If it was "heading straight for him" as he said, would there be any perception of movement, at all? Also, is his hair still "standing on end", or is that Maryland headgear? Cheers, Pete
---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:47:05 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Frederick MD meteorites? shown > > > > >>I like the comment that the "meteor" was slow by his standards > > clocking in at a mere 500 miles per hour and that a dragster could > almost beat > > it.<< > > I haven't been following this thread, so I don't know what has been > brought up previously. I did for some reason read this one message out of > curiosity to get a pulse as to what the topic might have been about and the > statement above caught my attention. I was wondering if this guy is claiming > that > he saw a meteor that was glowing when he clocked it at 500 miles per hour? > At 500 miles per hour, that would be way too slow of a speed for a meteor > to be seen at an incandescent phase. I wonder how he came about his > estimation? > GeoZay > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
