************************** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 38, Issue 64 > hello all, My wife tells me that her boss says that she saw "this > flaming > object" with a smoky tail soar over her and disappear into the woods. > There > hasnt been any missing planes reported so Im assuming that she might > of seen > something. Is it unusual to see a meteorite during the day??? Thanks > Greg P ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
