Oh, I should have added another story to this. The time I proposed to my wife there was a big shooting star, too. We were in Heber Canyon State Park, I think it's called. Up beyond Y Mountain anyway. It was a branch activity (marshmallow roast) and we went for a romantic little walk together away from the others. I faced east towards her, took her hand and said I had a very important question to ask her. Just as I was about to pop the question, a meteorite tore across the eastern sky, just above the rim of the mountains, from north to south, broke up into 3 pieces, and then, after a second, disappeared. It was only about 3 or 4 secs but that was the biggest shooting star I'd ever seen (still is). I tried to get her to turn around and look, but she just didn't react fast enough. I then joked, "well, I was going to ask you to marry me, and it looks like Heaven's on my side, telling me to hurry up and pop the question..."
We had a biggie up in the Yukon, from about Sitka, AK to Carcross YT, iirc, about 2 years ago, and they actually found at least part of the thing, sitting in a small melt "gouge out" in Carcross Lake, which freezes to about 3 metres down in winter. Astronomers from the U of A, and half the farmers around Drayton Valley are out combing the area for this one. I figure if my wife is right (and she's not prone to exaggerate), then 7 seconds must mean it was awfully close to us*, and as I say, Drayton Valley isn't that far away (there's a branch there that is part of one of our local stakes). *if you think about it, it means that it was coming at least partly towards her if the glowing lasted that long. If it stays in one place for more than 5 seconds, my considered opinion would be RUN LIKE THE DICKENS! "Marc A. Schindler" wrote: > She was *very* excited. She said it almost hurt to look at it. > > Steven Montgomery wrote: > > > Cool. 7 seconds is a long time for a meteor to streak across the sky. Must > > have been spectacular. > > > > -- > > Steven Montgomery > > > > At 06:04 PM 11/29/2002, you wrote: > > >Yesterday morning (28/11) my wife was up early and saw the meteor of her > > >life. A very bright greenish-white fireball that lasted for 7 seconds > > >streaked from east to west across the southern sky. Local scientists > > >think it hit the surface near Drayton Valley, some 50 km SW of us. > > > > > >-- > > >Marc A. Schindler > > >Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland > > > > > >"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he > > >will pick himself up and continue on" � Winston Churchill > > > > > >Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the > > >author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the > > >author's employer, nor those of any organization with which the author > > >may be associated. > > > > > >////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > > >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > > >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > -- > Marc A. Schindler > Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland > > �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick > himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill > > Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author > solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor > those of any organization with which the author may be associated. > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
